Stupid gift bag item made a stain on my ceiling! archived

Yes. I remember that stuff well, in fact I remember that stuff everytime I see the mark it left on my ceiling......

Oh no Kibbe! I had the same thing happen at my old house...but it was a red sticky hand! What a bummer!!!

Maybe a bleach-ish cleaning spray? Just be careful not to get it anywhere...or let it sprinkle on anything!

Know those yucky sticky toys well. One thing to keep in mind, nobody but you ever really looks up at your ceiling.

Had a whole bunch of these toys until I figured out that they left some oily residue on the ceiling. Not sure what it is, but it did sort of fade over time. Or I stopped looking.

can you reach up there with Goo Gone?

I'm so pissed! I could ignore the oily residue, but the color stain is what's pissing me off. The problem is that this ceiling is very high and pitched. I had to stand on a bar chair with a broom to get it off, and the whole time it was just clumping and rolling around -- ANNOYING! Goo Gone may be a start, but I can't reach that high with it. I guess it's ladder time. I'm so ANGRY! Please parents, STOP INCLUDING THOSE AWFUL THINGS IN THE GIFT BAGS! They serve no purpose other than to start a rant on MOL!

Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser or the equivalent.

Kibbe, aren't you the one who throws out leftover paint? LOL

Seriously, try the Go Gone stuff and then the Magic Eraser.

Had the same thing happen with one of those stupid sticky things.....I can't remember how in the world we got it off. PITA!!

Magic Eraser worked for us.

FWIW can we stop with the gift bag crap? If I get ONE MORE trinket from Oriental Traders or Party Express I'm gonna lose it. Save the two bucks, say thanks for coming, and we're off happy and without the clutter.

I would try the Magic Eraser first and if that does not work then I would go for the Goo Gone.

I know, we should start a movement NO MORE GIFT BAGS!!!!!

Supposedly the oily residue from that Fun Tack stuff (the blue sticky stuff we all ruined our walls and posters with as teens) can be removed with lighter fluid, so that might be worth testing in an inconspicuous spot. Goo gone says it can be used to remove oily things like kitchen grease and bicycle grease, but keep in mind that one of its active ingredients is citrus oil, so make sure it's not going to leave a bigger oily spot on your paint. If it looks like it will work, consider getting the spray bottle of the new gel version of goo gone, might be easier to apply to the ceiling and stay on the spot.

Or maybe just give it some time and see if it fades and/or you forget about it.