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John Rice - 25 Nov 2005 15:51 GMT

I hope there is a solution to my problem. While mixing some color chemistry,
I placed the beaker on my wife's washing machine. I did not notice the ring
stain until later. So far I have been able to dull it but not remove it.

Any suggestion, short of replacing my wife's washing machine?

Thanks,
John
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Mike King - 25 Nov 2005 18:09 GMT

Replace the lid? (Hope you didn't stain the front panel!) Could try Rapid
Fix or even chlorine bleach (strong dilution not straight out of the
bottle). You didn't say what solution made the stain...

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> I hope there is a solution to my problem. While mixing some color chemistry,
> I placed the beaker on my wife's washing machine. I did not notice the ring
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Nicholas O. Lindan - 25 Nov 2005 18:41 GMT

> I hope there is a solution to my problem. While mixing some color chemistry,
> I placed the beaker on my wife's washing machine. I did not notice the ring
> stain until later. So far I have been able to dull it but not remove it.

Kodak makes a cleaner for getting out stains from color chemistry,
I have no idea if it will work.

A mixture of potassium permanganate and nitric acid is the standard
for cleaning laboratory glass ware. Google for instructions etc.

Call up Maytag and ask what they recommend?

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Ken Hart - 26 Nov 2005 07:03 GMT

>> I hope there is a solution to my problem. While mixing some color
>> chemistry,
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> Call up Maytag and ask what they recommend?

For cleaning the minilab developer racks, I use Lysol brand Toilet Bowl
Cleaner. It does a great job cleaning any tar.

If it doesn't come off, you might be able to take the top/lid to an auto
body shop and have it repainted. Also, I've heard (on Bob Vila's show?) of
companies that specialize in repainting appliances in the home. They use
some sort of electrostatic process where the paint has a charge to it and
the appliance is grounded. Supposedly all the paint goes on the appliance.
Perhaps your wife might like a new color for her washer?!

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Bernie - 25 Nov 2005 19:47 GMT

John I don't know about having to replace the machine. maybe your wife will
learn to live with the stain. Add more stains in different colors (CD-3
makes a nuce bright purple one) and tell her that tie dyed appliances are
the new style. Just kidding.

Seriously, do you know specifically which chemical caused the stain. Trebla
and some of the other manufacturers sell cleaners that do a nice job of
removing stains from the cabinets of photo processors. I just can't think of
the specific name for the cleaners I have used before.

I checked the Trebla web site and they sell Photo Ease for stain removal,
but there is still another product I can't remember which works well.

>I hope there is a solution to my problem. While mixing some color
>chemistry,
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