How Do I Get Americolour Out Of Curtains
Decorating By Magic Mouthfuls Updated 16 May 2015 , 4:42pm by Pastrybaglady
It's been one of those weeks. Yesterday, I was making up a batch of hot pink buttercream when I accidentally dropped the little bottle of Americolour 'Electric Pink' in the mixer as it was spinning.
Well, the paddle gave the bottle a jolly good squeeze and Americolour 'Electric Pink' went in all directions. At first I laughed, there was tiny droplets across my face which matched my outfit rather well. Shortly after I noticed the drops on the floor, and the splashback tiles. Not to much effort to clean it up. But it was 2 hours later I noticed the 2 splotches on the cream coloured roman blinds - aaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!
I gave them a dab and a rub with water and detergent, but its not coming out very well. Anybody know the best way to remove it - ie should I use white vinegar or bi carb soda or does somebody know a really good trick??
Thanks in advance
Oh no! I've never had that happen but generally what I find works for stain removal is baby wipes. It's the glycerin.
Thank you good people. Yes, pink is my favourite colour - I even had a pink wedding dress!! I would love hot pink curtains, but its a rental property, so cant quite get that creative without loosing my bond.
I shall try the baby wipes & shampoo and see how we go.
Happy Mothers Day to you all :-)
Did the wipes work? For future knowledge, DO NOT use water &/or soap. Rub well with toothpaste before any water touches it then rinse with very hot water.
If worse comes to worse a little bleach on the end of a cotton bud should turn the pink white, which will be less obvious on the cream.
I didnt have baby wipes (my baby's now 11) so tried pure glycerine, vinegar, sard wonder stick, laundry detergent, bi-carb soda. The vinegar worked best and the sun is slowly bleaching the remainder. I did notice my liquid hand soap contained 'no soap' and glycerine, so I will also give that a go. Mr Google said ammonia, but I dont have that either, and keep forgetting to buy it when at the shops.
Vinegar - good to know! Thanks for sharing your results, I'm sure that will come in handy one day.
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