Archive for February, 2010

How can I get nail polish out of carpet and off the wall?

I just spilled purple nail polish onto my beige carpet and onto my green wall. How can I get it out with out bleaching or spreading the stain into the carpet and without taking the paint off of the wall? I have tried nail polish remover and soap and water. I’ve heard that laundry detergent [...]

unexplained laundry stains?

I have been getting random oil stains on my family’s clothing off and on. It doesn’t seem dirty until it comes out of the washing machine, and at first I thought someone had left chapstick in their pocket or something, but I check and it still happens. The stains are small and circular, and they [...]

How to remove nail polish from your pants?

I wanted to paint my nails at school, i put the nail polish on my lap took out the little brush. My friend thoght i was reading a note and moved my hand and i stained my pants. Now i got this black stain on my pants, how do i remove it? Plz help!:| Thnxx!

Can this stain come out now?

Did a load of laundry (darks), put it in the dryer. The clothes got stained from my daughter leaving a tube of Chapstick in her jean pocket. Is there any way to get the stains out? Or is it hopeless, since it went the dryer already?

How do I remove nail polish from bed sheets?

The sheets haven’t been washed yet. Using nail polish remover doesn’t seem like a good idea because the one time I accidentally got a bit on the bedding it stained it an ugly orangish color. Anything else that will remove the stain or at least lighten it? Thanks in advance. I would think washing it [...]

How do I hide the bleach stain in my brand-new black shirt?

For Christmas, I got a black Twilight T-shirt. I was doing laundry this morning and I was very tired, and thought the bottle of Bleach was detergent. Now I’ve got orange stains on the back of my shirt. I’ve heard that Sharpie works to cover it up, but will that make it look..weird? I really [...]

How to get nail polish out of clothes?

My daughter got nail polish on her pink denim overalls. I caught it right away and started working on the stain immediately. Here’s what I have tried so far that DID NOT WORK! non-acetone polish remover acetone polish remover hairspray Shout Shout Advanced Zout OxyClean (made a paste and let it sit) Each of these [...]

How do I get nail polish out of carpet?

My girlfriend dropped black nail polish all over our carpet last night. The carpet is your generic gray found in most rental properties. We’ve tried nail polish remover which has lifted it a little but it’s also spread the stain. Anyone got any ideas on how to get it out?

Whats the best nail polish brand?

All the nail polish brands that I like (OPI, China Glaze, etc.) are really good but they chip and the dark ones stain my nails and I don’t like that. Soo is there any other good brands that don’t chip or stain nails?

How to remove baby formula spit-up stain on couch?

Hello! My poor baby threw up an almost-finished 8 oz bottle of formula last night, all over me (no biggie) but also on my dark brown couch. Now the white stain is very difficult to remove! Any suggestions on how to remove this? All I have found when I googled "baby formula stains" or "protein [...]

How to get nail polish off my computer?

I accidently brushed my wet nail against the edge of my mac. I wasn’t too worried because I assumed it would come off with nail polish remover. I applied the remover about a minute later and instead of getting rid of the red polish it just turned it into a pink blob. also the area [...]