Tippex stains.

Archeron

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but hoping you can help.
Any ideas how to get dried-in Tippex out of clothes? I spilt some on my good suit trousers, and have washed them three times to no avail. I dont want to throw them out, so if anyone has a magic solution, I'd be grateful.
Thanks!

Pigletlover

I don't think you can remove it, my mother uses it to write my brother's name on his sports gear because she know no matter how many times the clothes are washed his name will still be on them.

Malteaser!

I've used nail polish remover to get it out of a skirt before and it worked fine, a word of warning though, before you go lashing it onto a good suit try it out of the inside seam or somewhere that it won't be seen, just in case it makes it even worse....

Archeron

Thanks everyone. I'll try the remover, because the stain is in a very obvious place, so if I dont try something, I'll have to throw them out.
Cheers!

Malteaser!

Yeah but seriously try it on a small place first coz some of those removers are vey harsh and could just remove the colour altogether so be careful!!!

Pet

Wikipedia says it's possible to buy Tippex thinner, which is basically just the solvent with none of the white stuff. If you use that, it will dissolve the white part out of your clothes.

If not, try taking it down to a dry cleaner's, they have a wide range of solvents and will probably be able to deal with it.