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Inkjet
Ink:
Cleaning Printing Ink From
Your Skin and Clothes
Many people these
days are changing their own inkjet ink cartridges, using printing
ink refill kits. This sometimes can get messy, and when it does, it
pays to know how to clean up. Printing ink is not fun to deal with
when it is spilled. Here are some tips on cleaning up inkjet ink for
you folks who are enterprising enough to fill your own printer ink
refills for your ink cartridges.
For cleaning
inkjet ink off of skin, try a solution of cold water and mild
bleach. Don't use hot water. Then clean off the excess printing ink
and bleach with soap and water.
For cleaning
inkjet ink off of clothes, first sponge the area around the stain
with alcohol. Then apply the alcohol or solvent directly on the stain.
Next, place the stain face down on clean white cleaning towels. Apply
alcohol or solvent to the back of the stain. Replace towels frequently.
Continue until no further printing ink is removed. Then rinse thoroughly.
The thing about using hairspray on an ink stain, which is sort of
an "old wives tale", was recommended in the past strictly
for its alcohol content. The alcohol or volatile solvent is just for
delivering the gooey stuff to your hair. The solvent dissipates into
the air leaving the "stuff" which makes your hair solid
in hurricane force winds. So in a nutshell, hairspray is probably
not the best idea for removing something like printer ink stains.
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