The Stain Blog October Archive

No Molds on Codex Altanicus

10/25/08 22:41

Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Altanticus, a large collections of drawings and writings about flying machines, weapons, mathematics and botany is feared to be infiltrated by mold.

The Central Institute for Conservation and Restoration of Book Heritage carried out the battery of test to investigate about the suspected mold.

Luckily studies on the relic shows that the stains seen was in fact caused by mercury salts as a disinfectant to protect the document from such a "biological and microbiological onslaughts.

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Overcoming the Halloween Stain Scare

Holidays is fast approaching and the first one in line is Halloween. A fun and festive event for children and adults alike. amidst all the fun comes a lingering horror to parents... stains. For sweets and "props" are abundant during these night of "terror" and fun it is someone inevitable for almost everyone to avoid stains in their clothes. Read the permalink below for immediate treatment and removal tips against Halloween stains.

Link: Tulsa World: A cure for scary Halloween stains

Unstain Everything

Gregg Motsendbocker, chemist, found out the stains can be divide into three categories according to its components which stains from water, oil and ink.

He invented the range of Lift Off water based stain removing product that targets this specific stain types.

Lift Off is biodegradable and doesn't have smells of solvents or ammonia. You only need a small amount for stain removing and can be used on any surface.

Link: Lift off wipes your stain woes away