Cleaning hair dye from painted walls (and ceiling)?

[Wiggles]

I just dyed my friends hair yesterday to a dark black. I now have three dyed towels (including my favorite face towel), one dyed pillow case, and my shower walls and ceiling have purple spots all over them. And, I almost slipped and fell on my ass getting in there. Can you tell I'm happy?

I live in a rented apartment, and I'm sure they won't be too happy about the shower area either when I move out....

So, do you have any great tips? The only one I can think of is painting them, but I'm really not into buying a whole gallon of paint and being a clumsy do-it-yourselfer.

Any help is Greatly appreciated, trust me, really appreciated.

 

[sabbathstorm]

Have you tried something like Tilex? Sometimes that will work. I'm in the habit of coloring my hair but I find that black dye is pretty hard to remove. Maybe some hairdressers would have some suggestions as how to get dark dye off of walls.

 

[Wiggles]

Have you tried something like Tilex? Sometimes that will work. I'm in the habit of coloring my hair but I find that black dye is pretty hard to remove. Maybe some hairdressers would have some suggestions as how to get dark dye off of walls.

Hmm, I read the back of the Tilex bottle and it said no painted surfaces.

The hairdresser suggestion is a very good one!

Thanks Storm.

 

[sabbathstorm]

I was thinking hairdresser because I had my hair streaked the other day and a big glob of it hit the floor. They had something they sprayed on it and it lifted the whole thing up. I didn't think to ask what it was at the time!

 

[Weird Harold]

Hmm, I read the back of the Tilex bottle and it said no painted surfaces.

The hairdresser suggestion is a very good one!

Thanks Storm.

There are a lot of stain removers on the market -- Oxyclean, for example claims to be perfect for this sort of situation -- you might check to waarning labels on a few at your local store.

There is a book my daughter has How to clean almost anything that she's found very useful. It has tips for using things you probably already have around the house to clean things.

I'm guessing that since you rent, the walls are white, so I think that plain old Chlorine Bleach would probably work just fine. At least the spots it leaves wouldn't stand out as much as darker spots would. (a product like Soft Scrub that contains bleach but is thick enoudh not to run or drip would work too.)

 

[The_old_man]

Just an idle thought; did you check the box, bottle, and instruction sheet that came with the dye? They some times give "clean-up" directions.

 

[Wiggles]

Thanks, I'm going to check those out, I have a few other spots that could use some cleaning too, I hope they work.

 

[huskie]

while we are off the Sex subject..... are there anyone out there with extensive experiance with growing Fescue grass, here in the south east?

huskie

 

[Semler]

Thanks, I'm going to check those out, I have a few other spots that could use some cleaning too, I hope they work.

Post the answer when you get it, my daughter got hair die all over her bathroom also.

Thanks in advance.

 

[CurlyGirly]

What about Carpet?

My roomate got hair dye on our rented apartment's carpet. We tried oxy clean, but that didn't work AT all. I'm kinda hoping we don't have to rip up this ugly brown monster when we move out this summer. Any ideas?

 

[petrel]

eeek, painted walls are a nightmare. If it is shiny bathroom paint or satin emulsion you might stand a chance. If it is matt emulsion and its black dye I'm afraid you have three options.

call your friendly local decorater
DIY
flee the place without a forwarding address

I know I've tried just about everything available in the Uk to get it off and it didn't shift. For the towels I would suggest getting some Dylon colour remover - good luck

 

[Weird Harold]

Re: What about Carpet?

My roomate got hair dye on our rented apartment's carpet. We tried oxy clean, but that didn't work AT all. I'm kinda hoping we don't have to rip up this ugly brown monster when we move out this summer. Any ideas?

It depends on how big the spot is. If it's just small spots here and there, you can try bleaching the spot and then trying to match the carpet color with a fabric dye. At the worst, you'll have to replace the carpet, but you're worried about having to do that anyway.

If it's a big spot, I wouldn't try doing anything yourself. A professional carpet cleaner is your best bet to get the stain removed.

 

[pop_nihilism]

Xylene/xylol is a quick evaporating solvent that will remove dye or paint from almost any surface safely if applied very sparingly with a soft cloth.It should work just fine on the walls and will probably do the trick on the carpet as well.I've worked in the paint and decorating business for 10 years and we've used it on everything in the store as well as the ocassional vehicle that ends up with overspay on it.

 

[LukkyKnight]

eeek, painted walls are a nightmare....

Yep, porous surfaces add to the degree of difficulty. Peroxide's another idea, but if it's the shower you should be aware that you can make due with about a quart of paint, no need to go for a whole gallon if all of this fails.

As to Fescue, a good 10-10-10 fert and watering in the early mornings should suffice, it's a pretty rugged variety. If it's not flourishing and you've got decent soil give it up in favor of a bentgrass, such as zoysia. They are ugly north of the Mason Dixon, but do fine in the south.

 

[Wiggles]

Lit is just so wonderful.

Where else can I learn about new g-spot techniques and how to clean the walls?

Thank you much

 

[DriveSouth]

If-

by chance you should need assistance cleaning your g-spot, let me know!

Wait, I seem to have misread this thread...

Lit is just so wonderful.

Where else can I learn about new g-spot techniques and how to clean the walls?

Thank you much