Silly Putty Stains on Clothing

RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Jill (Guest Post) (08/20/2008) I am trying your suggestions. Thanks. I also wanted to let you all know about a wonderful product made by Goo Gone (can only buy it online) called Ink Remover. It removes permanent marker from anything - clothing, furniture, appliances, plastic. Great product! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By (Guest Post) (08/11/2008) I'm 15 and my little brother thought it would be funny to stick silly putty on me while I was sleeping. Of course it was on my favorite shirt. I put OXi Clean spray on it let it sit and scraped it off with a disposable butter knife! Took 3 minutes! Glad my shirts ok! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By JK (Guest Post) (07/27/2008) We had 1/3 of a ball of SP stuck in one lump at the scalp on the back of my 3 yr old daughter's head. We removed most of it with scissors, then drenched with Suave conditioner with detangler and the rest combed right out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Bruce Samhaber (Guest Post) (07/24/2008) My son got his silly putty in his shirt, shorts and flanel bed sheet. I read the suggestions here on this list. I tried the freezing , scraping with a popsicle stick and got the bulk of it off. The I tried Goo-gone on the shirt stain but it did not do much. The shirt and shorts are sythetic fabric. With the suggestion of stain removers I tried Oxyclean (about 2L water with 1/2 scoop of cyrstals) to soaked the shirt and shorts for about 1 hour. Then I scrubed the areas with a fingernail brush and the stain was gone. There was spot of silly putty that I had not scraped off of the shorts that simply wiped off. With a new batch of water and Oxyclean the stain in the bed sheet also scrubbed out easily. Note when I soaked the stains, the stained surface was isolated and placed on top of the Oxyclean solution. Eventually the entire shirt and shorts were in the solution but with the bed sheet only the stained area was in the solution. I think that the scraping action actually just presses the putty further into the fabric. Prior to using Oxyclean I tested some silly putty in a cup of Oxyclean solution and the surface of the silly putty became slippery instead of sticky so it is breaking down. If I have to deal with it again I will try starting with Oxyclean soak and see if the clumps of silly putty wipe off as the one spot did. Read the Oxyclean instructions before using!! Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Bruce Samhaber (Guest Post) (07/22/2008) My son got his silly putty in his shirt, shorts and flannel bed sheet. I read the suggestions here on this list. I tried the freezing, scraping with a popsicle stick and got the bulk of it off. The I tried Goo-gone on the shirt stain but it did not do much. The shirt and shorts are synthetic fabric. With the suggestion of stain removers I tried Oxyclean (about 2L water with 1/2 scoop of crystals) to soaked the shirt and shorts for about 1 hour. Then I scrubbed the areas with a fingernail brush and the stain was gone. There was spot of silly putty that I had not scraped off of the shorts that simply wiped off. With a new batch of water and Oxyclean the stain in the bed sheet also scrubbed out easily. Note when I soaked the stains, the stained surface was isolated and placed on top of the Oxyclean solution. Eventually the entire shirt and shorts were in the solution but with the bed sheet only the stained area was in the solution. I think that the scraping action actually just presses the putty further into the fabric. Prior to using Oxyclean I tested some silly putty in a cup of Oxyclean solution and the surface of the silly putty became slippery instead of sticky so it is breaking down. If I have to deal with it again I will try starting with Oxyclean soak and see if the clumps of silly putty wipe off as the one spot did. Read the Oxyclean instructions before using! Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on bed comforter Post By sandyb (Guest Post) (07/14/2008) How do you get SP off a bed comforter? It's been there for 3 months now. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Julia (Guest Post) (07/11/2008) Rubbing alcohol worked really well to get the actual putty out but now I have a huge pepto bismal pink stain on my daughter's shirt. I'm going to try the washing step and I'll report on how it goes. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post by kimmom (1) | (07/04/2008) Profile | Contact I used the alcohol method on a fuzzy blanket of my daughters and it came right out with hardly any effort. I'd certainly try it in on clothes now that I had such success. For a dryclean only item, I'd take it to your cleaners and see what they can do and tell them about the alcohol - they'll know how the fabric will react. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Connie (Guest Post) (06/24/2008) I gave my son so much grief about getting a big blotch of silly putty on one of his best sweaters... now I feel a little stupid because it took me 30 seconds on the internet to find the remedy (rubbing alcohol, YEAH!) and 30 seconds to put it to the test and the stuff just came off with a rag. Wow! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Nadine (Guest Post) (06/22/2008) You guys are awesome, my husband just got back from Pebble Beach and bought a new $150 pullover, 100% polyester. My son had silly putty on one of his socks and it transferred in the wash to this shirt, I use the rubbing alcohol method and it looks brand new again. GOTTA LOVE THE INTERNET! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Sadie (Guest Post) (05/25/2008) I used shaving cream it works so good! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Christi (Guest Post) (05/09/2008) I just tried the rubbing alcohol with a butter knife on my van seat and the silly putty came right out. Thank goodness! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By (Guest Post) (04/30/2008) Regular rubbing alcohol dissolves the silly putty and it will wash right out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Tatiana (Guest Post) (04/16/2008) I've tried putting my jeans in the freezer. It was there for 2 weeks and the SP is still there. DOESN'T WORK! I am happy though to see that rubbing alcohol may do the trick. Thanks for sharing! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By MrsBelladonnaS (Guest Post) (04/11/2008) I just sat on the couch and realized that I sat right on a big blob of silly putty. Of course, it was stuck both to my pants and the couch. The rubbing alchohol worked in a matter of seconds and both my pants and the couch are like brand new again! Thank you to all for sharing the great advice! