Hi all,
My husband got some sticky stuff on his basketball shorts and I'm having a hard time getting it out. I've used OxyClean spray on it, but it didn't come out in the wash. It's the sticky stuff that's on the backside of velcro (he sat on my Tolltag), so there is a white spot on his shorts that won't come off.
Any ideas on what to put on there before I put it through the wash again?
Thank you!
Wow, thanks for the quick response, everyone! We are now the proud owners of Goo Gone. I'm hoping it will do the trick!
Jennifer, Try using Googone. It works on many things including clothes. It is known for taking sticky tags etc, off of fabrics and glass. It may help you out. Good luck!
Hi Jennifer,
Do you have any Goo Gone? It takes sticky stuff off of clothes. I use it when my kids get gum on their clothes. You can get it at pretty much any store, but I know for sure Home Depot.
H.
There is a product called goo-gone. It will get any kind of stick gooey stuff off. Alot of mechanics use it to get tare or grease off. It shouldn't hurt his shorts. I would trying calling an auto shop. Auto Zone or O'Rileys auto store.
I would put goo be gone on it you can get it at linens and things or home depot it works pretty well
A little vegetable cooking oil should remove the sticky stain. After you can use a little dishwashing soap, liquid laundry detergent or laundry pre-treatment on the cooking oil to ensure it does not leave a stain.
I've also used cooking oil to reconstitute an oil based stain that has gone through the dryer, like lipstick or motor oil, and once reconstituted can just pre-treat and wash.
try rubbing peanut butter on it. the oil in peanut butter removes sticky stuff....then of course wash them again so he wont smell like a PBJ!
I agree with the Googone or you can go to Joann Fabrics and find a Carbona Stain Devil that is just right for your stain. I have several of them and they work like magic!
Jennifer,
What color are his shorts?
A.
Peanut butter should work (it takes gum out of hair). You could also try Goo-Gone.
I know WD 40 works well on a lot of surfaces for sticky stuff, but I would hate for it to put a stain in your shorts. However, it most likely wouldn't because one time my son colored purple crayon all over one of our fabric chairs (light colored) and I called the crayola hotline and their instructions were to spray with WD 40, scrub down, then scrub down with dish soap. I was amazed with the results. There is a slight tint in the chair, but the only way someone would know is if they knew it had been colored on. The tint was f/ the crayon, not the WD40. Hope you find a solution! N.
