I've been really excited the last few days because depite a tight financil situation I was able to buy what I needed to make my first bellydance bra. Yay! Tonight I was finishing up some stitching, and re-doing a few fringes where my hand beading had fallen off. So when I was done I took some crazy glue to the hand done fringes to keep them from falling off again and when I got up I had a white spot of glue on my black bra! Nooooooooooo.....
I tried acetone, it didn't work. I'm washing it on gentle cycle now. If that doesn't work I have a black permanent marker to try. If that fails I guess I'll have to add to the bra to cover the spot, which I'd prefer not to do. It was going to be so pretty the way it was.
I tried acetone, it didn't work. I'm washing it on gentle cycle now. If that doesn't work I have a black permanent marker to try. If that fails I guess I'll have to add to the bra to cover the spot, which I'd prefer not to do. It was going to be so pretty the way it was.
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 8:46 PMThat really sucks! That's worse than smudging a fingernail on the 2nd coat! I hope it comes out for you.
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 9:05 PMgoo gone? it is the best thing ever, but it don't know if it would work. just don't dry the bra! there is always hope if it hasn't been dried!
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 9:17 PMI wasn't planning on drying it ever! All that does is deform the cups... I hate that.
The wash didn't work. All I got for that is 3 more fringes that hadn't gotten glued down to fix. I still have trim enough to cover it somehow if need be, or my husband suggested applique. We'll see how this first project turns out in the long run. -
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 9:48 PMWindex?
j/k...it's from a crapy movie.
Um, you could always colour it over with a pen or paint.
My guess is that the glue is held to the bra by (primarily) hydrogen bonds. You need to find something that will break those bonds (Dear Gods!...did I learn something from Organic Chemistry!?!) Did you try vinegar? Put some vineger in a little cap and (if it's small) hold the area that is glued. Word of caution. I'm not sure if this will work right. I would advise putting some scrap material in vinegar for a while first. Just to make sure nothing happens to the colour.
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 12:39 AMyeah, vinegar will even take the chrome off your bathroom fixteres! Test to make sure it does not degrade your fabric! -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 11:43 AMVinegar can be used to clean chrome - it doesn't strip the chrome off. -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 6:33 PMvinegar will clean chrome very well, but if you leave it on there to long, it will strip it. It will even remove rust. You just have to let it sit there long enough. It is acetic acid. It won't instantly strip anything.... it takes a little time. -
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Sun, July 20, 2008 - 10:58 AM[realising that this is getting a bit off-topic for this thread...]
Just curious where you got the info that vinegar can strip chrome if left on too long. I haven't had this experience and wasn't able to find any info about it in my brief searches.
The pH of white vinegar is 3.1, which makes it a moderately strong acid (slightly less acidic than carbonated beverages, apples, and lemon juice). Limescale (the stuff on the chrome) is alkaline, which is why acids remove it. (I found info that vinegar removes rust, but I'm not up on the chemistry.) It doesn't appear that chrome responds to acids or alkalies, so vinegar shouldn't hurt it.
The acidity of vinegar can always be lessened by diluting it with water, if that's a concern.
Anyway, I'd like to get more info on this topic. Perhaps there's a chemist out there who can answer the question :-) -
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Sun, July 20, 2008 - 6:08 PMOFF TOPIC vinegar thread.... I got the info because it happened in my sink! The metal ring around my drain is now stripped.... HOWEVER, I spoke with my brilliant other half, and he said that it removes rust, iron and such. He said that there must have been a scratch in the chrome for it to get under and thus remove the chrome. I'm no chemist! I got a C- in that ! I have to take his word for it! All I know is I soaked a garment in the sink with vinegar and there were little silver metal flakes in the water when I agitated it... when I let the vinegar go down the drain it was stripped of much of the chrome. It may only happen if your chrome is damaged somewhere for it to get it started???? -
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Mon, July 21, 2008 - 12:28 AMThe wonders of Vinegar: It can be used for making windows streak free and clear; disolving boulders (ie: Hannibal) and is a great bleaching/colour brightener....but in low doses with colours. Look it up before doing it.
Since the pH of vinegar is slightly lower (ie: more towards neutral) than carbonated beverages...think what carbonated beverages can be used for. They can disolve teeth, remove rust from certain areas and is even used to clean up blood from auto accidents. Yup...happy thoughts there. I think I'm going to have a nother Diet Dr. Pepper now...
I just felt like throwing random facts and useless info out there. It makes me slightly happy.
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Mon, July 21, 2008 - 8:38 AMThat would make sense. The vinegar isn't acting on the chrome itself but on whatever other metal is there. What a drag!
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Thu, July 24, 2008 - 5:19 AMlol windex
it fixes everything :)
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 10:09 AMThe black magic marker should work. Or try black shoe polish.
I did not know Crazy glue dried white. Most fabric glues dry clear.
I know how frustrating it is to mess up a project like this. I hope the marker works for you. For the next project, look for a glue that says on the package that it dries clear.
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 12:18 PMBlack fabric paint over it? -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 5:52 PMYou could always try and poke it with a pin and get it loose from the gaps in the weave of the fabric. It will be tedious work, but you might be able to get some it broken away from the fabric. (I have been able to get some crazy glue mostly off a pair of pants this way in the past.)
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Sun, July 20, 2008 - 10:59 AMWell, I finally decided to cover it up with more trim and beaded fringe. It actually turned out to be just what it neede (in my opinion). I like it better than my original vision. It's almost done. I'll post pics when I finish the stitching... and gluing the rest of the fringe. -
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Sun, July 20, 2008 - 11:19 AMI have had the experience of vinegar destroying the chrome on metal as well. I had a lovely bottle of balsamic vinegar that I used a metal stopper in. It was so pretty, right down to the bottle. I hadn't used the vinegar in about 6 weeks, and when I pulled the stopper out of the bottle the entire underside of the metal 'plug' was completely corroded away. All the chrome was gone, and it looked as though the stopper had aged about 200 years....
Granted, it may have been a cheapie metal stopper in the long run, but either way, the exposure to the vinegar for 6 uninterrupted weeks ate away at whatever the outer layer of metal was (it was not foil). Crazy! -
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Sun, July 20, 2008 - 3:50 PM'K, did a little research.
Your stopper wasn't chromed. Vinegar is corrosive to some metals (including iron and zinc), but chrome isn't one of them. (See e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetic_acid .) I'm guessing your stopper was zinc plated. -
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Sun, July 20, 2008 - 6:09 PMYep, completely possible that it was zinc plated!
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Mon, July 21, 2008 - 5:44 AMok take an iron and a damp paper towel to it. Just turn it over so you have the back of the fabric. Lay the damp paper towel on both sides and iron one side. Keep moving the towel until you get all the glue off of it. really simple. you're pretty much reheating the glue and the water in the damp towel washes it away. I used to have to do this on my old dance gear and on my pointe slippers one time when my brother thought he'd help me by super gluing kitty litter to the toes. He was 6 and just wanted to help. lol. -
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Mon, July 21, 2008 - 8:18 PMEven though I covered it up already, THIS is good to know!!!! -
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Wed, July 23, 2008 - 9:22 AMSounds to me that the bottomline lesson here is to NEVER user crazy glue on a costume! There are fabric glues and epoxies for metalwork that work find. Crazy glue....scary!!!!
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Mon, July 21, 2008 - 7:07 AMWell Shannon, sounds like you fixed the problem by adding more to the bra and it turned out lovelier than you anticipated. Sometimes things happen for a reason. The universe was just helping you out by making that white spot so that you would add more bling to your costume! LOL! Can't wait to see the pics!
