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Tar staining on light pull cord--can anything get rid of this?

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YanknCock · 02/03/2010 20:29

Obviously for the lower part I can get a new cord, but for the bit of cord that goes into the fixture, is there anything I can do to get rid of the yucky brown tar staining? Neat bleach maybe? How would I apply it without dripping everywhere?

It is so disgusting. Who smokes in their bathroom anyway? This is the last time I buy a house from smokers. The glass above the doors was running with nasty brown tar when I cleaned them--I'd though they were tinted!

Also have tar in the light switches, and have just used grout reviver all over the bathroom due to it being tar-stained.

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lostthewill · 02/03/2010 20:35

I put neat bleach on a cloth and rub it over the cord. Worth a go. Yuk by the way poor you. Happy cleaning.

JoCoolBeans · 02/03/2010 22:10

Kim and Aggie tackled this once, they wrapped some cotton wool with neat bleach on it around the cord and left it for a few hours and it came up like new

YanknCock · 02/03/2010 22:31

excellent! I love Kim and Aggie, I shall try that trick and report back.

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