It happens to us all at one point or another, a pen was left in the wash and exploded in the dryer! WHAT. A. DISASTER! What do you do first?! Buy a new dryer and start over maybe?!
Before you run out and spend hundreds of dollars, here is a simple solution:
Nail polish remover works wonders on removing those ink stains in the dryer! Use gloves to prevent your fingers from getting stained with ink and getting dried out from the nail polish remover. Also make sure to have a fan or proper air flow to prevent any head or health issues.
This was what my whole dryer looked like to begin with:
I had a nice pile of paper towels by the time I was finished cleaning:
My husband ending up lending me some of his elbow grease but it took the two of us less than 20 minutes to clean our whole dryer. It is not perfect but it looks a whole heck of a lot better than it did to begin with and now our clothes won't come out of the dryer with ink stains on them. We left the dryer open over night to make sure the alcohol fumes were completely away and I washed it with some soap and water on a rag.
That's it! Simple solution for what seemed like a huge problem!
Happy Mommy-ing!
