Interested In Advertising? | Contact Us Here
Warning!

 

Welcome to Clean It Up; the UK`s largest cleaning forum with over 34,000 members

 

Please login or register to post and reply to topics.      

 

Forgot your password? Click here

Gavin Reardon

  • Posts: 464
Tipex problem
« on: February 28, 2005, 08:49:56 pm »
Hi Forum

I just have had a phone call for brother in law, his son has come home today for school covered in Tipex  :o

It is on his jumper and and trousers I belive they are a mix over Polyester and Cotton

any ideas please to get it of Tipex is something I have not had to remove before

Any help with this will be greatly recived  :D

Many thanks

Gavin
Gavin Reardon IICRC / NCCA

www.ace-cleaning.co.uk

CARPET KNIGHTS

  • Posts: 883
Re: Tipex problem
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2005, 10:14:22 pm »
what about white spirit and then bung them in the wash

stu_thomson

  • Posts: 531
Re: Tipex problem
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2005, 10:34:55 pm »
you used to be to able to get a solvent which was made by tippex which thinned it down when when nearly empty. I presume this would also remove it if they still do it.
 
 have a feeling though it is now water based due to solvent abuse, which in turn ought to make it easier to remove.
    stu
People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made!

Glynn

  • Posts: 1129
Re: Tipex problem
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2005, 11:18:32 pm »
OJ dissolves tipex
Regards
Glynn

John_Flynn

  • Posts: 1108
Re: Tipex problem
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2005, 11:24:36 pm »
Sue the school for not looking after child correctley !!
I get better looking each day!!

Dave Parry

  • Posts: 411
Re: Tipex problem
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2005, 05:02:54 pm »
Then you could sue the local authority for not auditing the school properly, Then the goverment, then the world...........Universe, God and anyone else you can think of. ;D ;D ;D
Bracknell, Berkshire,
Phoenix T/M,
http://www.cleanercarpets.org/index.html