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09-01-2005, 05:19 AM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Waukesha WI
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Where can I buy Simple Green? *merged*
Some of you have mentioned using a product called Simple Green to clean your stamps (and house too!). I went to Wal-mart last night to get some, but I couldn't find it. Where can you buy it? Is it hard to find?
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09-01-2005, 05:21 AM
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Matboard Maniac
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Sometimes at WalMart it's in the automotive section with their cleaners.
Christine
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09-01-2005, 05:22 AM
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Embossing Fanatic
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Massachusetts
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I found some at Family Dollar. A huge bottle for $2. Hope this helps!
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09-01-2005, 05:25 AM
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Matboard Maniac
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Osceola, WI
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Try the hardware stores. They seem to always have it.
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09-01-2005, 05:37 AM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Waukesha WI
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Originally Posted by cmannfeld
Sometimes at WalMart it's in the automotive section with their cleaners.
Christine
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Ah, I had a feeling it might be in an "alternative" location! Thanks for the ideas, ladies! Sounds like a great product with lots of uses.
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09-01-2005, 05:43 AM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Upstate New York
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I got mine at Ace Hardware, if you don't have one in your town maybe True Value.
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09-01-2005, 07:33 AM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,535
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Sam's Club!
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09-01-2005, 07:39 AM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Blanchard, Idaho
Posts: 5,255
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I get mine at the grocery store in the cleaning aisle. I certainly don't make a special trip to get it. It's right there with the rest of the cleaning supplies. HTH
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09-01-2005, 08:05 AM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,205
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I have also gotten a big jug a Costco and also Walmart's auto isle. Just a note...This stuff is INVALUABLE when it comes to laundry, I swear by it! It takes out dirt, grease, pen, etc... Couldn't live without it!!
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09-01-2005, 08:06 AM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Albemarle, NC
Posts: 43,879
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My husband loves this stuff. We buy it by the gallon at Lowes.
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09-01-2005, 08:59 AM
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Crimping Master
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: New England
Posts: 1,247
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I had gotten it at BJs but they stopped selling it (dumb move if you ask me!), but then I found a gallon jug at Home Depot in the cleaning area. My hubby loves it too - especially when he's doing the laundry (yes, you heard me right - I don't clean the bathroom either!)
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09-01-2005, 09:18 AM
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Kookie Creator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Kailua, Hawaii
Posts: 441
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I love Simple Green. My husband used it to clean his barracks room back in the day. So now I use it in the house. Love the smell. I find it with the cleaning stuff at Walmart, not in automotive.
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09-01-2005, 05:11 PM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: At home
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Originally Posted by CPLN4
I love Simple Green. My husband used it to clean his barracks room back in the day. So now I use it in the house. Love the smell. I find it with the cleaning stuff at Walmart, not in automotive.
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LOVE THE SMELL??? I think it's awful. I wrinkle my nose every time I sprat it. My Wal-Mart is the only place I've found it and they don't have the lemon scent. I'm keeping on the lookout for it.
In the meantime, for my stamps I'm using stuff from Ranger - it's bubble gum scented. What fun!
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09-01-2005, 05:55 PM
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Watercolor Wizard
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Maryland
Posts: 8,015
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Simple Green?
I had never heard of this before. Are you saying that you don't use the stampin mist? Do you use the scrub pad? How do you use the simple green? Do you need it for all kinds of ink, or just special ones?
Wow, I have a lot of questions!
Just a note: I was using one of those round different color pigment ink cases (I can't remember the name, and it is upstairs.) It wasn't completely coming off my blue rubber set. I took a slightly wet(with water), soft toothbrush, and it came right off!!!!!!
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09-29-2005, 06:32 AM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Arizona
Posts: 592
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Costco, Family Dollar, Dollar General...
there are many places you find this, but the best price is perhaps Family Dollar, for about $2-3 a bottle, if you don't want to buy the mongo sized bottle from Costco.
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03-12-2007, 07:31 AM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Gilbert, Arizona
Posts: 512
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Simple Green
Several threads have mentioned Simple Green as a great stamp cleaner. I've heard of it but none of the stores I've checked carry it..
Where are you ladies buying it?
And I think it's diluted but I can't remember the ratio.
Thanks!
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03-12-2007, 07:40 AM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SW Iowa
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I find at my Wal-Mart in the Automotive cleaning section. I dilute mine quite a bit and it cleans my stamps wonderfully. I have a small spray bottle from the travel sized items section and put about 1/4" of Simple Green and fill the rest with distilled water. It's so economical!!
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03-12-2007, 07:45 AM
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Stampin' Fool
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Florida
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Hi, I'm following this thread because I need a good cleaner that is economical. But I have a ?, for Brenda, do you have to use distilled water? Thanks.
Dina
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03-12-2007, 08:26 AM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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The Dollar General stores carry it also. I had already been using it for general cleaning because it is non-toxic and biodegradeable. The spray bottle I got came ready to use.
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03-12-2007, 08:30 AM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Gilbert, Arizona
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Originally Posted by Brenda71
I find at my Wal-Mart in the Automotive cleaning section. I dilute mine quite a bit and it cleans my stamps wonderfully. I have a small spray bottle from the travel sized items section and put about 1/4" of Simple Green and fill the rest with distilled water. It's so economical!!
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Good grief .. I've check 4 different Wal-marts ... never thought to check the automotive sections!
Argh!
Thanks - I knopw where's I'm stopping on the way home!
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03-12-2007, 08:57 AM
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Glitter Guru
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Blanchard, Idaho
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I get mine in the cleaning aisle at the grocery store!!! And, I don't always dilute mine. But, when I do, I never measure....just put some Simple Green in the bottle, then fill it up with tap water!! HTH
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03-12-2007, 08:58 AM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SW Idaho
Posts: 12,689
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I bought mine at Home Depot, but after I discovered how much I liked it, I bought the gallon at Sam's Club for $8.88!
I mix my SG a little stronger than most, because I have been using lots of StazOn. I fill my little spritz bottle about 1/4 to 1/3 full of SG, then add water (I haven't used distilled). I also add a "squirt" (maybe a teaspoon or so??) of glycerin to make sure my stamps don't dry out. I started adding the glycerin after reading about it here. Don't know if it's truly necessary or not.
Anyway, my little spray bottle costs mere pennies, and it cleans *everything*! Including crayon off the wall. I have Ultra Clean and StazOn cleaner just sitting on the shelf since I started using Simple Green.
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03-12-2007, 08:59 AM
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Kookie Creator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 383
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Simple Green was on sale in one of the grocery store ads last week (thinkit was Safeway)
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03-12-2007, 10:52 AM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SW Iowa
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Originally Posted by dgmlmax
Hi, I'm following this thread because I need a good cleaner that is economical. But I have a ?, for Brenda, do you have to use distilled water? Thanks.
Dina
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I guess I am using distilled because I'd seen a recipe (on SCS of course) for a stamp cleaner using glycerin and baby wash and distilled water, that's supposed to be like SUs. I'm sure tap water would work just fine, as others have said that's what they use. |
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