I Know I Probably Shouldn't

[Barsel]

ask here but I don't know which category this falls into. Could you tell me how to remove blue ball point ink mark from a white plastic watch strap please? Many thanks x

[gness]

Never tried on plastic, Barsel.....but hair spray works on lots of things...x

[queenofmean]

Vinegar might help or nail polish remover works too

[cupid04]

Buy a new watch strap ;-)

[Mags22]

Have you tried a household cream cleaner? Used it to get marks off trainers

[janbee]

Lemon juice or milk sometimes does the trick . Good luck

[Prudie]

I always advise trying the Stain Devil made specifically for ballpoint pen.

[Dizmo]

I use anti bacteria on everything, it is the stuff from hospital though so it's the ethanol content that does all the removing. I don't know how this would react with the plastic though. I know it melted the plastic on my cannula dressing (to my arm, all sticky, yuk yuk) - that's why I'd probably leave using something like that till the last resort.

[stuey]

Soak the end of a Q -Tip in WD-40 and try that.

[mikey4444]

It will probably be cheaper to buy a new watch strap...after all, how much can white plastic straps cost ?

[shoota]

Toothpaste, a very mild abrasive, should work.

[Barsel]

Really good suggestions there, thanks. Don't want to buy a new strap as this one is really nice, not just plain bog standard and I'm sure I wouldn't get one the same.Will write down your suggestion and start with the ones I have in the cupboard. Just got back from Tesco and I meant to have a look while I was in there for some type of ink remover as Prudie suggested, but I forgot :-(.

[murraymints]

toothpaste the white colgate sort..smear it on, leave overnight and wipe off with damp cloth !

[tonyav]

See if any of these tips help, Barsel.
http://www.ehow.com/how_8030506_remove-point-ink-stain-plastic.html