Hey, fellow mommies!

[shadesong]

Anyone know any tricks for getting sticker residue off a cotton T-shirt? Bastards slapped an American flag sticker on her shirt on Sept. 11, and we forgot to take it off before laundry time... should charge them the replacement cost of the shirt, dammit.

In other KidNews, she got a haircut tonight, as picture day is tomorrow. We can now see her eyes (bangs had been getting kinda long), and she looks... less wild. :) I have chosen the dark-pink-and-blue striped shirt with rhinestones and the semi-matching jeans. I just hope she keeps herself tidy until they take the picture...

Comments

[wolvy]

I get sticker residue off of things with either rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover - but I don't know if that would work with sticker gunk on fabric. There's another product called goo-gone that I know removes sticky crud from a lot of things...but it's oil-based, so that might not be any good on fabric either.

I guess I don't really know! Good luck!

[songwind.livejournal.com]

I have used Goo-Gone on fabrics and even leather before without any ill effects.

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

Goo-B-gone is pretty good at getting stickers off, but I don't know how well it would work on a shirt.

[mightywombat.livejournal.com]

You can get an orange-based cleaner that should work to get stiker sticky stuff off. Alternately, I've heard somewhere that Greased Lightning works well for getting ANYTHING out. Just spray it on the shirt and then wash it in the machine. Now, note that I've never tried this, so I know nothing... And I'm not a mommy. I was an instant daddy for a while when I was dating a girl with a kid, but that's another story.

[umopepisdn.livejournal.com]

that "goop
" i think its called is good.. it even took gum outta my lil ones hair.. lol

and u could also try freezing the shirt and picking it off..

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

Peanut butter unsticks some sticky stuff. Failing that, nail polish remover, or paint thinner. Potentially hard on the fabric, but it's already wrecked.

[martinhesselius.livejournal.com]

Here ya go -
http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Sept02/stains.remove.ssl.html:

Cornell publication provides lab-tested ways to remove 250 different stains from clothes and textiles
FOR RELEASE: Sept. 12, 2002
Contact: Susan S. Lang
Office: 607-255-3613
E-Mail: SSL4@cornell.edu

ITHACA, N.Y. -- To remove a grass stain, would you use banana oil, detergent, ammonia, vinegar, alcohol or bleach? Or, would you just give up?

A new publication by textile experts at Cornell University -- also available online in Adobe Acrobat format at http://www.human.cornell.edu/units/txa/extension/removingstains.pdf -- provides laboratory-tested details on removing almost 250 different stains, from adhesive tape and antiperspirant to wax crayon and wine with products that can be found in most grocery stores or pharmacies...

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Darlin', you rock.

[martinhesselius.livejournal.com]

That's why I try to pad the bedposts, m'dear. ;)

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

*laugh*

Goo-Gone

[ladysea.livejournal.com]

Goo-Gone seems to have some oil in it. I would test it on a test piece of fabric before putting it on a nice shirt. It might leave one of those freaky, oil spots that are a pain in the tush to get out. =)

Re: Goo-Gone

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Worth a shot... this is her Field Day t-shirt from last year, so it's not vital that it be perfect, but I *would* like to use it in the t-shirt quilt I hope to eventually make...