If I remember back to the "silly putty times" it's peanut butter that does the trick. But I also know that mose kinds of oil will remove it....and I seem to remember that WD-40 does the best job. But then you have to use a grease and oil remover to get that out. We mostly used peanutbitter to remove it from hair because it's non toxic and easier to control than mineral oil. Good luck! Linda C

kp I've been following this from a distance - So glad you are doing the right thing by your windows & home. I have a 1930 Dutch Colonial w/double hung 6/1 configuration When we did a reno the GC was rec replacement windows - OH, NO!!! - I found a true craftsman locally that just does window repairs - he works w/another gentleman and they are incredible - He rehabbed every window in our home - took them apart, put in new parting strips, repaired glazing where needed, re-weighted (this was incredible - he drives around w/old window weights) - new roping ta da! Link below to his site. Operating functional windows - he even took the lovely arched windows from the attic stripped, re-glazed and reinstalled - it was $200/window so glad we did that. Next was the storms - 1/2 the home had aluminum triple track (2nd story) old bad condition, the 1st story had wood storms - heavy, not really fitting correctly any longer and oddly configured 2/2 on top of the 6/1 weird.. in any event I ckd Adams architect & didn't like that they were pine - thought they wouldn't have the longevity needed. We ended up w/Harvey triple track storms & are pleased w/the results. http://www.harveyind.com/category.aspx?type=windows There was also an article in this old house on how to weather strip windows This might be it http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,211760,00.html Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: The window dr

Always helps to know exactly what you're dealing with. Can you call the installers and ask what specific product they used? Then, I'd suggest getting the carpet professionally cleaned. Knowing what the stuff is will help them to decide what products to use to remove it. I'd be really careful trying to remove it myself because of the risk of making a worse mess than what you have now.

How can acetone be soaked on a countertop?