Pen explodes in the laundry!

snuzzy · Nov 13, 2005

After telling my son, over and over again, to check his pockets before sorting his laundry, he leaves a pen in his pocket and it exploded in the dryer :spank:

! My husband is furious, my son is contrite, I feel like I'm in a war zone! Any suggestions on how to get it out of the dryer, and then the clothes?! We tried Chlorox scrubbing towels and Spray Nine. My husband (the mechanic) wants to use brake cleaner, but would have to take the dryer outside because of the toxic fumes! :lalala:

TIA for any ideas you may have!

snuzzy · Nov 13, 2005

Thank you, I'll try it. I'm not too concerned about the clothes, that was just an afterthought, I think an "appropriate consequence" for my son will be to replace the clothes that were ruined, so I don't want to try too hard to save them!

MMDad · Nov 13, 2005

snuzzy said:
Thank you, I'll try it. I'm not too concerned about the clothes, that was just an afterthought, I think an "appropriate consequence" for my son will be to replace the clothes that were ruined, so I don't want to try too hard to save them!

After you remove whatever you can, run the dryer with old sheets or towels to absorb anything remaining.

vraiblonde · Nov 13, 2005

Oh darn. I thought this thread was going to be about something else. :ohwell:

I would try Oxyclean (Janey is weeping even as we speak). Soak the clothes in a solution of it, then make a paste to clean the inside of the dryer.

Penn · Nov 13, 2005

Heck, I thought someone misspelled my handle! :lmao:

janey83 · Nov 13, 2005

Maybe the manufacturer of the dryer (ie Maytag) can answer your question? Or have tips on cleaning; this prolly isn't the first time that a pen has exploded in the machine.

Nickel · Nov 13, 2005

You know what also sucks? Finding out too late that you left a tube of chapstick in your pocket. It leaves random nasty grease spots on all your clothes. :ohwell:

janey83 · Nov 13, 2005

or finding out that someone left a kleenex in their pocket and getting lint over all of the sweaters.

vraiblonde · Nov 13, 2005

Nickel said:
Finding out too late that you left a tube of chapstick in your pocket.

Four daughters - happens all the time. Oxyclean.

Vixen · Nov 13, 2005

janey83 said:
or finding out that someone left a kleenex in their pocket and getting lint over all of the sweaters.

Shesh, a Kleenex, that is nothing, I have washed a few disposable diapers, accidentally of course. :dork:

janey83 · Nov 14, 2005

vraiblonde said:
Four daughters - happens all the time. Oxyclean.

shout stain remover, oxyclean, clorox bleach (the one with pink flowers), tide with downey, and downey fabric softener...oh and snuggle dryer sheets...

:diva:

snuzzy · Nov 14, 2005

I'll try Oxyclean, Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser didn't touch it. I think it is "baked on" and may never come clean, good news is, it probably won't come off on any more clothes. It looks tie-dyed in there! :lol:

Nickel · Nov 14, 2005

janey83 said:
and downey fabric softener...oh and snuggle dryer sheets...

Why do you use fabric softener and dryer sheets? The only reason I'd use dryer sheets is to keep the clothes from getting static-y, and the fabric softener seems to do the trick by itself. Seems a little redundant to me. :shrug:

sleuth · Nov 14, 2005

Am I the only person who checks the pockets of any item of clothing that has pockets before I put it in the washer?

I usually check them while I'm sorting, especially blue jeans.

K_Jo · Nov 14, 2005

Nickel said:
Why do you use fabric softener and dryer sheets? The only reason I'd use dryer sheets is to keep the clothes from getting static-y, and the fabric softener seems to do the trick by itself. Seems a little redundant to me. :shrug:

I use both because I like liquid Downy and C_Jo likes Bounce sheets. :lol:

K_Jo · Nov 14, 2005

sleuth said:
Am I the only person who checks the pockets of any item of clothing that has pockets before I put it in the washer?

I usually check them while I'm sorting, especially blue jeans.

I check, but sometimes stuff jumps in there when I'm not looking. :shrug: Sometimes it's gum. :dead:

mainman · Nov 14, 2005

sleuth said:
Am I the only person who checks the pockets of any item of clothing that has pockets before I put it in the washer, because I am terrified a rogue penny might find its way to the drain?

K_Jo · Nov 14, 2005

mainman said:

nomoney · Nov 14, 2005

janey83 said:
or finding out that someone left a kleenex in their pocket and getting lint over all of the sweaters.

My Hubby left a lighter in his pants pocket. Now I need to know how to clean out charred pieces of dryer out of my ceiling ...any ideas? Would oxy clean work?

Elle · Nov 14, 2005

Hairspray works great to get ink out of clothes. If the pen exploded though, there may be a lot of larger marks, not sure how it would work for a big job.

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