How to erase a pen from wallpapers of different quality and style?

Surely, in the life of every housewife it happened that her little child took a pen, felt-tip pen and the like and painted on wallpaper. In this case, if you did not manage to prevent this, the question arises, how to erase the handle from the wallpaper? In this review, we will open for you popular methods in the fight against a ballpoint pen on wallpaper.

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How can I erase a regular ballpoint pen from paper or vinyl wallpaper?

Before you take a pen from a vinyl or paper-based wallpaper, think, perhaps, it is necessary to frame the work of a very young artist? But if you decide to still remove such stains, then we will help you with this. The methods that we offer you are suitable for both paper and vinyl wallpapers. The most effective ways to combat ballpoint pen ink are as follows.

Vinegar essence

You can erase a pen from the wallpaper so that there are no signs of the previous artistic experience of your child, if you act like this:

1. Mix 70 percent vinegar essence with potassium permanganate - pink crystals must be thoroughly dissolved.
2. Using a soft sponge or a napkin, apply this mixture to a wallpaper that has ink in the form of a ballpoint pen.
3. Wait for 15 minutes.
4. Under the influence of this product, the ink stains will turn pale for a start, and after that they will completely disappear.

But after that there will be a pink spot from potassium permanganate. Such contaminants are easily removed using hydrogen peroxide:

• moisten a cotton swab liberally;
• Wipe the desired areas slightly on the wall covering.

Important! With those wallpapers that are made of paper, you need to do this as quickly and delicately as possible. Carefully monitor their structure, and also so that they do not change their color. In the event that the stain from the ballpoint paste is very old, then this procedure must be repeated.

Laundry soap

Classic laundry soap saves from various unpleasant situations with pollution. In this case, it will also help. To wipe a pen from the wallpaper:

1. Grate a little 72 percent laundry soap.
2. Put the chips in warm water, dissolve it completely there.
3. Using a soft sponge, apply the mortar to the places where your vinyl wallpaper is dirty and rub lightly.
4. After you have done all this, wash off the remaining soap with a clean, damp sponge.
5. Gently wipe the surface dry.

Important! If the pen was not washed during the first procedure, then repeat this procedure the next day. Despite the fact that the structure of vinyl canvases is much stronger than paper, they do not like excessive water procedures. The exception is only special washable coatings - they can be cleaned quite intensively with various means and aqueous solutions.

Special wet wipes

These wipes are impregnated with a special solution that perfectly removes a variety of contaminants. These include the paste of their ballpoint pens. Just wipe the area of ​​the wallpaper contaminated with ink with this napkin - and you will notice that after a short amount of time the pollution will gradually disappear.

Important! This method is suitable if you want to quickly and easily erase the handle from the wallpaper or if the picture is small.

Hydrochloric acid, as well as rock salt:

1. Dissolve hydrochloric acid and salt in water - take 1 part of acid and hydrochloric powder in 3-4 parts of water.
2. Treat the resulting solution to the works of your young artist with a brush, wait a few minutes.
3. Then wipe with a clean, damp cloth and wipe dry.

Important! Perform this procedure exclusively with rubber gloves, because you will work with acid, and it can corrode the skin.

Eraser or universal sponge

In the case when the paste is not very greasy, or if you managed to stop the painting of your baby in time and now only a few small lines are on the walls, arm yourself with a melamine sponge or an ordinary stationery eraser. With their help, simply wiping neatly the necessary areas of the coating, you can easily remove the handle from the wallpaper.

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Less popular but also effective ways:

• Take 10 g or 2 teaspoons of detergent, mix it in 100 milliliters of water. Moisten a clean sponge with the resulting solution, and wipe it with the spot where there are traces of a ballpoint pen. Rub until the handle is completely removed from the wallpaper.
• Take 1 egg, boil it hard, peel it from the shell. Cut into 2 halves, lay it with the protein on the wall paintings and wait until it has absorbed all the paint.
• 1 lemon cut in half. Squeeze the juice of one half on a cotton pad or on cotton and wipe it with the place that is contaminated. If this is not enough, repeat this procedure, using the second half of the lemon.
• Mix in 100 ml of water and 20 g of whiteness. Take a dry sponge, moisten in this solution, wipe the wallpaper with it.

Important! Do not forget that such an option categorically will not be suitable for color wallpapers, as well as for wallpaper with a pattern.

• To get rid of unwanted patterns on the walls, you can use a nail polish remover that does not include acetone. Apply this product on a cotton pad and wipe the ink marks on the wallpaper with it.

Important! This method is suitable only for fresh spots. This method will help you quickly and efficiently cope with patterns from a ballpoint pen, felt-tip pen, as well as a marker.

• ARENAS exet 2 is a special chemistry designed to wipe a pen from a wallpaper. Thoroughly treat this product with all unwanted patterns on the wallpaper, leave it for 5-10 minutes, and then wipe it dry with a dry cloth.

Important! In no case do not allow this product to dry out and use it only on waterproof wallpapers.

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The basic recommendations and tips from this article will help you effectively remove ballpoint pens from vinyl and paper wallpapers. But if you do not want to expose the wallpaper to the effects of various solutions, as well as being afraid of maintaining a fresh repair, hide all the tools of art from your child as high as possible or accustom him to art experiments in places reserved for this purpose.