AIBU to use not so DD's Ebay money to pay for repairs?

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She has wrecked her bathroom with hair dye, this has happened many times over her teenage years, replaced everything last year to put house up for sale and she's f*ing gone and done it again. I have an earlier post about this today but no response, hence title change.

Tell her that's what your going to do unless the cleans it. Try Grotbuster, it works a treat on dye.

Haven't read your other post but I'd have no qualms whatsover. Actions have consequences, she's old enough to know that. If she is in the habit of doing this, then presumably you haven't yet produced a consequence that matters to her. I would happily withdraw allowance, take her ebay money etc to pay for the repair. I would also insist that she does whatever cleaning of it you usually do. And ruined towels etc would be for her and her friends to use. I'd be furious at such a lack of respect for rules, for money, for family property. And I'd be clear that the consequence would be even worse if the act if repeated.

Definitely YANBU. Depending on what she has damaged however, have you tried babywipes (remove hair dye from a lot of things including skin), vodka (or other clear alcohols) which are also very effective. For soft furnishings, towels etc, spray with copious quantities of hairspray before attempting to wash them

Actions have consequence. Mind you my grown up DD coloured the bathroom with hair dye and it took me ages to clean, she was only stopping over for a few days!

I'd be furious. Give her a chance to bring the bathroom back to its former glory on her own, and if she fails - then use her money. It's unreasonable NOT to insist that she pays for the damage.

Make her clean it up? An old toothbrush dipped in bleach works wonders on grouting. If that doesn't work you can get stuff from DIY stores to re-whiten grouting. Silicone sealant is quite easy to strip and re-apply. If she has to do some hard work sorting out the mess, and pay for the stuff to do it, it will make her think twice about doing it again and teach her some useful DIY skills as well.

ColourB4 Extra strength...works to shrink colour molecules on inanimate objects as well as actual hair.