Grrrrrrrrrrr - I don't think there's a solution...

Lucy-Lu_3

But thought that somebody on this site might be able to help. It's a peculiar problem so please bear with me...

My husband bought me one of those "Snuggie" blanket things for Christmas which I genuinely love. Yesterday afternoon, I had a little pain in my neck so I doused it in Deep Heat. To keep the neck warm, I wrapped my Snuggie round it and began to feel the burn. However... it seems that the Snuggie MELTED into the leather couch I was sat on and I can't get it off!!!

It is truly stuck fast and I've tried to wipe it off... have scrubbed it off - all to no avail. Was thinking maybe nail varnish remover - but I don't want to completely ruin the leather suite.

Please help... this isn't a normal problem, so I don't know what to do.

Thanks!!!

esmf73

Wow - can't offer any suggestions except that when you do try something, make sure you try it on an inconspicuous area first - like the back of the sofa in the bottom corner. Could try nail varnish remover, dry cleaning fluid but try it in a hidden space first.

Best of luck

ubamother

If all else fails - if heat got it stuck there in the first place, could you gently warm it back up and peel it off as it softens? A hairdryer springs to mind, but this is not something I've tried or recommend, just me thinking aloud.

Lucy-Lu_3

Thank you both! I quite like the heat idea of using a hairdryer - at least it's not putting any "product" on there. Will try it this method out first tonight and see if it works before going on to anything a bit more drastic on it... Have already damaged the leather a little trying to scrub it off. Fingers crossed!

patchwork_cat

You could try contacting the manufacturer. I believe that fleeces can be made from plastic bottles. How strange not something you could have forecast! Perhaps they should put a warning! Just incase it doesn't come off do you have accidental damage clause on insurance as they surely couldn't think it was deliberate!

The thing is Deep heat isn't heat! It is a chemical that makes the skin and tissues FEEL as if they are hot. seriously contact manufacturer (of either product!)as there may be another chemical that will just lift it off.

Lucy-Lu_3

Hmmmmm - didn't think of that! That would make more sense that it's a chemical reaction rather than heat... I hadn't thought of claiming on insurance (isn't it a bit cheeky?). Will try and contact makers first before I do anything.

What an absolute pain - and you're right... definitely not something I would have foreseen at all!

jeanniebeanie_2

We have a leather sofa that was made locally. We notice it had a crease in it from where the hide had obviously been folded. The company sent a guy who brought some brown paper and asked for my iron. To my horror he ironed the crease out over the brown paper! It worked. He said that leather loves heat and he didn't know why people didn't generally have leather furniture in conservatories.

You could try lifting it off with heat that way?

Just to be on the safe side I would still try it somewhere inconspicuous first!

CH27

jeanniebeanie wrote: »

We have a leather sofa that was made locally. We notice it had a crease in it from where the hide had obviously been folded. The company sent a guy who brought some brown paper and asked for my iron. To my horror he ironed the crease out over the brown paper! It worked. He said that leather loves heat and he didn't know why people didn't generally have leather furniture in conservatories.

You could try lifting it off with heat that way?

Just to be on the safe side I would still try it somewhere inconspicuous first!

I was just going to suggest brown paper & a warm iron:D

spadoosh

Can't really see how heat would work apart from melting and spreading the mess. Its a chemical reaction between the deep heat and the synthetic material, ideally you'd want the same kind of reaction to remove it so i would go as far to say that maybe using deep heat on the stain. chances are though that deep heat would react with your leather though maybe not as bad as a synthetic material

Lucy-Lu_3

So... I have phoned the manufacturers of Deep Heat - Mentholatum - who have said it absolutely can't be anything to do with the Deep Heat ("if we made a product that could melt blankets we wouldn't be able to sell it over the counter"). I disagree... as something has definitely happened, whether it be by heat or a chemical reaction. They were actually very helpful (although I suspect a little amused/bemused by the query) but have promised to keep looking into it and will come back to me. Thanks again all!

Lucy-Lu_3

Just had a phone call from one of the scientists at Metholatum. The reaction has been caused by one of the solvents in the aerosol reacting with the dye from the Snuggie. He suggested using a specialist leather cleaning kit (and said something about non-ionic surfactant) and that should sort it out. He genuinely seemed very interested in the situation, said they had never heard anything like it and asked me to keep him posted. Was very impressed with the customer service and it just goes to show that it's worth just asking. Let's hope it does help! Lucy