Phil Addison wrote:
sorry, bit cryptic comments, out of time.

And a few more comments-on-comments...


Acetone, aka nail varnish remover:
This is dangerous wording as it will encourage people to use it instead.
The remover *contains* acetone - not the same thing.

Most nail varnish removers now contain oil, so will make the cleaning
problem worse.


Chlorine bleach:
Is it bleach + toilet cleaners (the acid them) that generates HCN(?)
cyanide gas (or is it chlorine?), hence the warnings not to do it on the
containers. If so prob worth restating it here (as well as under
limescale).

They generate chlorine gas. "Cyanide" is an urban myth.


Chewing gum on carpet:
- fill a bag with ice cubes, add a tablespoon of salt, and use the bag
to freeze the gum.
The gum will now break apart.

so if its on smaller items, put it in freezer?

For the carpet, an electronics freezer spray (Maplin, Rapid Electronics,
Farnell, RS etc) is much more effective than an ice bag.



Paint, emulsion:

was once posted here that freezing hardens it then crumble off (as per
chew gum)

Same applies.



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Ian White