Quite often, small children leave traces of ink from a ballpoint pen on the wallpaper, who use the walls of the apartment as a canvas for their creativity. And usually the parents of such growing artists despair and completely replace the wallpaper in the room. But it is not necessary to resort to such drastic measures. Traces of the handle from the wallpaper can be easily removed using improvised tools that are guaranteed to be found in every home.
Before wiping the paste from the handle from the walls, it is necessary to clarify what type of wallpaper was contaminated, since each coating has its own nuances for removing stains.
Types of Coatings
If a vinyl wallpaper is glued in the room, then a minimum of effort is required to clean it with a ballpoint pen paste. They are not afraid of using household chemicals, so the traces of the pen can be easily washed with various detergents, without fear of damaging the texture of the wallpaper.
Removing ink from painted walls depends on the characteristics of the paint. Such wallpapers should be washed carefully.
Textile wallpaper without a water-repellent coating is not suitable for washing. Using various detergents increases the risk of damaging the wallpaper even more.
Paper wallpapers are also quite capricious for wet cleaning. It can ruin the pattern and harm their structure.
Tools at hand
The main thing when removing ink from the pen on the wallpaper is to start removing dirt as soon as possible, until the paste is firmly absorbed into the coating structure. Fresh traces on the wallpaper are much easier to clean than old pollution.
One of the most popular ways to remove ink is solution of potassium permanganate and vinegar. Such ingredients are likely to be found in every hostess.The solution is prepared in the following way: potassium permanganate is mixed with vinegar until the liquid acquires a pinkish tint. In the solution, moisten a soft sponge and gently draw along a contaminated surface. Most likely, the ink will not immediately disappear. It is worth waiting about 15-20 minutes. If the paste still remains, then the procedure should be repeated.
It is possible that a pinkish stain will remain at the cleaning site. In turn, it can be cleaned with a cotton swab moistened with hydrogen peroxide. The advantage of this method is that such cleaning is suitable for any kind of surfaces.
Ammonia It is also one of the proven means for removing ink from a pen at home. A small amount of ammonia should be diluted in water, moistened with a cotton pad in the solution and carefully traced to the traces of contamination. The procedure should be repeated several times.
A good way to remove the paste is oxalic acid solution. He will also need citric acid. Both ingredients must be diluted in water and mixed thoroughly. Next, dip the ear stick or cotton pad into the solution and hold it at the place of contamination.
Hydrochloric acid - Another component for ridding walls of stains. In this case, it is worth mixing one spoon of hydrochloric acid and a small amount of water. Then you need to add a teaspoon of ordinary table salt. The mixture is applied to the contaminated area with a sponge and left until the trace of the handle disappears completely.
After removing the stain, wipe the area with a slightly damp cloth.
In rare cases, a substance such as white. But, accordingly, it is suitable exclusively for white walls. Wallpaper of other colors and shades when removing traces of paste from them, whiteness may discolor.
For removing dirt on vinyl surfaces, an ordinary one is perfect laundry soap. The essence of the method is as follows: the soap must be finely grated and thoroughly mixed in warm water. Next, dip the sponge in the mixture and gently wipe the area with traces of ink. After that, the contaminated place must be wiped with a dry cloth.
Sometimes dishwashing liquid can help with ink removal. It must be mixed with water, then the resulting solution to wipe the wall with a sponge.
Many women know that one of the effective ways to remove many contaminants is nail polish remover. The same applies to the ink marks on the wallpaper that this product can handle. In this case, the main thing is that acetone is not contained in the nail polish remover. Having moistened an ear stick or cotton pad in it, you can easily remove fresh spots from the walls even from a gel pen or felt-tip pen.
Custom ways
Perhaps the most non-standard and original way to remove ink on the wallpaper is a boiled egg. A hard-boiled egg must be drawn along the contaminated sections of the wall. Egg white has excellent absorbent properties, which will cope with fresh marks from the pen.
With the help of milk, you can discolor the paste from the handle on the wallpaper. It in this case should be warm. It is worth acting very carefully and accurately. It is best to use a thin brush for drawing, which must be dipped in a liquid and held on contaminated places on the walls. Ink will fade and eventually disappear.
Some housewives advise using when removing fresh ink ordinary slice of bread. Bread has good absorbent properties, which will remove recently applied contaminants from the wallpaper. A piece should simply be held several times in the ink area, and the crumbs should be removed from the surface with a dry cloth.
If the pollution is fresh and small, then a good eraser will be able to cope with the removal of the stain.Simply rub the stained area. The movements should be neat and smooth so as not to damage the texture of the wallpaper.
With the removal of paste from a ballpoint pen with wallpaper will help to cope ordinary iron. Also for this method you will need a sheet of paper. The iron should be heated to medium temperature and put paper on the dirty area. Following the traces of the paste, carefully run the iron through the sheet. The pollution should disappear. If necessary, the procedure should be repeated. It is important to remember that in no case should the steam mode be turned on on the iron, otherwise the wallpaper will be hopelessly damaged.
Get rid of gel ink
To cope with this type of pollution is much more difficult, since the gel pen ink is very quickly absorbed into the wallpaper structure. But there are several ways that can help remove even such a complex form of contamination.
This will help manganese solution. It should be mixed with water until a viscous substance is obtained. The mixture is carefully applied to the wallpaper. After some time, you need to wipe the place with a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide.
Denatured alcohol good for removing gel ink from vinyl wallpapers. It is applied to the wall with a cotton pad.
It is recommended to work with this substance with gloves, otherwise it can be harmful to the skin of the hands.
With gel ink on textile wallpaper will help to cope vinegar. In this case, it must be preheated and applied to the wallpaper.
For contamination on non-woven wallpaper, a solution of of hydrochloric acid. It should be mixed with water and add some salt. To stir thoroughly. Apply this mixture on the wallpaper carefully. It is advisable in this case to use a brush for drawing or cotton buds.
In most cases, the efficiency of removing ink from a ballpoint pen depends on the material and texture of the wallpaper. It is important to notice pollution in time and not to postpone its removal while it is fresh, as fresh spots are better to be removed.
The above methods will help you choose the right one depending on the type of wallpaper and the limitation of pollution. If there is still a risk of spoiling the wallpaper when cleaning it, then contact the household chemical stores. Modern manufacturers offer a large selection of tools to remove a wide variety of contaminants, even from very delicate and capricious surfaces.
Another effective way to remove the paste from the handle from the wallpaper, see the video below.
