How to clean clothes from foam?

When carrying out repairs, clothing is often dirty with various finishing materials. One of the most difficult to remove types of dirt are traces of foam. The mixture has good adhesion, therefore it adheres firmly to a wide variety of materials.

Polyurethane foam is one of the most popular building materials. It is used to seal cracks and cracks on various surfaces. The mixture penetrates well even into the most inaccessible places and tightly connects to the surface.

Remove polyurethane foam sealant from the fabric is quite problematic. Especially it concerns those cases when foam has managed to harden. When curing, the mounting mixture expands and fills in large areas of fabric. It is possible to cope with old stains only with the help of rather aggressive cleaning methods.

The simplest method of cleaning things from polyurethane foam sealant is the use of special mixtures. In the building stores sold the solution for washing the construction of the gun from the remnants of foam. This tool easily removes polyurethane foam sealant from fabric. However, such a solution may not be at hand. You can also remove the stain yourself by using folk remedies.

Not always on hand there are special solutions for eliminating traces of foam. In this case, you can cope with pollution with the help of folk remedies.

In everyday life, refined gasoline is often used for lighters and gas burners. This solution is mainly used to remove oil paints. However, refined gasoline also softens the mounting foam well. The advantage of this tool is the absence of components in the composition, which could leave traces of dirt on the fabric.

Virtually every female in the house will find a cosmetic tool for removing nail polish. If acetone is part of such a liquid, it can be safely used to remove assembly foam. However, nail polish remover is able to handle only fresh stains.

Sunflower oil acts on polyurethane foam sealant no worse than solvents. For best effect, it is recommended to heat the oil before applying it to the contaminated area. The disadvantage of this method is the appearance of greasy oil stains on clothes, which will not be easy to get rid of.

Special mixtures include cleaning tools for assembly guns, which are often produced by manufacturers along with a specific type of sealant, as well as compounds designed to remove assembly foam from various surfaces.

Solvents for polyurethane foam can soften the building material, which will erase it from the surface. Such mixtures are more expensive than solutions for an assembly gun, but also more effective.

Fresh and not dried traces of foam, you can try to wash.Several tablespoons of salt are sometimes added to soapy water and clothes are soaked in the resulting solution. Contaminated area should be washed, carefully rubbing his hands. If the mounting foam did not have time to penetrate deep into the structure of the fabric, it will easily be removed.

You can also remove the foam from clothes with the help of ordinary stain removers. The top layer of foam must be removed with a stationery knife blade. Then the problem area is treated with a stain remover, after which the thing must be carefully washed.

After curing, polyurethane foam sealant penetrates deeply between the fibers of the fabric and adheres tightly to them. Dried spots of foam will be removed only by using aggressive means. If the house does not have a special solution for removing polyurethane foam sealant, you can use the following compounds:

• refined gasoline for gas burners;
• acetone;
• special liquids for removal of dry installation mixture;
• solvent white spirit.

Using a cotton swab or cloth, the selected product is applied to the contaminated surface, after which the foam is cleaned with a cloth with a brush. Then the clothes need to be washed well.

The disadvantages of using chemical solutions include the following points:

• soften and clean the mounting foam with solvents much more difficult and longer in time than using a special composition;
• aggressive solutions can spoil the thing, as with the active influence they are able to dissolve the dye pigments on clothing or fabric fibers.

Dimethyl sulfoxide will help to cope with old stains. The tool can be purchased at any pharmacy. The solution is popularly known as “dimexide”. Soaked in such a composition of cotton wool impose on the contaminated area and leave for good impregnation for about half an hour.

Polyurethane foam sealant under the influence of dimethyl sulfoxide becomes soft and elastic. Foam can pokovyrnut tip of the knife and remove small pieces of fabric. Remnants of foam can be washed off with soapy water.

In the market of building materials, there are many solutions for removing foam from various surfaces. The effectiveness of a purifier depends on the composition of the mixture, as well as the manufacturer. Before construction work, it is advisable to purchase a special cleaner in advance. You can get acquainted with the assortment directly in the store or study the information about the product in advance.

