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Posted by Betsy (ferestad@sanwire.com) on Thu, Feb 8, 01 at 13:56
Somehow a pen in hubby's pocket made it to the washing machine and then into the dryer where it got all over the dryer and clothes. Now what do I do? My son is horrified that his clothes have spots all over them. I can always replace the clothes but how do I get the ink out of the dryer? I tried hairspray and WD 40 to no avail. I don't want to go to the laundramat every week! BooHoo.
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RE: Ink in dryer
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Me Too!! I just posted this same problem on cleaning tips.
I've run a load of towels through the dryer, the ink isn't coming off on them so far, but I'm alittle too nervous to try anything else. I tried rubbing alcohol but that didn't work. I'm soaking the clothes overnight in color safe bleach. It is worth a try. I'm looking for any suggestions also. Good Luck!
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A friend of mine just solved the same exact problem with fingernail polish remover. She said it worked like a charm!
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This happened to me about 6 months ago and I just run the clothes through as usual. The ink has not come off on anything (or at all). I guess it is permanent.
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The same thing has happened to me ! My dryer was a mess with ink, I had remove the door, and unplug all electric. Then my head inside just for a while, so I could breath a little, the dryer was still hot, I have used many products with no success! The good and only one was "ORANGE GLO POWER PASTE" a great product, no more ink all over my dryer! Then I rinsed well with hot water and it is like new!
For the clothes, I rewashed them in COLD water several times, used my AMWAY PREWASH on all spots I could see, all the load came up OK.
Good luck!
RE: Ink in dryer
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| Betsie I just saw an item on TV last night (on the news) that said to spray DW40 on a cloth and use that to clean off the ink (works on crayon and lipstick too) then wash the area with warm soapy water to remove any DW40 residue. Who would'a thunk it? |
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| I just tried nail polish remover. It works like a champ. I'm stoked! |
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I found ink in the dryer after a pen was hidden in the load.
It took less than a half hour to clean up. I just used Acetone. It worked perfect and easily. I used it on paper towels (I used gloves to protect my hands). Then I used dish soap/water on a rag to clean the inside of the drum. Then I used a wet rag to clean the soap off. Then I ran a dryer load with a few clean wet rags inside to get the rest of whatever was left in the there soaked up.
-That ought to do it.. |
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RE: Ink in dryer
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I'm gonna try the acetone or nail polish remover. Ours is a mess inside. I've tried WD-40, oxylcean, ether, roughy hand cleaners, isopropyl and ethyl alcohol and a non acetone base fingernail polish remover. The only things that even fazed it are the alcohols and fingernail polish remover.
Robert - I'm going to try your method. |
RE: Ink in dryer TRY the Dinges Method
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| After I tried all of the usual inputs I have come up with thee greatest method of all time. I would like to call this method "The Dinges Method." Go get choke and carburetor cleaner (its an automotive product) from Walmart or Napa. Get a vacuum and spray the choke and carburetor cleaner in the dryer at the same time vacuum up the wet ink. Keep on spraying the choke and carburetor cleaner on the ink then keep on vacuuming it up. If you use a cloth to wipe it up in the old methods it just smears the ink all over. Make sure you open all windows because this stinks like hell! No muscle work at all. I had my dryer cleaned up in 1/2 hour. It is the greatest idea I have ever came up with. Make sure you don't use your dryer for at least 24 hours. You are the first to see a posting like this anywhere. Tell your friends that you heard it here first, The Dinges Method of cleaning ink from the dryer. If it works e-mail me at NORTEN@AOL.COM. I would love to hear if this helped you out. |
RE: Ink in dryer
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| The "Dinges method" by including the vacuum cleaner should be called the "ding-a-ling method." It sounds very dangerous to use an electric motor to suck up highly flammable liquid and the accompanying vapor. What's wrong with spraying the appropriate solvent on a paper towel and wiping the stains away? If there are significant fumes, one may even want to turn off the pilot light to any nearby utilities. Someone ought to start reading warning labels. |
RE: Ink in dryer
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I can't believe it worked! Just a papertowel and nail polish remover did the trick. A little bit of the remover took alot of ink off my dryer. Thank you so much. I have used milk on my husbands dress shirts and been successful, but I didn't have a clue with my dryer.
thanks again,
Kit
in Morrisville, NY |
RE: Ink in dryer
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| I had an ink pen explode in my dryer. I din't know what to use to get it out. So I got on line and found this site. I did try alot of things, but the nail polish remover worked great. Thanks alot |
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