How to get melted toffee blobs off the sofa... and my jeans...?! (Pics)

[Flingmoo]

I just sat on my arse for 2 hours eating snacks while DS was napping. Went to stand up and my butt was glued to the sofa. Turns out I was sat on a toffee for 2 hours. Oops

I've scraped the big lumps off the sofa with a knife but now it's just the stuff that's sort of melted into the fabric. And the blobs on my jeans They're not expensive jeans but they're maternity jeans which can be hard to come by so I don't want to say goodbye to them!

Any ideas for toffee blob removal?!

Can you warm it with a hairdryer and then scrape it off when it's gluey?

I think you're screwed with the sofa sorry

The sofa covers zip on/off and are machine washable - could that work do you think?

With chewing gum you're supposed to put it in the freezer and then it sort of cracks off - might be worth a go?
Or the extreme heat method to melt it.

I would've thought the jeans would be OK in the wash.

I think heat would just turn it into sticky goop and make it harder to come off. I second the freezer. At least as a first try

Water. Sugar is water soluble.

Warm wash should work for both, sugar should dissolve. You might be left with a stain from any fat content, if so rewash with bio stain remover. Don't use a hot wash in case it "sets" any grease.

I would try folding an old tea towel/towel over and placing it over the stain and ironing gently to try to melt as much toffee into the towel instead. Then give it a good scrub with stain remover

Not entirely the same, but I did similar with a flapjack! (and then unawares did my big shop and thought people were just arseholes looking at me funny!)

A hot wash was all that was needed, popped a bit of vanish in the wash too just to make sure.

Yes to warm water - it will dissolve all the sugars. A bit of Fairy liquid will get rid of any grease.

Thanks, I'll stick the jeans and sofa cover on a warm wash tomorrow and hope for the best!

Ha ha this reminds me of the time I emerged into the light from the cinema and realised I had melted chocolate smeared all over my thighs

Nice bum if that's any consolation

Ice cube it and scrape it with a knife?

As you've already scraped off the big bits, give Dr.Beckmann stain remover a try.

Hello, hopefully this helps someone who chances upon this old thread. Melted sugar needs to be removed differently than gum, heating it or freezing it will either do nothing or make it worse. Heres what you really need to do:

• Apply an enzyme detergent like Tide or Persil, and a bit of Borax to the area. If it doesn't come out in the wash, try handwashing.