Your
furniture at office has been spoiled by ink stains and you are thinking as to
what to do. Well there are two things that you can do. One is that to dispose
the existing furniture and buy new one. The other thing you can do is to remove
the ink stains from the furniture, save cost and make it look new again which
may impress your boss as well as other people working with you.
Cleaning the
stain will be the best choice you can make, will just require little effort
which this article will help you to make focusing on two types of furniture
that is wood furniture and leather furniture. The key to removing any stain is
to treat as soon as possible, the more time you take, things will become harder
for you and the stain often sets in when given more. You can adopt any one of the following methods for the stain removal.
Method 1 (Ink Stains on Wood
Furniture)
Things you will be required:
·
Cream wax or damp
cloth either of one will work.
·
Oxalic acid
solution.
·
Rotten stone.
·
Medicine dropper or
glass rod.
·
Luke warm water or
room temperature water.
Steps:
1. Blot
the stain as soon as possible before the ink penetrates in the wood.
2. After
that, clean the outer or the surface of the wood with cream wax or damp cloth.
If you are using damp cloth then you must keep turning when blotting or
cleaning.
3. If
the stain is still evident, then in that case you should use rotten stone.
4. After
the stain has been lightened, using a glass rod or medicine dropper apply
Oxalic acid solution on the stain area for at least twenty minutes. After that
the stain will be removed completely. To make the solution mix two tablespoons
of Oxalic Acid with one pint of water.
Method 2 (Ink Stains on
Leather Furniture)
Things you will be required:
·
Soft dry cloth or
cotton ball.
·
Small pieces of
cloth.
·
Saddle soap or
leather cleaner.
·
Luke warm water.
·
Shampoo.
Steps:
1. When
you see the stain treats it as soon as possible. First, blot the stain with the
help of cotton balls or soft dry cloth. Before you do anything else blotting is
the key to moving further with removing these stains. If blotting done
effectively, not much effort will be required in other following steps, though
they are also integral.
2. Moisten
another piece of small cloth and clean gently the stain area in circular
movements.
3. Try
using leather cleaner or best if you have a saddle soap. If you do not have
that you may remove the stain using a shampoo and Luke warm water.
4. You
will notice that the stain has been removed, if not you have to do little bit
of more blotting and use a bit of shampoo and Luke warm water if you have not
used it before.
Tips and Warnings:
1. Do
not rub the clean cloth or cream wax as it may spread the stain further.
2. Often
people clean ink stains with milk, you may try one hidden area with milk, and
you may also research on removing stains from milk further.
3. Even
tomatoes are good at removing stains but one has to be careful as it has some
amount of acid in it.
4. Detergents
often harm leather, so when you are buying make sure it is recommended for
leather or for the type of furniture you want it for.
5. Wear
gloves when treating stains and make sure to shift other stainless furniture
away as stains can spread with even little negligence. So one has to be very
attentive when treating stains.
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