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Methelene / Methylene Chloride Stain (Drinking Bird Dropped on Sheet Vinyl Floor) cindyanello 11-19-2006
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Posted by on November 19, 2006, 9:16 pm


My son had (as in not anymore) one of those 'Drinking Bird' novelties -
which I now find out is a glass vial filled with Methelene (Methylene)
Chloride mixed with a red dye. The vial broke & we now have a one foot
red patch on our white vinyl floor.

I immediately tried various chemicals (Acetone, Goof Off,and Siege - a
degreaser) to try to clean it up - but it appears the Methelene
Chloride evaporated immediately - leaving the red dye firmly implanted
in the formerly white vinyl floor.

Any tips on how to proceed?

Thanks, Cindy


Posted by Father Haskell on November 19, 2006, 9:53 pm



cindyanello@hotmail.com wrote:
> My son had (as in not anymore) one of those 'Drinking Bird' novelties -
> which I now find out is a glass vial filled with Methelene (Methylene)
> Chloride mixed with a red dye. The vial broke & we now have a one foot
> red patch on our white vinyl floor.
>
> I immediately tried various chemicals (Acetone, Goof Off,and Siege - a
> degreaser) to try to clean it up - but it appears the Methelene
> Chloride evaporated immediately - leaving the red dye firmly implanted
> in the formerly white vinyl floor.
>
> Any tips on how to proceed?

Bleach?


Posted by Doug Miller on November 19, 2006, 9:55 pm


cindyanello@hotmail.com wrote:
>My son had (as in not anymore) one of those 'Drinking Bird' novelties -
>which I now find out is a glass vial filled with Methelene (Methylene)
>Chloride mixed with a red dye. The vial broke & we now have a one foot
>red patch on our white vinyl floor.
>
>I immediately tried various chemicals (Acetone, Goof Off,and Siege - a
>degreaser) to try to clean it up - but it appears the Methelene
>Chloride evaporated immediately - leaving the red dye firmly implanted
>in the formerly white vinyl floor.

Have you tried chlorine bleach?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Posted by on November 19, 2006, 10:14 pm


On 19 Nov 2006 18:16:46 -0800, cindyanello@hotmail.com wrote:

>My son had (as in not anymore) one of those 'Drinking Bird' novelties -
>which I now find out is a glass vial filled with Methelene (Methylene)
>Chloride mixed with a red dye. The vial broke & we now have a one foot
>red patch on our white vinyl floor.
>
>I immediately tried various chemicals (Acetone, Goof Off,and Siege - a
>degreaser) to try to clean it up - but it appears the Methelene
>Chloride evaporated immediately - leaving the red dye firmly implanted
>in the formerly white vinyl floor.
>
>Any tips on how to proceed?
>
>Thanks, Cindy

Here is a methylene chloride remover. Don't know what it will do to
vinyl or the urethane that usually topcoats vinyl floors.

http://www.besway.com/stripping-chem.html

Another method may be to get more methylene chloride mix it with
poultice to possibly re-activate the chemical and soak up some of
the red dye.

Posted by Richard J Kinch on November 20, 2006, 1:33 am


> Here is a methylene chloride remover.

Huh!? That doesn't remove methylene chloride, it is a paint remover *based*
on methylene chloride!

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