A tin of lip balm went through the dryer and spots of it are all over a cotton work shirt.
googling told me to use WD40
does this sound feasible?
I don’t want to suck it and see as these are monogrammed and she only has two.
thanks
lip balm would be oily. Wouldn’t it? Have you tried the bowling ladies’ fix of soaking in Napisan?
purple said:
A tin of lip balm went through the dryer and spots of it are all over a cotton work shirt.
googling told me to use WD40
does this sound feasible?
I don’t want to suck it and see as these are monogrammed and she only has two.
thanks
Wire brush too
I haven’t tried napisan. will do
I did try ironing with brown paper. thinking I may have set the stain :/
Yeah, wd40… And porridge. Two cups of porridge to every cup of wd40…
I know the older sort of bowling lady. Not these new ones wearing fancy coloured clothes! They swear by a soak in Napisan for pretty much anything you can get on your whites.
buffy said:
I know the older sort of bowling lady. Not these new ones wearing fancy coloured clothes! They swear by a soak in Napisan for pretty much anything you can get on your whites.
Failing that, there is always Drain Clean.
>Yeah, wd40… And porridge. Two cups of porridge to every cup of wd40…
Marginally better than melting down 2000 lip balm sticks and soaking in that.
When I spill engine oil on my clothes ( which is far too often) I use brake cleaner ( available from repco in an aerosol can) before scrubbing with washing powder and putting through the wash.
It takes out very very oily stains.
pommiejohn said:
When I spill engine oil on my clothes ( which is far too often) I use brake cleaner ( available from repco in an aerosol can) before scrubbing with washing powder and putting through the wash.
It takes out very very oily stains.
i’ll never forget the ribbing i got when my mother washed my overalls and i turned up at the workshop with not a stain on them. oh the embarrasment!
(she used to soak oily gear in fast orange)
stumpy_seahorse said:
pommiejohn said:
When I spill engine oil on my clothes ( which is far too often) I use brake cleaner ( available from repco in an aerosol can) before scrubbing with washing powder and putting through the wash.
It takes out very very oily stains.
i’ll never forget the ribbing i got when my mother washed my overalls and i turned up at the workshop with not a stain on them. oh the embarrasment!
(she used to soak oily gear in fast orange)
Citrus hand cleaner.
No idea. But I can only suggest that if in doubt you test it out on a piece of scrap first. If you got some rags or an old threadbare work T-shirt that doesn’t matter if it gets ruined.
good idea party pants
and thanks pommiejohn
I guess my question related to the ability of WD to dissolve oils
purple said:
good idea party pants
and thanks pommiejohn
I guess my question related to the ability of WD to dissolve oils
WD 40 is difficult to wash off. Its main intention is to displace water and prevent corrosion.
of course. thanks roughbarked. (I didn’t think of that)
most recent 40 uses added to the official list
The files are .pdf so right click on these links and save as.. to disc.
People may not be aware that WD 40 is a great ant repellant.
Should also be aware that WD 40 softens plastics and therefore may not be perfectly all fabric safe.
purple said:
A tin of lip balm went through the dryer and spots of it are all over a cotton work shirt.
googling told me to use WD40
does this sound feasible?
I don’t want to suck it and see as these are monogrammed and she only has two.
thanks
I am not surprised by the wd40 recommendation. Oils can be used with other oils like solvents successfully.
ratty one said:
purple said:
A tin of lip balm went through the dryer and spots of it are all over a cotton work shirt.
googling told me to use WD40
does this sound feasible?
I don’t want to suck it and see as these are monogrammed and she only has two.
thanks
I am not surprised by the wd40 recommendation. Oils can be used with other oils like solvents successfully.
Yes but WD 40 repels water more vigorously. There are softer ways to do it.
ratty one said:
purple said:
A tin of lip balm went through the dryer and spots of it are all over a cotton work shirt.
googling told me to use WD40
does this sound feasible?
I don’t want to suck it and see as these are monogrammed and she only has two.
thanks
I am not surprised by the wd40 recommendation. Oils can be used with other oils like solvents successfully.
Yes but WD 40 repels water more vigorously. There are softer ways to do it.
A couple of fried eggs in half toasted bread for me. We are shortly going to drive to Casterton (a running in 90km drive for the new car), mow the grass, and then come back home for lunch. It will of necessity be a bit slow because it’s rather foggy and the visibility is around 100m at the moment.
oops!
