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Question: Ballpoint Ink on Leather Couch. I have a Brand new leather couch. It has ballpoint ink on it. It's Burgundy. Please respond to this! Thanks, Nancy Gabbott7@aol.com Reply (Ref:0301) 7 Aug 2002
Answer: Ink on Leather. We use Premium Leather Care-"Ink and Stain remover." A product distributed by Stainsafe Companies, Riviera Beach, Fl. 33404. Try to find it at at good leather store or contact Riviera. It works great.-- jcoburn3 14 Dec 2002
Answer: Hi Nancy saw your query on QZNAZ.COM I am afraid it is bad news as almost every solution will bleach the leather. If you can get a piece of the leather to experiment on or if you can use a part of the couch that nobody sees then you could try methyl alcohol or sodium percarbonate applied with a cotton bud or an even finer pointed applicator. if it bleaches then you could use a felt tip pen of exactly the right color to restore the leather color.
The alternative is a leather specialist or stain expert!
Regards Axel P. Klystron axlegrease@nospam.com
Question: Mattress Odour Hi there! I recently bought a mattress from the paper and it had never been slept on - in fact it was still in the plastic wrapping. My problem is that it was stored under the seller's house and it must have been musty. The smell has penetrated the fabric of the mattress and nothing that I do will get rid of it. I've tried baking soda twice, two applications of an Australian product called "Febreeze" which is a fabric deodorizer and have also tried carpet deodorizer. The smell has been covered up with more pleasant smells, but still remains. Can you give me any advice to eliminate the musty smell completely. It is an inner-spring Queen mattress covered with a satin quilting. thank you in advance -- Sara Martin, ruben123@optusnet.com.au (Ref:0380)
Reply: Query# 0380 -- Mildewy Odor in Mattress I live in a moist,
marine-tropical area where mildew and its odor is a constant problem. I've
tried and pretty much exhausted any and every remedy but, for
deeply-penetrated odors, I've found nothing to contradict the following from a
rather authoritative Web site: "If mold is growing deep in the padding of
an upholstered piece or in a mattress, nothing will eliminate the mold or odor
except renovation by a trained upholsterer or replacement of the item."
Like you, any product or method I've tried only covers up or reduces the odor
but never completely eliminates it. -- cunamara@globalnet.hn
(Cunamara Enterprises) 14 Nov 2002
Question: Chewing gum. Has anyone had any luck in removing chewing gum a on leather couch? My 10 year old Son, sat on my new "distressed" leather couch and left a large blob of gum on the cushion. The couch is medium brown in color, is the distressed type of leather couch, the scratches either wear in or can be buffed or rubbed away. It does not have a polished finish. Help. -- "Tom Dyroff" (Ref:0870)
Reply: Query# 0870 Gum on leather couch This may or may not work but wont cost anything to try. Hold an ice cube to the glob of gum until it freezes. It should then lose its stickiness and be easily pulled loose. -- Logan at 30 Nov 2002
Question: Remove candle wax from blue velvet dress. What's the best way to remove candle wax from my daughter's blue velvet dress? Thanks. -- tkvsc@sccoast.net (Teresa Vereen)(Ref:0640)
Answer: Ref.0640 Hi! After seeing suggestions re ironing over a candle wax stain with paper bag in between: It worked! It took lots of red candle wax off my good black velvet dress, instantly, leaving no trace. Now I wish I had saved all the table cloths, etc. that were "ruined" with candle wax spills. I don't see why it wouldn't work with any fabric, including berber carpets. And with care, wouldn't it also work on a table? You'd just have to be careful while wielding the iron! Bev --John and Bev Preston 28 Dec 2002
Question: Candle Wax on Brick Fireplace. Is the best way to try to iron this off a la fabric style? Is there a better way, or are ironing or carbon tetrachloride the only solutions? Thanks. (Ref:0901)
Answer: Wax stains on fireplace bricks i had a 12" stain on my bricks from a white 3 wick candle pour it's insides over the hearth. I scraped all i could off with a putty knife and a stiff bristled brush. Then i purchased a industrial strength heat gun capable of 1100 degrees. i used the heat gun at max temp over the wax and it melted completely then evaporated don't know if this will work with a colored candle or not. If you do try this please be careful. the wax smoke made me sick one night. so the other times i opened up all the windows. it takes a while to use this method but you cant tell where the wax was. oh and one more thing the bricks get very hot have some water around just in case of a flash fire or anything. here's the heat gun i purchased. http://www.toolbarn.com/cgi-bin/products.cgi/HG1100 -- J Jones 2 Jan 2003 (Ref:0901)
Cleaning Aluminum Cookware We have a large aluminum pot that we used for boiling water to add humidity to the air in our home during the winter months. Running the forced air furnace dries out the sinuses so this solution was a godsend. However, it was not without it's repercussion. The inside of the pot is now incrusted with a hard white/grey substance. (Hard water deposits?) It seems to flake off in small pieces if I chisel at it, but this cannot be good for the container. Any ideas on how to remove this stuff? Thanks! -- "Harley, John" jharle@mpw.net 04 Nov 2002 (Ref:0829)
Answer: Cleaning Pot Have you tried the Aluminum cleaner carried by an auto parts store. It takes some rubbing but it removed it off of motorcycle pipes for me. Janice Murphy 15 Sep 2003
Getting Tea Stains off stainless steel spoons???? I drink a lot of tea and it stains the spoons that I use to stir it. Does anyone know how to get these stains off of stainless steel??? Thanks. -- "Heidi Poe" heidiapoe@hotmail.com 06 Nov 2002 (Ref:0825)
Response: Spoons and Tea Stains. Ask Jeeves sent me yr e-mail - I hope yr an expert on this topic as I'm running out of decent spoons to offer guests. Are there any easy solutions (pun) to my problem?? Rgds Mike Freeman mikerfreeman@hotmail.co.uk 12/12/2005
Answer: Tea Spoons. Soak them in diluted bleach such as Clorax. -- Janice Murphy 15 Sep 2003
Answer: Tea Stains. Hi, I just use baking soda with a damp cloth. It works and doesn't leave marks. I use this method on the teapot and cups as well. Hope this helps. -- 'Ron Bowman' Nov 25 2006
Question: Wood stain on Berber carpet Any ideas? Elmo Xo01 dcrac1@hotmail.com (Ref:0869)
Answer: Stained carpet I have successfully used Oxi-Clean to do this. You first must do a colorfast test on the carpet. REMEMBER that it continues to bleach for up to two days after using the product. If you over do it, you may end up with a big bleach spot. It is best to apply it in several applications. Janice Murphy 15 Sep 2003
Question: Nicotine on Glassware I recently received some antique glassware from a friend whose mother has passed away. Unfortunately they are horribly stained from years of smoking, any ideas on how to clean and remove this without setting the stain the way a dishwasher does? Thanks!! Lara -- LaPoucelle@aol.com
Answer: cleaning glassware. Try tri sodium phosphate (TSP). It can be purchase at a paint store and probably Walmart. Wear rubber gloves. -- Janice Murphy
Question: Nicotine stains I have a wooden Nutcracker purchased from an estate sale. Previous owner was a smoker and I need to know how to remove the brown nicotine stains from the white hair! -- Shelli Long sdlong@prodigy.net 20 Dec 2002 (Ref:0859)
Answer: Nutcracker. Try " diluted" OxiClean. -- Janice Murphy