How To Remove Pen Ink From Paper Without Damaging The Paper

Hacks to remove pen from paper.

How to remove pen ink from paper without damaging the paper.

Change to fresh area of paper towel each time don t be stingy. Place a stack of paper towels under the page so the ink won t leach down into the book. Apply very little fluid using a brush. Wait till it dries properly before writing again.

A good quality ink eraser will be useful in removing ink from paper. If you only need to remove a few letters try using a razor blade or sandpaper to gently remove the ink from the surface. The pen ink will be removed from the paper and the acetone will not damage the paper fibers. Wearing rubber gloves hold the portion of the paper that you want the pen ink removed from under the acetone for three minutes.

The bad news is that most of the diy hacks at best just don t work and worst case make a complete mess. Erasing ink from a paper for seconds. I would place a couple layers of paper towel over the stamp put a couple drops of solvent on a small area. After three minutes remove the paper and allow it to dry.

To erase ink from a paper apply a drop of brake fluid rubbing alcohol or lemon juice to the area and rub the surface gently with a clean cotton swab until the ink lifts from the paper. Don t soak the paper the ink will transfer to other side. By their very nature pens are designed to leave a permanent mark on the paper and they do this by staining the paper with either an oil based dye based or gel based ink. Correction fluid like wite out is the best option to remove ink from paper without damaging it.

Blot and don t rub.