Someone was eating a candy bar and a piece fell on the cotton upholstery of our patio chaise.
It is fresh and appears to be more taffy than chocolate but there is chocolate in it..short of stripping the fabric off the cushion and placing it in the freezer what would you suggest?
Dave
Someone was eating chocolate someone? ;)
Sorry I can't help
Like you have never eaten chocolate right?
Try this Dave
http://www.tide.com/en-US/stains/top-stains.jspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=%2B+stains&utm_campaign=PG_Tide_Search_Category_Stain%2BBrain_Fabric_12.2009
I'd do everything it says except putting it in the washing machine. Hand wash only. And make sure the dye is set first.
Maybe the fabric was scotchguarded but l took boiling water on a dishtowel and it cleaned right up....whew..dodged that bullet!
Quote from: wind_rose_2 on November 23, 2011, 07:46:32 am
Maybe the fabric was scotchguarded but l took boiling water on a dishtowel and it cleaned right up....whew..dodged that bullet!
That was going to be my suggestion........hot water.
Good thinking on that one Dave. You dah man. :)
It could have been worse. It could have been ink. :)
Chris
I have done a lot of cleaning and there are some basic guidelines. I wrote an article over at Jack Carr's web site a few years ago. Rather than repeat it, here's the link:
http://www.carrscorner.com/cleaning.php
Most foods and beverages are water-based, so they clean with water. The only glitch might be food dyes that need oxidation (most natural and synthetic dyes) or reduction (red food dye).
I remember once early in my career, fresh out of training, but before I read "Chemistry for Dummies" and the light went on. I had a 1/4" chocolate spot on a chair. It was an S-coded fabric, and it was one of those 20% that really meant S. I worked for a long time with Q-tips and solvent based cleaners and it did not budge. Before giving up I dampened a white towel and blotted it. In about 5 seconds, the chocolate was gone and in my towel.
Do you not find it amazing that we are all so like minded..(smart)!
Thanks again and Have a Happy Thanksgiving...How do you get turkey grease out????? :P
Dave
Quote from: wind_rose_2 on November 23, 2011, 11:08:42 am
...How do you get turkey grease out????? :P
Dave
With a torch............Set it on fire. :)
Happy Turkey day. :)
Chris
Quote from: wind_rose_2 on November 23, 2011, 11:08:42 am
Do you not find it amazing that we are all so like minded..(smart)
Dave
I thought you meant we like chocolate ;)
If the shoe fits Mike!
Happy Thanksgiving!
May be heading over to your side of Florida next week..you going to be around?
Dave
I'll be around somwere catching up after the holiday. If you find yourself my way give me a call or e mail
Will do Mike
Turkey grease. Many moons ago I saved turkey grease in a bowl while making gravy. While we ate dinner a cat managed to consume the best part of the bowl of turkey grease. Some hours later we heard the unmistakeable sounds of a cat preparing to vomit. Yep, the entire contents of the poor thing's stomach were hurled up onto the tourquoise carpet in front of the stove. The dogs were on it instantaneously. And they returned to the site for nearly a month after the fact, idly lapping the stain site. There was a place that was incredibly clean for months after they'd given up on lapping it...
Just thought I'd share... ::)
Re you saying Dave may be licking the lounge?
Oily stains respond well to an alkaline cleaner. Most cleaners are at least slightly alkaline. The alkaline turns the fat to "soap" (think lye and lard soap), that you can rinse and extract. If you don't have a fabric cleaning machine (or home carpet cleaner with an upholstery head), you can use spray bottles and a wet-dry shop vac in a pinch.