[Histonet] paraffin problem

[Andrea Grantham]

Goo-Gone works too. You can find this at places like Walmart, Bed, Bath and 
Beyond, etc. I have it in my laundry room and use it for paraffin related 
spots and some other things too. It works well when your kid washes/dries 
his clothes and doesn't take the chapstik out of a pocket.
Andi



At 01:39 PM 8/18/2005 -0400, Monfils, Paul wrote:
>You mean you don't have a little bottle of xylene on the shelf next to your
>washing machine? :-)  I do!  I use it to spot-treat paraffin spills and
>sometimes other types of non-water soluble stains like oil or grease. Most
>common clearing agents can be applied to most fabrics without harming either
>the fabric or the dyes in the fabric.  I usually apply the xylene with a
>small plastic dropper, out on the patio, which is right off the laundry
>area. I wait about 10 minutes after applying the solvent, then just drop the
>item into the washer while it is already washing (water as hot as the
>garment will allow, and double the usual amount of detergent).  Both the
>clearing agent and the dissolved paraffin wash out quickly.
>
>I did have one little problem with one of my wife's blouses though. She
>spilled candle wax on it. The blouse was white with little pink and blue
>flowers, and green leaves. I brought it into work, and I applied chloroform
>to the spot. It removed the wax quickly. And the blue flowers. Oops.
>
>Paul M.
>
> > ----------
> > From:         histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of
> > Kristopher Kalleberg
> > Sent:         Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:19 AM
> > To:   histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> > Subject:      [Histonet] paraffin problem
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get paraffin off of clothes.  I
> > recently bought a pair of corduroy pants and spilled paraffin down them
> > while
> > in the lab and know of no way to get the paraffin out.  Suggestions would
> > be
> > greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
> >
> > Kris Kalleberg
> > Histologist
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