Clorox Bleach pens

20 years ago

I just bought 2 of them. Want to try whitening the grout on my bathroom floors (1" tiles). Anybody tried these yet?

Kathy G in MI

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User
20 years ago
No. We will await your report.
gumbycat
20 years ago
I haven't seen them yet but could you draw designs on fabric with them? I have some purple linen-like slacks that have a few splashes of clorox on. I was going to try to dye them but I wonder if I could just draw designs with these pens and make it look like it was supposed to be that way?
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kathyg_in_mi
Original Author
20 years ago
I don't see why you can't draw on fabric with them. Just be sure to wash before it eats thru the fabric!
Hey all you wanna be halloween hippies. You could draw peace signs and write sayings on your jeans!!
Kathy G in MI
ChattyKathy_NE
20 years ago
Gumbycat
Yes you can draw on fabric with them...works great.Make sure you rinse it off when dry.

Kathy G
I used it on my grout in my kitchen, did a real nice job. Should work great in bathroom.

ChattyKathy
mustangs81
20 years ago
Well that's thinking outside the box! I purchased it several weeks ago and have been waiting for an opportune time to use it not knowing I had tile and jeans waiting for me.

Unless those are suggestions on the pen and I just couldn't read the small print...
carlanne
19 years ago
Too expensive, in my opinion, for the amount of product. Good enough for laundry but inadequate for doing much on grout. Company unresponsive when I request reimbursement.

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