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[kellinator]

How do you get Liquid Paper out of fabric -- namely, my new satin blouse? It looks like a bird pooped on me!

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[vanguardian.livejournal.com]

scissors?

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

oh BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA you're so funny.

[shawnj.livejournal.com]

Scissors.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

oh BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA you're so funny. But vanguardian beat you to it.

[shawnj.livejournal.com]

That comment wasn't up when I wrote it. :P

No matter.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Time stamp says he beat you by a minute. ;)

Google is your friend

[dellaran.livejournal.com]

Ask Jeeves isn't too helpful, but:

http://askjeeves.broaddaylight.com/butlers/FAQ_22_448.shtm

A couple of other sources say to use amyl acetate, aka banana oil. Another one says to let it dry, brush off what you can, and try alcohol to wash some more out. Dry-cleaning may be your best bet, though, because it's not water-based. (Hence the name, I suppose...)

See, I really was a librarian once. :)

Re: Google is your friend

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Thanks! =)

[madmexican.livejournal.com]

shout it out!!!

[shawnj.livejournal.com]

At first I thought this one said, "Shoot it out!!!" which would have been funny. :)

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm going to go home and yell at my shirt now. HA HA HA I'm so funny. ;)

[mfree.livejournal.com]

1. take it to a dry cleaner and tell them to treat it like an oil-based paint stain, or...

2. Blot it with amyl acetate (banana oil) and let dry, then rub detergent on it and wash as normal.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[leezechka.livejournal.com]

http://www.geocities.com/grudnik/removing_stains.htm#LIQUID%20P

this should help. and acetone is used often in nail polish remover. cheap and easy to find.

If the blouse is silk, dont use water or oil, that could stain worse, if it is polyester or rayon, acetone may be bad. dry cleaning may not help, the solution only disolves proteinous material (animal) that's why coffee and wine aren't dry cleanable really, but grease can be.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[fey-touched.livejournal.com]

Oh what a shame - and that was such a pretty blouse, too!

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Well, if you didn't notice at lunchtime, it should be fine -- it was already there. It's really just a little white dot, but it's annoying me nonetheless.

Liquid Paper Catastrophe

[caffron.livejournal.com]

Go get that Dryel kit. It has a stain remover in it, and so long as you scrape off the bulk of the stuff before using the stain remover, it should take it out without messing up the shirt. Scrape with a penny or a ruler, not a bladed object, to avoid weakening the fabric weave. The bottle intentionally dispenses only small quantities of stain remover, so you may have to rub for a few minutes. Best of all, it's a good thing to have around anyway; dry cleaning replacement for "lightly worn" items. If that doesn't work, then you'll have to tell me what color the blouse is before I give more advice, so that I know what type of dye issues you might have. Good luck! ...Your friendly neighborhood chemist

Re: Liquid Paper Catastrophe

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

You ROCK!! Thanks!