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Title: Glucose Syrup spill.... Anyone help with clean up tips?
Post by: LeeJ on May 27, 2011, 04:11:20 am
 :o :o :o
Glucose syrup has tipped into one of my pantry draws   :'(

Does anyone have hints or tips for getting the horrible stuff cleaned up?
Title: Re: Glucose Syrup spill.... Anyone help with clean up tips?
Post by: judydawn on May 27, 2011, 06:21:12 am
Has it set hard LeeJ?  There was a hint for cleaning something similar by placing a damp tea towel over the spillage then use an iron -  guess that softens it again and makes it easier to remove with a damp cloth.  Or maybe you could soften it with a hair drier, on second thoughts that would be easier than the iron.
Title: Re: Glucose Syrup spill.... Anyone help with clean up tips?
Post by: CreamPuff63 on May 27, 2011, 07:26:33 am
what about using a paint thingymajig (scraper?) or the bbq scraper  ???
Title: Re: Glucose Syrup spill.... Anyone help with clean up tips?
Post by: opi2kenopi on May 27, 2011, 12:15:42 pm
If it's sticky and you don't mind a chemical and a stench - acetone (nail polish remover) is great for cleaning off sticky jam jar labels so it might be ok for this.  Not sure if it might damage whatever material your pantry shelves are made of???  Maybe a small patch at the back first?
Title: Re: Glucose Syrup spill.... Anyone help with clean up tips?
Post by: LeeJ on May 27, 2011, 12:48:29 pm
So it seems the easiest way is to be in a cool place, so it is firm, paint scraper as much as possible. Then a generic cleaner, and paint scraper it some more. Came off no worries.

My heart sank when I saw it, the whole container had leaked out!

Lesson learned, make enough fudge to use all the glucose syrup in your house ;)
Title: Re: Glucose Syrup spill.... Anyone help with clean up tips?
Post by: maddy on May 27, 2011, 01:19:58 pm
Do you have a dog LeeJ?

 ;D Sorry, couldn't help myself......but I know they are the best way to clean up dropped eggs  :P
I have no clue, but goodluck!
Title: Re: Glucose Syrup spill.... Anyone help with clean up tips?
Post by: LeeJ on May 27, 2011, 01:22:02 pm
My heeler x lab would have thought he was in heaven hey  :D

Felt very accomplished to clean it up lol, I really thought my drawer was gone!