Ink stains

[MossRoad]

All Cape Maytag: Home Appliance Center, All Cape Appliance Service Home Appliance, Kitchen Appliance in South Yarmouth MA 02664

Ink stains in the dryer can spell trouble for each and every load of wash that you do. Get rid of these problematic spots with a few tricks and tips that will remove the ink and eliminate the chance of finding dark spots on future loads of your family's laundry.

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[MossRoad]

The old dry-cleaning fluid would get just about anything out--Grease, ink, glue, baby "stuff" and everything else. Not sure what they use now but I know it's not as strong. All the readily available strong solvents went away in the 80s. I still have about a case of some old AC system cleaner that's close to Carbon tetrachloride. It cleans everything too (And no longer sold).

If the cans haven't dissolved, you'd be welcome to a can. You'd have to be close because I don't think it can even be shipped now.

That stuff was nasty!

 

[ponytug]

There are replacements for both carbon tetrachloride and perchloroethane, aka "perc" that are much, much, less toxic, but you have to do trial and error to see whether you need something on the hydrophobic end (paint thinner) or the hydrophilic end (acetone/ethanol) or something in between like MEK, or need to alternate back and forth. None of them are safe, though some are safer than others, and I would not want to use any of them in a confined space near flames or electricity. I can imagine that it might take more than a little while to get solvent back out of the dryer seals, and you might need to replace the dryer drum seals.

I am inclined to think that a new dryer really might be your best option, if Mr. Clean, and some elbow grease isn't sufficient.

Sorry.

All the best,

Peter

 

[MossRoad]

Acetone seems to be the ticket... just watch for ventilation and inhalation.

Skip to 10:00 in this video if you want to see how well it works, but I watched the whole thing just to see the other methods he tried.

 

[2manyrocks]

If it were just my farm clothes in the dryer, no big deal. But some ladies are particular and some have a lot of money invested in what they wear.