do you know offhand the name of the stuff that freezes gum? I do plan a trip to home depot to get screws for the the gate was "fine" but broke as predicted, sure to be my fault now despite my warning, I am sure.... Anyway, I will ask there also, they have some surprising knowledgeable staff sometimes...
Dana On 5/12/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matthew wrote: > > 1) Put a cube of ice directly in the area with caulk. Hopefully, it will > > freeze the caulk and you'll be able to remove it easily. > > > > You can buy a can of stuff that freezes gum - this could work on the > caulk too. Then store a pliers and hammer in the freezer until you're > ready and bang or squeeze away. It should break the chunks up into > pieces that you can vacuum up. > > The WD-40 might work and you could also as a last resort try the iron > over newspaper method. Once you get the big chunks broken and > vacuumed up (so you're just left with little pieces) you can then put > a newspaper or brown bag over the remainder and then carefully iron > over the top. Hopefully the paper will absorb the melted caulk or, at > a minimum, the caulk will stick to the paper more than the carpet. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=50 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157239 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