• Cleaner "Oppa" designed to remove residual polyurethane foam sealant from mounting guns. However, this tool copes with dirt from the foam and on other surfaces. The mixture is available in 500 ml aerosol cans. Many masters recommend to use exactly the cleaner "Oppa". The mixture fell in love with customers for high quality and low cost. The disadvantages include high consumption of the solution.
• Makroflex Premium. Makroflex foam cleaner is only suitable for removing fresh stains. The price of this product is significantly higher than the cost of the Oppa cleaner. Makroflex Premium is also available in 500 ml aerosol cans. Buyers note the good quality of the mix. With fresh stains cleaner cope quickly and efficiently.

• Grover. Under this brand, two modifications of polyurethane foam sealant are produced: Grover Cleaner and Grover Remover. Grover Cleaner is used only to remove fresh marks.This solution can also be used as a degreasing agent for various surfaces before applying a paint coating to them. Grover Remover is a more popular modification. This solution is most effective in combating dirt from the foam and helps to remove even old traces. It is possible to clear stains from foam not only from usual fabric, but also from leather things. This product does not contain freon.

• Soudal. Soudal foam cleaning products are available in the form of spray and special paste. Aerosol helps to deal with only fresh traces. Compared with the paste, this type of cleaner is inexpensive.

Soudal paste for cleaning frozen foam is more expensive than many aerosols. However, this disadvantage is compensated by the high quality of the product and low consumption. Buyers highlight the following benefits of this tool:

• ease of operation;
• quite a bit of such a paste is needed to remove stains;
• does not spoil the surface.

The process of cleaning clothes from mounting foam will depend entirely on the chosen means. As noted earlier, the easiest way to remove such contamination is to clean the mounting gun. In this case, the cleaning process will be as follows:

• The outer layer of foam is removed from the surface using a metal spatula or a knife blade.
• Different types of fabric can give different reactions to a chemical agent. Therefore, it is preliminary recommended to apply a little solution on an inconspicuous area of ​​clothing. If the fabric has not deteriorated and has not changed color, then the liquid can be applied on the contaminated area.
• It is necessary to pour a cleaner on a piece of cotton or a soft cloth, and then begin to gently rub the solution into the stain on the clothes.
• When the foam is well soaked, it must be cleaned from the surface with a sponge for washing dishes or a brush with stiff bristles.
• Then the item is washed in any convenient way with the addition of a large amount of soap or laundry detergent.

The most effective way to remove old traces of foam is special solvents. Before applying the liquid to the contaminated area, the fabric should be well cleaned from adhering pieces of foam. For this purpose, you can use a sharp knife or a thin blade. You need to act carefully so as not to cut the fabric.

The foam eaten into the structure of the material is exposed to a solvent. The problem area is soaked in the solution and left to soak for the time indicated on the package. Most often it is enough to wait 15 minutes. Soft foam can be cleaned with a brush or rubbing the contaminated area.

Impact pollution from the foam can not only with the help of special or improvised means. The building material reacts to temperature effects. There are two ways to clean clothes from polyurethane foam sealant using temperature:

• under the influence of negative temperatures;
• under the influence of high temperatures.

In the first case, the clothes are tightly packed in a plastic bag, while the contaminated stretch of fabric should protrude outwards. Then the thing must be removed in the freezer until the foam stains freeze. After the sealant has stiffened, the contaminated area is trimmed with a knife blade. The remaining foam can be removed with a solvent.At the end of the clothes must be well washed.

Old jeans or a canvas fabric jacket can be cleaned with prolonged exposure to high temperatures. Things need to hang out in such a way that they fall into direct sunlight and leave them for several days. Contaminated areas of fabric should be rubbed with your hands as often as possible so that the foam will better leave the material.

When using aggressive chemicals to remove stains from the foam, you need to take care not only about the safety of the fabric, but also about their own health. Solvents are quite toxic, so when working with such substances the room must be well ventilated.

It is not always possible to remove the old stain from the foam from the clothes. The building material can penetrate deep enough into the structure of the fabric and is not easily affected by various cleaning agents. In this case, the contaminated area can be treated with paint on the fabric of the corresponding color - so the stain will become less noticeable.

For cleaning trousers from delicate fabrics it is better not to use aggressive agents and solvents. Chemicals can corrode the fibers of the material, and the pants will become unusable.

For information on how to remove mounting foam from clothing, see the following video.