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I tried adusting my new shredded latex pillows. I was advised to simply take out the latex until I reach the desired firmness. That sounded simple enough. What I didn't count on was that this activity would turn my home into a catastrophe. Latex got EVERYWHERE! All over my floor, and bed, and clothes. It's very sticky too. It is quite difficult to get off my clothes. Using a broom and dustpan is highly ineffective and cleaning it up, and it sticks to them too. Also, when i try to discard the contents of the dustpan, chunks of the latex blow back out onto the floor. This is a freakin' nightmare. I wish I would have known this before I started taking out shredded latex. Had I known this would happen, I would have went over to the house of my worst enemy, and performed this activity there. I do not own a vacuum cleaner but I might have to buy one exclusively to try to deal with this problem. Will a vacuum cleaner have difficulties sucking up insane amounts of shredded latex? This message was modified Apr 15, 2010 by confusedbedbuyer
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That's awful, even though I did LOL a little because I've had similar experiences You might try using a damp mop head, or even damp paper towels and/or paper to clean that stuff up. Use the paper towels like a broom and damp paper (could be newspaper or magazine or cardboard, etc.) like a dustpan. |
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Thanks, budgy! Thanks cynicaljones, too! I bought a vacuum tonight and the hose attachment of that seemed to work well for the shredded latex on the floor. It didn't work as well for the shredded latex on my bedsheets or clothing, though. In those cases it seemed to suck the fabric itself while mostly ignoring the shredded latex stuck to it. At least my place isn't anywhere near as much of a catastrophe as it was a few hours ago. Although I dread having to put some of the shredded latex back into the pillow, and storing some (don't wanna throw too much of it out by accident in case I need more later), etc. This message was modified Apr 15, 2010 by confusedbedbuyer
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How about using a lint brush? I used that to get foam that was stuck to the Sealy Truefoam mattress outer covering. You think they could do a better job before they sell those mattresses. I took the zippered cover off to flip the mattress over and saw all the tiny foam pieces. Never got them all off either. But the lint brush got lots off. I had a similar experience with shredded foam in a pillow. I washed it (don't know why I forgot foa pieces were inside the pillow) and the pillow came apart, so tiny pieces of foam were all over the pillowcases, sheets, etc. I had to rewash and rewash the wash again and was finding foam shavings still on pillowcases for a while. I would find it in the dryer. I will NEVER use foam pieces again. Lesson learned. |