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Bug spray
91% isopropyl alcohol with a trigger sprayer. A fine mist kills fruit flies,
and set on stream it works great for houseflies that have landed on a surface. I also used the alcohol to remove pen ink from clothing that accidentally got washed/dried with a ballpoint pen. It was very time consuming, but did work. My wife was sure that her clothes were ruined, but I soaked each stain and rubbed, and sprayed alcohol point blank through the stain, the repeated over and over, and then sprinkled on a little phosphate (STPP) and rubbed that in before hand washing in a very light chlorine bleach solution, and hand rinsed. It was very labor intensive, but much loved clothing items were salvaged, and I felt quite the Heloise. --Bryan |
Bug spray
"MisterDiddyWahDiddy" > wrote in message ... > 91% isopropyl alcohol with a trigger sprayer. A fine mist kills fruit > flies, > and set on stream it works great for houseflies that have landed on a > surface. > > I also used the alcohol to remove pen ink from clothing that accidentally > got > washed/dried with a ballpoint pen. It was very time consuming, but did > work. > My wife was sure that her clothes were ruined, but I soaked each stain and > rubbed, and sprayed alcohol point blank through the stain, the repeated > over > and over, and then sprinkled on a little phosphate (STPP) and rubbed that > in > before hand washing in a very light chlorine bleach solution, and hand > rinsed. > It was very labor intensive, but much loved clothing items were salvaged, > and > I felt quite the Heloise. When I worked retail, we were constantly getting Sharpies on our clothing. We use cheap hairspray to get it and other ink out but I know it was just the alcohol in it that got it out. I guess most people had hairspray in their house in those days. I didn't. So I just used alcohol. I just attacked my yard waste bin due to the worst fruit fly infestation I've ever seen. The bin had a lot of rotting pears in it. Our tree was highly productive this year. I gave pears to everyone I know who wanted them but there were still a lot high up in the tree that I could not reach. Those eventually fell off but by then they were much. I tried using some peppermint soap, then Pinesol and then some straight peppermint oil and am hoping that I can get the bin to dry out. Somebody keeps fouling me up on that. If that doesn't work, I will try the alcohol. |
Bug spray
On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:21:31 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
> wrote: >91% isopropyl alcohol with a trigger sprayer. A fine mist kills fruit flies, >and set on stream it works great for houseflies that have landed on a surface. > >I also used the alcohol to remove pen ink from clothing that accidentally got >washed/dried with a ballpoint pen. It was very time consuming, but did work. >My wife was sure that her clothes were ruined, but I soaked each stain and >rubbed, and sprayed alcohol point blank through the stain, the repeated over >and over, and then sprinkled on a little phosphate (STPP) and rubbed that in >before hand washing in a very light chlorine bleach solution, and hand rinsed. >It was very labor intensive, but much loved clothing items were salvaged, and >I felt quite the Heloise. > >--Bryan I miss Camicide. Stuff was great! Double stength, red can. I tried to order some online and the store said they could not get it anymore. It was in quart plastic bottles with a sprayer. John Kuthe... |
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