Clothes washing help..

Piggymon · 17-08-2007, 17:18

.... How in god's name do you get paraffin out of clothes !

Kamikaze_Pigeon · 17-08-2007, 17:21

use a match

Kamikaze_Pigeon · 17-08-2007, 17:22

....don't....i was kidding!

Piggymon · 17-08-2007, 17:22

I'm not that stoopid !

It's Jamie's fault, he dribbled all over his t-shirt when he was fire breathing !

Goose · 17-08-2007, 17:24

It was inevitable tbh.

I've seen this stuff used on clothes when camping:

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-American.../dp/B0008DBQ70

Worked well at the time, but I'd still try it on a small area first.

Piggymon · 17-08-2007, 17:24

See...

http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/gallery...2_itemId=12610

Treefrog · 17-08-2007, 17:52

Try squidging some neat washing up liquid into the area and let it soak in overnight, then wash as usual next day. It works reasonably well on engine oil, and as paraffin is less oily you should be in with a chance.

Mrs Slater · 17-08-2007, 17:57

I'm assuming that it was liquid paraffin, it is a type of mineral oil. Which may get you further with getting a solution.
Washing up liquid might work, be careful some colours of washing up liquid might stain the t-shirt.

Piggymon · 17-08-2007, 18:03

Would it be easier to just get a new t-shirt ?

Pheebs · 17-08-2007, 18:18

White wine vinegar or sterilizing tablets!

Works a treat - used to have to wash me clothes uber lots in sterilizing tablets due to paraffin accidents with my fire twirling

(sterilizing tablets as in the ones you use to clean babies dribble bottle bits n things

Super cheap and work on whitening clothes too!)

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Treefrog Survivor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 1,761	Try squidging some neat washing up liquid into the area and let it soak in overnight, then wash as usual next day. It works reasonably well on engine oil, and as paraffin is less oily you should be in with a chance. __________________ Commit random kindness and senseless acts of beauty

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Mrs Slater Trike Girl Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Peacehaven Posts: 51	I'm assuming that it was liquid paraffin, it is a type of mineral oil. Which may get you further with getting a solution. Washing up liquid might work, be careful some colours of washing up liquid might stain the t-shirt.

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