Stains inside your dryer will transfer to clothing if you don't remove them.
Stains inside your dryer come from unknowingly washing and drying a substance along with your clothing, which then transfers to your dryer. Paint and gel pens are two of the culprits you may find yourself needing to remove if a stain ends up in your dryer. Treat paint and gel pen stains in your dryer with products from home. When doing laundry, check pants and shirt pockets and any other place where potential stain-makers might hide, as prevention is always the best method.
Instructions
Removing Gel Pen Stains From a Dryer
1. Turn your empty dryer on for a few minutes to heat up the inside. This helps to soften the stain substance.
2. Dampen a magic stain-erasing sponge with plain water and scrub the gel pen stain inside your dryer. Rinse the sponge, if needed, and continue to scrub. This may be enough to remove gel pen stains or most any other stain from inside your dryer.
3. Spread a quarter-sized amount of vegetable shortening onto a clean cloth. Rub the shortening onto the site of the gel pen stain inside your dryer. Allow the shortening to sit on the gel pen stain for five minutes as the oil in the shortening breaks down the ink stain, then wipe the shortening off with a clean cloth.
4. Pour 1 tbsp. nail polish remover onto a clean cloth. Rub the nail polish remover into any remaining gel pen stain inside your dryer. The nail polish remover cuts through the vegetable shortening residue and works to remove the gel pen ink stain that's left.
5. Spray the inside of your dryer with an all-purpose cleaner. Wipe it down with a clean cloth to remove all cleaning agents. Leave your dryer door open for an hour to allow the inside to dry.
Removing Paint From a Dryer
6. For a latex paint stain, wet a magic stain-erasing sponge and squeeze out the excess water. Rub the paint with the sponge. Rinse the sponge, as needed, and use a little elbow grease to soften and remove the paint.
7. For an oil-based paint stain, pour turpentine onto a clean cloth. Scrub the paint stain inside your dryer with the turpentine. The turpentine breaks down the paint and causes it to soften and flake so you can remove it. Add more turpentine to your cloth, if needed, and continue to scrub.
8. Wipe the site of the oil-based paint stain inside your dryer with a cloth dampened in plain water. Wash the area with all-purpose cleaner, then leave your dryer open so it can air dry.
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