A blue puddle is taking over my apartment

Sabyn · 08-24-2006, 08:11 PM

An entire container of detergent fell off of my washer / dryer combo and wrecked havoc on my floor. I also lack a mop to clean it up.

What are my options? 10 rolls of paper towels? Just use a normal towel? How do I clean up under the the washing machine? Will it dry and become easier to clean? Just leave it there and sacrifice my security deposit?

xKALECx · 08-25-2006, 01:04 AM

You can kiss that deposit goodbye. BTW, try some Fantastic.

KOBE · 08-25-2006, 01:15 AM

Get a mop, a few friends and start cleaning.

Or

Hire some amigos and pay them $4 and hour. Your shit will be done in no time.

antha124 · 08-25-2006, 01:17 AM

First off why the fuck is just leaving it there an option?

Zuuljin · 08-25-2006, 02:01 AM

Never just go straight to mopping it, as it will turn into a horrible bubble bath gone crazy. Its thick enough to scrap up into something else and throw away. Wipe up as much of whats left with a paper towel, mop it once, then paper towel it again and you should be GTG.

However by the time you read this, its already too late, and has probably spread out even more. Funny thing is that in the time it took you to realize it spilled, grab the camera, transfer the pictures onto the computer and post here, it could have been cleaned up with minimal spreadage under the appliances. =\

Edit: If you dont have a mop, go buy one.

Menoman · 08-25-2006, 04:22 AM

hah you're such a dumbass, bibi2u deposit

Tingteng · 08-25-2006, 05:31 AM

Do not add water. Mix in gasoline for a week or so and it's burn the building down. Collect insurace....???? profit??

TheWand · 08-25-2006, 05:37 AM

Just use a shitload of paper towels to absorb it all. Don't even bother with a mop untill all the visible blue color is gone. You have plenty of time and the blue pigments will cause little (if any) damage. The only crisis is if that smurf jizz actually seeps through the floor. it could do some serious damage to the cieling in the room below or delaminate the tiles, causing them to lift.

After all is said and done, use a mild mixture of warm water and bleach (about 2:10) to clean the grout lines. NEVER MIX BLEACH WITH ANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS (ie: Fantastic, Windex, or anything that contains amonia) as the gas it creates can kill you rather quickly.

(P.S. I own a carpet and upholstery cleaning company, so I do this sort of shit for a living)

Samflam · 08-25-2006, 05:41 AM

Abandon the apartment. Don't worry about your stuff, just get the hell out of there and never look back

Sabyn · 08-25-2006, 05:50 AM

Well, I mopped it. I got most of the blue stuff up, except for all the shit under the washer. The floor is still amazingly slippery, so I am not sure how I am going to get it completely dry.

Zarniwoop · 08-25-2006, 06:01 AM

Just keep rinsing it with hot water (rag + bucket or laundry sink ftw). The detergent is concentrated, so it will take a few rounds of rinsing to dissolve it all, but your floor should be nice and clean in the end.

Not sure why people are recommending you use more soap (Fantastic) to clean up a soap spill.

roosta · 08-25-2006, 06:44 AM

instead of taking a fucking picture, uploading it, posting it and reposting on your thread get on your fucking hands and knees and clean it up. retard

himmer

James · 08-25-2006, 07:30 AM

I would have just left it there to see how it evolved.

Dabamf · 08-25-2006, 07:54 AM

Suck it all up and spray it in the statue of liberty. There's not much time left to save Oscar.

Quineloe · 08-25-2006, 07:57 AM

Sue the detergent company?

08-24-2006, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sabyn I Self Lord And Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 629 +1 Internets	A blue puddle is taking over my apartment An entire container of detergent fell off of my washer / dryer combo and wrecked havoc on my floor. I also lack a mop to clean it up. What are my options? 10 rolls of paper towels? Just use a normal towel? How do I clean up under the the washing machine? Will it dry and become easier to clean? Just leave it there and sacrifice my security deposit? Attached Images

08-25-2006, 04:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Menoman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 199 +5 Internets	hah you're such a dumbass, bibi2u deposit __________________ 60 Shaman, Menolithoro

08-25-2006, 05:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
Tingteng Thread Killer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland,OR Posts: 1,194 -4 Internets	Do not add water. Mix in gasoline for a week or so and it's burn the building down. Collect insurace....???? profit?? __________________

08-25-2006, 05:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
TheWand B ( . Y . ) B I E S ! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 501 -1 Internets	Just use a shitload of paper towels to absorb it all. Don't even bother with a mop untill all the visible blue color is gone. You have plenty of time and the blue pigments will cause little (if any) damage. The only crisis is if that smurf jizz actually seeps through the floor. it could do some serious damage to the cieling in the room below or delaminate the tiles, causing them to lift. After all is said and done, use a mild mixture of warm water and bleach (about 2:10) to clean the grout lines. NEVER MIX BLEACH WITH ANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS (ie: Fantastic, Windex, or anything that contains amonia) as the gas it creates can kill you rather quickly. (P.S. I own a carpet and upholstery cleaning company, so I do this sort of shit for a living) __________________ This is my brain on drugs... what was the question? Last edited by TheWand : 08-25-2006 at 05:39 AM.

08-25-2006, 05:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Samflam That must be very tiring Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toe-rawn-toe Posts: 1,164	Abandon the apartment. Don't worry about your stuff, just get the hell out of there and never look back __________________ Ridiculous

08-25-2006, 01:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
xKALECx Selling Sanctuary Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 289 +12 Internets	You can kiss that deposit goodbye. BTW, try some Fantastic.

08-25-2006, 01:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
KOBE Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 55 +0 Internets	Get a mop, a few friends and start cleaning. Or Hire some amigos and pay them $4 and hour. Your shit will be done in no time.

08-25-2006, 01:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
antha124 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 174 +0 Internets	First off why the fuck is just leaving it there an option?

08-25-2006, 02:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zuuljin So there's this plane on a treadmill... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,905 +3 Internets	Never just go straight to mopping it, as it will turn into a horrible bubble bath gone crazy. Its thick enough to scrap up into something else and throw away. Wipe up as much of whats left with a paper towel, mop it once, then paper towel it again and you should be GTG. However by the time you read this, its already too late, and has probably spread out even more. Funny thing is that in the time it took you to realize it spilled, grab the camera, transfer the pictures onto the computer and post here, it could have been cleaned up with minimal spreadage under the appliances. =\ Edit: If you dont have a mop, go buy one.

08-25-2006, 05:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sabyn I Self Lord And Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 629 +1 Internets	Well, I mopped it. I got most of the blue stuff up, except for all the shit under the washer. The floor is still amazingly slippery, so I am not sure how I am going to get it completely dry.

08-25-2006, 06:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
Zarniwoop one hoopy frood Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 173	Just keep rinsing it with hot water (rag + bucket or laundry sink ftw). The detergent is concentrated, so it will take a few rounds of rinsing to dissolve it all, but your floor should be nice and clean in the end. Not sure why people are recommending you use more soap (Fantastic) to clean up a soap spill. __________________ You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

08-25-2006, 06:44 AM	#12 (permalink)
roosta Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 266 +0 Internets	instead of taking a fucking picture, uploading it, posting it and reposting on your thread get on your fucking hands and knees and clean it up. retard himmer

08-25-2006, 07:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
Dabamf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,766 +0 Internets	Suck it all up and spray it in the statue of liberty. There's not much time left to save Oscar.

08-25-2006, 07:57 AM	#15 (permalink)
Quineloe Hard Rock Hallelujah Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,992 -24 Internets	Sue the detergent company?

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