I ordered both granular Borax and a box of 20 Mule Team Borax through www.soapgoods.com, and they are at 1824 Willow Trail Parkway, Set 200, Norcross, GA, 30093, email questions here: wecare@soapgoods.com….…good prices and the Borax comes in different sizes/amounts. I used it to soften the water when washing silk scarves by hand, And I shall try using it to soak vintage bedsheets and pillowcases into pristine whiteness. By the way, I learned that the best product to get mildew out of vintage embroidered linens was to use Tilex, yep that product for bathroom tiles to remove mildew. It worked almost immediately removing all black mildew and did not damage the fabric.

As I recall, glass etching uses an acid. Here in York Haven, PA, our water is loaded with minerals and acids, causing problems. So, the idea is not to use this crap, but rainwater, even that may be too acid and might need treatment. Dale has an excellent idea, the Permatex hand cleaner has "gut", as does Go-Jo, which is also a good short term lubricant. I've found that after dish washing with dirty hands(grime, grease, grit) that my hands end up "squeaky clean" using Dawn or the equivalent, I also use bleach in the dish water - is that ever a powerful cleaner! Some of these so-called "eco" products have little power to really clean... are "too easy" on the hands... But its the very hot water that does the trick...the hotter the better..

you may cna pressure wash it and get rid of the stain. but you should get your sprinklers properly aimed so that they don't soak the fence. if this is not possible, annual treating of the fence with Thompson's Water Seal or a similar product should limit future staining.

Use a blowdryer to warm the plastic paper and see if that helps. If not, use goo gone on the sticky residue. Good luck!