After an unfortunate maple syrup spill on his kitchen floor blogger jason kottke lists all the best ways to clean up the sticky stuff without having to peel yourself from every surface in the.
How to get syrup off the floor.
Still bitter about it.
Removing dried corn syrup from cloths and carpets laminate floors and counter tops though requires a solvent such as lemon juice or rubbing alcohol to break down the sucrose and glucose before clean up can begin.
Apply a wet spotter and a few drops of white vinegar.
Soak wash and rinse finished.
Before applying a cleaning solution to the syrup stain you can work to remove just a bit more of the liquid from deep within the carpet.
Take out some ice cube trays or drop a bunch of cubes into a metal container along the lines of an 8x8 cake pan then cover the pan with a dish towel to insulate.
Two she said it took weeks to get all the stickiness up.
But regardless of your chosen cleaner it s imperative to rinse it off with clean water so that the cleaner doesn t leave a sticky residue when it dries.
Well it broke along the seam.
If you get syrup on clothing.
Finding the right sticky floor cleaner will help you restore a smooth shiny finish to your tile floors.
A large bottle of pure sugar cane syrup broke on the kitchen floor.
The easiest way to clean up syrup or anything sticky for that matter is to freeze it.
Getting syrup off skin is a simple matter of wiping the skin with a warm soapy rag or doing the same basic thing under a faucet or in the shower.
I just called my mother to ask if she remembered the incident and what she did to clean it.
We definitely wouldn t recommend using a product from the hardware store on skin.
Carpet synthetic or wool cotton linen nylon olefin polyester.
Removing corn syrup stains from pots and pans is easy especially if they re ceramic nonstick or stainless steel.
Syrup all over the floor.
I am not sure exactly the type of flooring but it is a ruddy red color like brick but smoother tiling.
Scrape the method of using a dull tool to gently lift off excess solid or caked on stains to remove the excess spill and sponge the stain with water.
So one i guess you will look back on this years from now and smile.
Oh boy did she ever remember it.
Come back in an hour and the syrup while not frozen should be much more manageable.