Report: A Goo Gone Success Story

I just had to share this one quickly before I leave for work. I'm pretty sure the issue of those white marks that surface all over the Hunter Wellington boots has been discussed here on the YLF Forum before. I have a pair of Wellies that have been blooming with the white marks and have found Internet threads suggesting everything from olive oil to Armor All to get rid of the marks. One of the solutions I saw posted was a combination of McNett UV Tech spray and/or a product called "Goo Gone."

Anyway, last night on my way home from work, I discovered a big, sticky wad of gum on the bottom of my black leather briefcase bag! (I must have set it down somewhere without looking first.) Since I'd been planning to look for Goo Gone anyway, I decided to stop in at my neighborhood hardware store to see if they carried it. Luckily, they did, and Eureka! Goo Gone not only rid my handbag of the disgusting gum, but it shined up my Wellies beautifully all by its lonesome, and there are no signs of blooming on them this morning!

Goo Gone may not be the most environmentally friendly product, and the label warns not to use it on leather or rubber, but so far, I've seen no negative consequences from having done so. I did sponge both the handbag and Wellies off with a dampened paper towel with a little mild dish soap afterwards to try to get rid of any toxic residue left by the Goo Gone. But I'm really pleased with the success of this, as I thought the handbag was a goner!

15 years ago

JennyK (NC)

Active Member

I love Goo Gone. Didn't know there was anything particularly environmentally unfriendly about it. One bottle lasts me for years, because you need just a little bit to get the goo gone.

I'm glad it worked so well for your briefcase and your wellies!

Frances

Jenny, I'm completely new to Goo Gone. Where has it been all my life? Last summer when I was coming home from a vacation in Hawaii, the airport slapped a sticky tag on the handle of my suitcase that left goo all over it. Nothing worked to get the goo off, and every time I picked up the suitcase, I got goo all over my hands. I finally wound up dropping it off at the thrift store (I needed to buy a larger suitcase anyway), but I wish I'd known about the Goo Gone then!

Louise

Veteran

Another tip for wellies keep them away from sunlight. I used to store my Hunter's in the utility room which gets a lot of indirect sunlight and they 'bloomed' terribly so now after using the McNett spray I keep them in the bottom of the wardrobe and touch wood no blooming x

Thanks for the tip, Louise! Now that our rainy season in San Francisco seems to have finally wrapped up, I will move my newly polished Wellies into the dark closet.

chewyspaghetti

That Goo Gone stuff is really amazing.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Oh! How fabulous. Great story. I need some goo gone goo.

Maya

I told you to get Goo Gone for the sticky stuff in my Swanns Angie! I'm surprised you were able to remove it without it.

Goo Gone is a miracle product, although I didn't realize there was anything environmentally unsound about it.

I told my dad about it once to remove some gunk from his wallet. In his typical style, he was so impressed he bought it in bulk...

I am thus never without Goo Gone.

I remember, Maya. But a bit of elbow grease did the trick.

I feel like I'm the last one on the planet to discover Goo Gone! And really, it was on a remote shelf way in the back of the hardware store where the bottles were all dusty, so it's not like it's flying off their shelves!

I should not have suggested that Goo Gone is environmentally unsound. I think the "DANGER: Contains petroleum distillates," and "DANGER: HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED" warnings gave me a scare, but who knows? The same might be the case with Simply Green for all I know. Definitely not a product to keep in unlocked cupboards around small children though!

taylor

WOW where can we get this miracle goo zapper, any hardware store?

Taylor, I've heard you can get it at auto supply stores, hardware stores, and probably any home improvement store too.

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