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By JAG (Guest Post) (03/29/2008) Used the rubbing alcohol method on ultra suede and it took it off right away. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Beth from Michigan (Guest Post) (03/02/2008) My daughter rubbed the Silly Putty into her favorite pajama pants (100% polyester) because she thought she could get a picture of Strawberry Shortcake. While the putty was still gooey, I used a Q-tip to soak the putty and surrounding area with rubbing alcohol. I then used a butter knife that was a bit serrated to scrape it off slowly. It removed all of it without damaging the material. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By LINDA (Guest Post) (01/07/2008) My grandson fell asleep with silly putty on his pajamas and I used rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and on the wrong side of pajamas and then used a credit card to scrape excess silly putty off pajamas. It worked wonderfully. I recommend this procedure to everyone. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Tammy in Texas (Guest Post) (01/05/2008) Love this website. I just tried this solution on my daughters new velour pant set. It worked wonders. Thanks. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By mdk84 (Guest Post) (01/01/2008) Wintergreen scented rubbing alcohol worked wonder's on my little 3 year olds cotton pajama pants in which he slept on silly putty all night, freezing and icing was totally worthless. Thank you Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Lisa David (Guest Post) (12/07/2007) Ethyl rubbing alcohol worked the BEST. I wouldn't even mess w/ goo gone after using both on fleece and cotton bedsheet. So glad I found this website! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Faith Williams in Michigan (Guest Post) (10/24/2007) Just wanted to offer a non-toxic solution for removing Silly-Putty from clothes: my son had it on on pants (jean-like material) and I used Simple Green. I sprayed it full-strength directly on spot and scraped with credit card. Had to spray a few times, and I kept scraping but within minutes I had it all removed. Hope this works for you! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Gabby (Guest Post) (10/17/2007) Thank you! Now I can get my daughter's shirt free of silly putty! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Gem (Guest Post) (09/05/2007) After sitting on my 3yo son's silly putty in a brand-new shirt, I just now took rubbing alcohol, saturated a cotton ball, then used that to soak the back of the area that the SP was stuck on. Worked like a dream -- the silly putty released and my son can even have it back now! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By FRAN (Guest Post) (08/19/2007) AWESOME TIP! THANX! I HAVE A SON OF MY OWN AND THIS TIP COULDN'T HAVE WORKED BETTER! : ) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Silly Putty Stains on Clothing Post By Madison (Guest Post) (07/08/2007) my cousin was playing with silly puddy and just set it down on so clothes.....i found it the next morning covered in puddy.....i took it to my grandma, she scraped it with a spoon and put some Goo Gone on it and rubbed it in, and it was gone Report Spam or Abuse Request: Silly Putty on Clothing Post by lewis_admin (1319) | (09/07/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact How do you get silly putty out of clothes? Tammie from Edmonton Alberta Canada Answers: RE: Silly Putty on Clothing ----> To remove silly putty, use a bag of ice to freeze area (or put it in the freezer if item fits) Scrape with a credit card (or use a hammer)... Squirt on WD-40 to remove the rest, work it into putty, let sit then scrape the rest off with an old credit card. Now you have to remove the WD-40. Pour on shampoo (shampoo is made to remove grease from you hair, and that's what's in WD-40) Or use liquid laundry soap. Work it in with a tooth brush or rub it in & let sit about an hour, then laundry as usual. ----> IMPORTANT ... before putting clothes in dryer, first check to make sure any stains are gone, because the heat will set the stain! ----> The best all around stain remover (including mustard) is any brand of waterless cream hand cleaner (the kind mechanics use, like Goop brand) This is available at most Dollar Stores. ----> Another cool tip. To remove blood (even dried blood that's sat for weeks! and blood that's on colors) I use straight Ammonia (not the sudsy kind, just the least expensive brand you can buy) Hold your breath & open a window... then pour ammonia on stain, you can work it in with a toothbrush, but I just throw it in the washer, let sit for a bit then wash as usual. (do not add bleach to any load with ammonia!) You may need to do this several times if the blood has sat for many days. But you can usually see the blood disappearing right before your eyes, it's pretty cool! Ammonia also gets rid of blood on carpet and furniture too, but spot check first to test fabric & make sure you rinse well. ----> My favorite tip is this amazing little tid-bit: Peroxide will remove nearly anything organic from carpet (and clothing) including blood, It removes coffee & tea stains, food of most kinds, etc. Simply amazing stuff! (spot check carpet & furniture first) then pour a bit into the bottle cap, and pour this onto the stain (or put peroxide in a well marked spray bottle) and spray directly on spots, watch it fizz, leave set for a few minutes, especially if the food or drink has hardened. Blot with a WHITE towel or white rag, then if needed, spray peroxide again, wait, blot and do this repeatedly until the spot is gone. When I say peroxide works on organics, I mean it won't work for pen or kool-aid stains or other non-natural stains, but it should work for juice, coffee, blood and other natural biologic types. I just cleaned up an extremely badly stained carpet, and made it look just like new, using nothing but the Peroxide you buy in the first-aid isle at the grocery store. The spilled latte and other food and tea stains just fizzed right off, and no need to rinse either. Also another bonus: The peroxide doesn't leave a film to attract more dirt as soap products do! (08/26/2006) By Cyinda Report Spam or Abuse Request: Silly Putty on Shirt Post by lewis_admin (1319) | (08/25/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact My son got silly putty stuck to his shirt and I can't get it out. Any suggestions? Thanks! Sarah Answers: Goo-Gone I've had the same problem several times with my son. Goo-gone worked pretty well. Good luck to you. (04/01/2005) By Wendy Freeze Freeze, then scrape it off with a plastic scraper or credit card. (08/17/2006) By camo_angels Report Spam or Abuse