Dear Bev, wh-oh that's a stain! First you've got to find out what dissolves the lipstick (alcohol? carbon tet?) and get rid of the lipstick, then you've got to find out what dissolves that. Detergent will work for the alcohol. The other might be too dangerous, supposing you can get it. I'm not sure what they use in drycleaning now. If the greasy part is removed but the dye remains, would the bedspread withstand bleaching? This will be a cleaning project that requires space!
Many thanks for your input. Thank goodness it's not MY bedspread, but that of my cousin who knew to phone me straight away to ask Arachne!! :) It was her 2 yr old grandaughter who had a ball with the lipstick. My first thought is always to go for the solution of soda bi-carb which might do the job and certainly wouldn't do any harm. You're right though - there are 2 main aspects to this stain - the colour of the dye + the fatty ingredient of the lipstick. Personally I'd be tempted to call it a work of art and frame it and be done with it! So what do you reckon should be tackled first - the fat or the colour? Surely it will require some sort of heat and absorbent talc to remove the fat. Then after that I reckon pure cotton should stand a good bleaching. I'm forwarding your replies as they come, so please - any little lateral thought might help David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
