A sweatshirt went through the washer and dryer with a couple of stickers on it - which are now just kind of a sticky mess.
What can I do to remove them?
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
A very sticky situation.
If the stickers are in the dryer (not on the sweatshirt), it sounds like WD-40 and a terrycloth towel will do the trick.
If they are stuck to the sweatshirt (or other fabrics), I couldn't really find a remedy, but it's possible that:
1) soap and a lot of persistence (scrubbing) might work. 2) a non-staining oil (oil of wintergreen?) might also work. 3) Peanut butter might do the trick -- weird huh?
If this is a globby mess on a bunch of fabrics, I'd be tempted to try cleaning the one I care least about and use various methods until I found one that didn't leave a horrible stain.
Good luck!
Posted by Yozhik (Member # 89) on :
Goo Gone might work.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Try soaking in water, then rubbing with rubbing alcohol. (Test fabric first.) After removing as much as possible, rinse, Shout! or Spray and Wash it, rub it in, and repeat the wash.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
It's my favorite sweatshirt . . . okay - I'll give those ideas a try . . . thanks!
Edited to Add:
Bob - I'm curious - how does peanut butter help get the sticker goo off the sweatshirt?
[ January 28, 2005, 12:08 AM: Message edited by: Shan ]
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Probably in much the way it gets gum out of hair.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
I always used scissors for that, rivka -
*still puzzled - and biting her tongue (read - fingers) to not expound on the myriad other ways to keep gum from getting in the hair to begin with*
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I've never HAD gum in my hair (that I remember, anyway) -- I just know that's the way to get it out.
Much the way I know that you douse skunk-spray victims in tomato juice, despite never having had to use that treatment either.
Posted by Audeo (Member # 5130) on :
Peanut butter is greasy, and so it makes the hair greasy and the gum *should* slide out of the hair, or at least not stick to any more hair while you try to disentangle it.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
So why not just use oil? Or margarine?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Neither the peanut butter in hair or the tomato juice bath for skunkings has ever worked for anyone (or any pet) in my family. I definitely wouldn't try peanut butter on clothes; a co-worker did that to get gum off once, and was left with a grease stain that wouldn't come out even with standard grease stain treatments, PLUS a bunch of little pieces of gum still on her pants.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
quote:Goo Gone might work.
I wouldn't put Goo Gone on fabric.
Posted by Audeo (Member # 5130) on :
Personally I would suggest ice, by making the gooey stuff cold, or gum it makes it more solid and easier to chip off. It might be a little more time consuming, but the fabric won't be stained by it.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
But a sticker is not the same as gum; you can try ice, but I'm not sure how it will work. I've found that rubbing alcohol does a very good job of dissolving the adhesives they use in stickers.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Tried ice - didn't work.
*runs off to try rubbing alcohol*
*Stops before running - remembers doesn't have any*
*sigh*
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Rubbing alcohol is cheap, and sold at all supermarkets and drug stores.
However, in a pinch, there are a number of other products that contain large amounts of rubbing (or isopropyl) alcohol: many hairsprays, perfumes, spray deodorants, other spray products.
I know that the high alcohol content of many hairsprays is good for taking out some ink stains.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
quote:
quote: Goo Gone might work.
I wouldn't put Goo Gone on fabric.
Why not? I am pretty sure my mom has used it to get tough stains out of fabric. I remember her recommending it to me, though I never ended up using it. so I can't claim personal experience with it.
Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
Shan, looks like you're not the only one who has run into this problem. The suggestions listed here seem to work while other people suggest you Undo the problem.
[ January 30, 2005, 01:06 AM: Message edited by: LadyDove ]
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
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