Black Marker?

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Found a beautiful Vera scarf with roses on it. Did not notice at first but it has a name in black marker under the Vera name. Is there anything to remove this or at least lighten it a lot?
Thanks in advance.
Sandy
 
You could try dipping the corner of a cloth in acetone and lightly touching it to see if any comes off, but it is likely to make it spread with the direction of the weave, so you want the cloth as dry as possible.
 
Two things work, depending on what sort of marker it is:

If it's "dry-erase," use Murphy's Oil Soap. Yes, the yellow stuff that cleans floors. Wet the stain with water, dip a very soft, old toothbrush in full-strength Murphy's oil soap, and gently gently rub, keeping an old towel (preferably white) beneath your stained item. If the ink starts to lighten, even a little, it will probably come out completely with time and patience. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat. Over and over. Be warned, there is ALWAYS the chance that you'll tear through the silk before you get out the ink. But I've had excellent results (and a few not so great ones) with Murphy's Oil Soap. Oldest child came home from school with dry-erase marker on her dresses on a weekly basis.

If it's "Sharpie/permanent marker" pure acetone will remove it, as Melanie suggested (although it may or may not destroy the item in the process). Get it at a drug or beauty supply store (not the same as regular nail polish remover, which won't work). Don't know if I'd try this on silk. Works like a charm on cottons, linens, wool. I know because my toddler took a Sharpie to my entire office, including a custom-made slip-cover on my club chair. All Sharpies were removed from the house for the next 3 years!
 
Sandy, hopefully the Murphy's will work. If this is a permanent Sharpie-type marker, I'd try rubbing alcohol or "Oops" before I'd try acetone. I've had acetone start to eat through fabric.... If the stain is not on a colored portion of the scarf, the best thing ever for permanent ink (or at least that I've ever found) is Didi 7. I had a HUGE spot of permanent ink on a carpet in a house I was selling, and the only thing that removed it was Didi 7. But, I've used it on other things before, and it tends to remove color as well as the stain. Even on this carpet, the color lifted a bit, but because of the carpet nap, it wasn't very noticeable.

I find that rubbing alcohol usually won't take color off--but sometimes will, so spot check first. "Oops," a latex-paint remover you can get at the hardware store, has removed many an ink stain for me without lifting color. However, "Goof Off," which is "supposed" to be the same as Oops, lifts color and/or finish.... I apply either of these with the tip of a toothpick or a cotton swab, depending on how large the stain is, as it will spread. As Liza says, put a white towel underneath the scarf. Sometimes I'll add a touch of Woolite to the rubbing alcohol for an added bit of detergent power--I'd bet the Murphy's would serve the same purpose! Good luck!
 
Never was able to get that out but have another ?
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I read here and other places so many remedies for old underarm stains.

I found a 1950s dress that was filthy.
Soaked in Oxy and it came out very nice.
It is cotton but the underarms still need a bit of work to match the clean of the rest.

Is peroxide/ baking soda/dawn best?

I generally do not purchase but did not notice as the whole thing was so dirty.

I also have a silk brocade with slight underarm issue.
Can that be used as well on it?

Thanks for any help.

I tried to see if the VFG had a cleaning chart specific by search but could not find it.
Sandy
 
The best solution I have ever found/used for under arm stains was a half and half mixture of liquid non chlorine bleach and ammonia. I have successfully used it on cotton, wool and silk with lots and lots of dabbing on and rinsing on the latter two. Folex is a wonder cleaner, but not as effective on underarm stains.
Marian
 
Thank you, Carla, for clarifying what I meant to say. Somehow I didn't notice that I had left out the term non-chlorine bleach. I am not current with available brands. Gail, is correct, be very careful mixing chemicals. The cautions on the bottles/boxes mean what they say. Sorry I was not clear.
Marian
 
Ok, so I finally went and got liquid oxy and ammonia. (only had the dry kind)

Mixed and poured on the issues.

Yeah, it really worked and these had probably been on it since 1950s and pretty bad.

I am amazed.

I sort of took a gamble on this darling novelty dress.

The fabric is like a heavy linen?
 

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