How to remove an ink stain from a laminate bench top

A panicked renter has shared how she successfully removed an ink stain from her kitchen bench top using two common household ingredients. 

The renter, Leah, from Perth had her upcoming inspection this week and took to Facebook to ask for help after her blue pen leaked on her laminate bench top. 

Hundreds commented cleaning tips and tricks to help Leah, although all the renter needed to remove the stain was bicarb soda and lemon juice. 

To do so Leah simply combined bicarbonate soda and lemon juice to form a paste and applied this to the stain for one hour. 

She said this method got at least 80 per cent of the ink mark off but decided to try and remove it even more with orange oil. 

‘[The bench] is about 98 per cent clear I think. The rent inspector will be none the wiser,’ Leah wrote. 

Others who had experienced the stress of removing stubborn stains suggested she also use Gumption, Jiff, alcohol wipes, hand sanitiser and Eucalyptus oil (after)

Others who had experienced the stress of removing stubborn stains suggested she also use Gumption, Jiff, alcohol wipes, hand sanitiser and Eucalyptus oil. 

Although one women warned Leah to be careful with gumption as she tried to remove pen from her bench and it took off the gloss finish.

A mum also shared that when her toddlers scribble on the walls with biro pens she uses hairspray and the scribbles magically disappear.

Many however confessed that the classic combination of bicarb soda and lemon juice is always a successful life-saver for spills or stains

Many however confessed that the classic combination of bicarb soda and lemon juice is always a successful life-saver for spills or stains. 

‘Trusty lemon and bicarb. You have got to love it, it’s sure saved me many times,’ a user wrote. 

‘I use bicarb soda and lemon to clean with more than cook with,’ another jokingly wrote.