Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Cleaning Tip

FYI, rubbing alcohol does wonders to remove blue ballpoint pen ink "graffiti" from beautiful ivory-colored dining chair seat cushions that only a single, career gal would purchase. (Thanks for the tip, Sarah!)

4 comments:

  1. Oh man! I feel your pain. Is there any way to get crayon (even washable ones) out of an old book?

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  2. Crayon is basically wax and you might have some luck scraping with a straight edge like a non-serrated knife (butter knife perhaps).

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  3. Try using an iron on low heat with a brown paper bag between the page and the iron, and also under the affected page. It will melt the wax and soak into the paper bag.

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  4. Since this has turned into an "ask Sarah" column...
    Dear Sarah,
    My daughter smeared vaseline on a rocking chair cushion. Any tips on how to get out greasy stains?
    yours truly,
    Stained in Georgia

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