I am still not surprised. The next recommendations to complete the task may not involved water but blotting the area with paper or similar.
buffy said:
A couple of fried eggs in half toasted bread for me. We are shortly going to drive to Casterton (a running in 90km drive for the new car), mow the grass, and then come back home for lunch. It will of necessity be a bit slow because it’s rather foggy and the visibility is around 100m at the moment.
:)
purple said:
good idea party pants
and thanks pommiejohn
I guess my question related to the ability of WD to dissolve oils
WD does dissolve oils, you can use it to clean engine parts, BUT it is oily itself so I would think that it might get the lip balm off, but would leave an oily residue that would be hard to remove . Go the brake cleaner but wear a suitable mask.
Despite my vast lip balm collection, not one of them has ever gone through the wash. I’d soak it in a pre-wash spray and then an oxy cleaner such as Napisan (likely the Aldi alternative lol).
I’d try soaking it in a warm soln of dish washing liquid, failing that dry cleaning fluid.
Ian said:
I’d try soaking it in a warm soln of dish washing liquid, failing that dry cleaning fluid.
citrus solvent bases are probably preferable for safe cleaning.. as to the state of the fabric afterwards.. depends upon the fabric.
No, it’s not me selling it. I’ve got my money for it from that fella.
Plus it depends if the balm was oily or waxy.
Divine Angel said:
Plus it depends if the balm was oily or waxy.
astute.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Plus it depends if the balm was oily or waxy.
astute.
BANG!
I was reading down to the end to make sure no one else suggested it
..and there it was at the bottom: The Stiffening Agent used in LipBalm is WAX
Paraffin for the cheap-o stuff
Bee’s Wax for the better varieties.
(as bee’s wax has natural healing properties)
Perhaps the WD40 is a wax solvent…?
but I’ve had a lot of success with plain old Alcohol.
http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-remove-candle-wax-stains2.htm
they’re referring to coloured CandleWax, but you’ll get the gist of it.
How to Remove Grease or Oil Stains from Clothing
“Did working under your car cause your new shirt to get greasy when you changed your oil?
Did you forget your lip balm in your pants pocket and run it through the wash?
Maybe you just got a little carried away when you deep fried those calamari.
Whatever the grease or oil stain, there’s almost certainly a way for you to remove it using one
or several of the methods below.”
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Grease-or-Oil-Stains-from-Clothing
Ogmog said:
How to Remove Grease or Oil Stains from Clothing
“Did working under your car cause your new shirt to get greasy when you changed your oil?
Did you forget your lip balm in your pants pocket and run it through the wash?
Maybe you just got a little carried away when you deep fried those calamari.
Whatever the grease or oil stain, there’s almost certainly a way for you to remove it using one
or several of the methods below.”http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Grease-or-Oil-Stains-from-Clothing
Actually, WD 40 is on that list. Though I suspect it isn’t as easy to clean out of the clothing as the article suggests.
Anyway, the first thing that must be done if your clothes regularly stain with grease and oil, is to use a separate washing machine. It isn’t a good idea to wash all your greasy overalls in the same machine as your family wash. A neighbour across the road who was a mechanic, did his own overalls in a second machine and used the water to spray his roses with.
Instead of WD40, wouldn’t WB&D be better?
bob(from black rock) said:
Instead of WD40, wouldn’t WB&D be better?
The dettol wouldn’t hurt anything but the WB would have made felt out of the warp and weft.
And hello Grasshopper.
:)
Hey Buffy hows things
buffy said:
And hello Grasshopper.
:)
>
Yeah wheresyour bin Hoppy?
buffy said:
A couple of fried eggs in half toasted bread for me. We are shortly going to drive to Casterton (a running in 90km drive for the new car), mow the grass, and then come back home for lunch. It will of necessity be a bit slow because it’s rather foggy and the visibility is around 100m at the moment.
I chuckled at this….wondering how fried eggs would help :D
from memory, wax is put it in the freezer and scrape, then iron with brown paper. which I did.
I found some sard degreaser spray (which smells very like WD)
I think its working. I missed a lot of spots and did it again today. fingers crossed (a new shirt is $53. lawks)
the sard worked a treat (but the shirt feels “squeaky”)