<p>Son had a Sharpie break in his newish pants. Is there a way to get it out?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Rubbing alcohol isn’t working.</p>
<p>The pants haven’t yet been washed…this happened a couple hours ago.</p>
<p>Sadly, I think this is hopeless. Those markers are permanent and too many chemicals and scrubbing are going to ruin the pants anyway. Sorry, I know this is not what you want to hear. But, been there…</p>
<p>If there is a lot of it, give up and toss the pants!
Otherwise, try hair spray and blotting the stain and treating them with a paste of an Oxy cleaner, but make sure that you have a clean, white cloth directly underneath the section with the stain so that the ink is moved into that, rather than just transferred…</p>
<p>Persistence is the key, if there is any hope.</p>
<p>Use the stain stick, and the spray and wash. Work them into the fabric with your hands, and take a minute or two to do this. Then put a couple of drops of the detergent on the stain and work that in by hand also. Then wash it with the hottest wash you have. </p>
<p>Take it out and do the same thing again. If you are seeing progress, do it a third time, and maybe a fourth before you give up. I’ve taken oil and grass stains out this way, but not the sharpie. Just be sure not to let it dry out between washes, if you can help it. </p>
<p>Stains require “elbow grease”…that means a little effort :)</p>
<p>This may sound whacky…but try milk. It takes out ballpoint ink…maybe it will take out sharpie ink.</p>
<p>Have you tried googling it? I spilled nail polish remover on my cherry kitchen table. The spill area immediately changed to a lighter shade. I was beyond myself and after reading google searches for a while, decided to try applying an iron through a tea towel. It brought the color back. I have no idea how or why this worked, but was thrilled. </p>
<p>Many posts suggested applying ashes to the spill area. I wasn’t sure where everyone was finding ashes, but I am grateful to the ironing post. </p>
<p>A couple of hours of waxing and the table was back to new. I hope you can be so lucky with your Sharpie mishap.</p>
<p>Hairspray used to remove ball point ink also, but that was from cotton. I was forever carrying uncapped pens in those silly woven Kenya bags used to carry books in college.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this will help but my daughter is a teacher. She writes her students’ names with Sharpies directly on their desks. To remove the Sharpie she uses a dry erase marker over the names and the writing disappears. The kids have also discovered that hand sanitizer works well too.</p>
<p>You can find both dry erase marker and hand sanitizer mentioned if you look on line. Example: [How</a> to Simply Remove Ink and Permanent Marker off your Skin and Clothes | eHow](<a href=“http://www.ehow.com/how_5287463_simply-marker-off-skin-clothes.html]How”>http://www.ehow.com/how_5287463_simply-marker-off-skin-clothes.html) </p>
<p>Personally, I’ve seen both work on a smooth service (like magic) but have never needed to try it on fabric. Seems plenty of people blog or pin the method on pinterest, though.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I can see why Dry Erase would work. Tomorrow I’m going to buy Goof Off…Home Depot was closed when I went tonight. </p>
<p>I did google first, but the suggestions of rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide didn’t work. </p>
<p>I did now wash the pants to get as much out as I could and are just air drying them now. Will put Goof off on tomorrow. </p>
<p>The crazy thing is…I often use a Sharpie to write on cloth (like the end of fitted sheets to mark which are the “ends”…and yet those markings often just wash off in the washer!!)</p>
<p>I’ve long had success with rubbing alcohol and ball point pen…even soaking in a bowl if necessary…but this…ugh!</p>
<p>but try milk</p>
<p>I did see that on google…I’ll also try. I also saw to try sunscreen!!! lol</p>
<p>You can also dye the pants to match the sharpie color- hoping it is black?</p>
<p>This is the remover recommended by the makers of Sharpie markers:</p>
<p>[Amodex</a> Ink and Stain Remover 1oz Stain Remover - Natural 10023:Amazon:Health & Personal Care](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002VFR3EI/ref=redir_mdp_mobile]Amodex”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002VFR3EI/ref=redir_mdp_mobile)</p>
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<p>I have not personally tried it, but Amazon reviews seem to be mostly ok.</p>
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<p>If the stain cannot be removed, use the pants in situations where the stain won’t matter (e.g. working in the yard and such).</p>
<p>Yes, H and my BIL and S have clothing suitable for yard work and painting. It sounds like a good thing to do if the pants have a stain that is unacceptably noticeable and can’t be removed. This way, if he needs to run an errand to pick up something while doing yard work, painting or fixing things, he will be respectably attired anyway and won’t have to change clothing.</p>
<p>Years ago I used Simple Green to remove sharpie. A sharpie had gone through the washer AND dryer and made all of DH’s white shirts poka dotted. I was stunned that it worked. More recnently I used it for pen spots with less luck.</p>
<p>mom2ck – you seem resentful – sorry if I’m off base LOL. Didn’t he know not to use a Sharpie near his new pants? Is it in a place where a long sweater could hide it? Best of luck!!!</p>
<p>Mom2CK he’s going to get sooooooo much more on those pants! That de-gooze it stuff or whatever that orangish stuff is should take out the sharpie. But son’s list of what it doesn’t take out is much longer…gotta love med school…</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>I will be amazed if Goof Off gets out a big Sharpie ink stain. It’s great on slimey stuff though, like glue.</p>
<p>Only because someone above mentioned Simple Green…my mom dropped a huge bowl of freshly made beets on the back seat of her car, the seat cushions were light blue. She was in tears. I suggested trying Simple green, and would you know, 100% of the beet juice was gone - and there was a LOT! Sometimes these things amaze me.</p>
<p>I have had good luck on ink stains with the Carbona stain remover specifically for ink. I haven’t gotten Sharpie out, though, but you might be able to fade it some with Carbona. Vinegar sometimes can help too.</p>
<p>Thought the whole point of sharpies was that it was SUPPOSED to be permanent?!?</p>