Please Note: If this entry remains unfinished, it's because my house just blew off the face of the earth.
I had a ball-point pen explode in my clothes dryer this morning, and reliable internet data suggested using either a magic eraser, fingernail polish remover, or hairspray to remove the ink.
I started with the magic eraser and that didn't do a whole lot.
Then I grabbed the hairspray. I sprayed it on, scrubbed with a wet cloth, and sprayed on some more. Left the room to breathe. Came back again, sprayed on more hairspray, scrubbed with a wet cloth, and left the room to breathe. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
Naturally I got a bit lightheaded after continuously sticking my head in a dryer full of hairspray. Soon I was having some serious flashbacks to when my mother used to tease her hair six inches high and lock it into place with 1/2 a can of Aqua Net; talk about killer fumes! My sisters will attest to this.
Anyhow, two hours into the cleaning process, I grabbed a new cloth and set to work. I forgot to dampen it, but figured oh well. Wouldn't you know it, with a little (LOT) of hairspray, elbow grease and a dry cloth, that ink popped right up! I'm running a load of damp rags through the dryer right now to see if the remaining ink will bleed or not.
In the meantime, I'm staying as far away from that dryer as possible and wondering just how long would it take for everything to combust once the dryer gets good and hot?
5 comments:
I have attested.
-Kellie
sounds serious - doesnt the hairspray say keep away from heat on it?
are you still there?
:0)
I believe it says to keep away from an open flame.
As I recall, back in the 80's I would wrap my hair around a HOT curling iron and spray hairspray directly onto the iron. It would pop and sizzle, but it never burst into flames.
Wouldn't it be easier not to wash & dry the ink pens?
Hehehehehe
Papa
Boy, Papa RARELY comments, but when he does, it's usually a doozy.
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