So from one mom to another, THANK YOU for sharing this solution. At least the cover can still be used and ugliness didn’t totally win the day, for a change! (Haha!) Including in my emotions…though I left the room before getting angry, having a solution that made a noticeable improvement helped me calm down even more, and I could show my daughter the love she needed (she felt bad enough). Sadly there is still staining, but maybe I can still find a way to get that out.
Finding your article was a balm! There were more gobs of ground-in putty than I could count, but the sanitizer totally neutralized it and I could scrape it right off. Why did it have to be one of the only beautiful things we owned?! (I do try to keep the right perspective on “things” but raising kids is messy and depleting, and those covers represented a little piece of beauty in my otherwise ugly home…) I wasn’t about to put WD40 on it I’ve tried washing out putty before (don’t bother) and ice doesn’t do a THING!!! I felt so discouraged. It was an innocent accident – in fact my daughter had been trying to write a sweet message to her daddy and me on her bed rail with silly putty and it slipped off during the night! – but I still had to leave the room to have a little cry. Well, last night I discovered one of the duvets had silly putty ALL OVER it, on both sides, and particularly on the white part. The price shot up 6× as much a day or 2 after I ordered them! I even had a relative collect the package from our house when it was delivered so it couldn’t be stolen the covers were only $15 but felt “priceless” to me! I was beyond thrilled to finally give my children something they could feel proud of when friends came over, since most everything else we own is shabby. A couple years ago I happened across an amazing deal ($5/ea) on 3 brand new duvet covers that were beautiful, and a perfectly unique design for my daughters.
Slowly add a little water until the mixture drips from your spoon.It will act like a liquid until you push it, then it will firm up and resist the pressure. This is a safer recipe for small children as it is made without Borax. Lift it out of container and throw out the left over liquid. Mix the glue and borax mixture together.In a second container disolve one teaspoon of Borax into one tablespoon of warm water.Mix 1 tablespoon of white PVA glue, one tablespoon of water, and one drop of food coloring into a container.More gloopy and sticky, this stuff will drip and spread! Synthetic polymers include PVC and nylon.
Natural polymers include amber, natural rubber and cellulose (plants). The putty moves and flows because the cross-links break, the chains slip past each other, and then the cross-links form again. Polymers are made out of long molecules (like chains) that stick to each other (cross-link). In making silly putty you have made a polymer. Let it dry out a little until the putty is flexible and smooth.īrighten up your silly putty by adding food coloring or glitter.Pour 1 cup of white PVA glue into a container.More pliable and less sticky than green slime, this putty will bounce and stretch. They are readily available but can take some finding if you don't know what you are looking for. Put ice on the remaining Putty to freeze it this makes it shrink and peel away from the fabric fibers. Note : Scroll down past the recipes for information about the ingredients, and where to get them. Get a butter knife and use it remove any excess Silly Putty from your couch or easy chair.