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Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
Beatrix Potter
I have long since stopped trying to understand why my Pirates do some of the things they do. I can’t think most of it through to a logical conclusion. I’m not saying they aren’t logical, not at all. I’m sayin’ that they use a different route and end up at a different location than I do, thinking-wise. Sometimes their way is good, and sound, and righteous, and has a nice outcome. Other times I’m left scratchin’ my head and pondering the question that I seldom ask out loud, “Why, on earth, would you do it that way?”
I have little hope of understanding why they would walk on wet paint, but I can understand the logic of taking their shoes off first. Tip #739 in the Official Mother Hen Homemakers Handbook clearly states, “Thou art infinitely more washable than thy shoes.” I never thought they would apply that tip to WET PAINT! So, today I will post the addendum to Tip #739. #739a – The secret to removing Battleship Gray Enamel Floor Paint from live Pirates is COCONUT OIL. #739b – The secret to removing Battleship Gray Enamel Floor Paint mixed with coconut oil from my bathtub (we don’t ask why they would do this in the bath tub, we just shake our heads and sigh and make them clean it up) is baking soda mixed with Dawn dishwashing liquid applied with a wet sponge by a contrite Pirate using liberal amounts of both diligence and elbow grease. Works for me!
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I find regular cooking oil works wonders at removing any oil based paint from hands etc without stripping your skin. Just rub in and then wash with soap.
Hi Rainy, as near as I can tell, coconut oil is the only oil we ought to ingest. So I do almost all of my cooking with it. I also use it as a moisturizer, feels great.
I never would have thought of coconut oil. Us non-seafaring types don’t keep that around usually.
What do you do with it when you aren’t removing paint?
LOL, thanks for sharing the secret to BOTH scenarios!
I’ve had great luck getting paint off of skin by using the pink Holy Cow Products spray. It’s CHEAP, totally organic, biodegradable, all that jazz. I’m getting to where I use it for anything and everything. LOL
Ohhhh… good tip. I haven’t been on a pirate ship lately, but I did walk through some white paint the other day while my husband was fixing my closet door and then I had to hop all the way to the bathtub on one foot to clean it off….
Hi Cari, I thought the same thing about the size of those Pirate feet. I’m just glad the shoes don’t have paint on them. And now my tub doesn’t either.
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Those look like pretty big feet to not think to wash them outside! I am sure they had plenty of elbow grease, as big as they are… you’d have been out of luck if it was a little pirate.
Good on ya for not ever asking WHY in the world they would do such a thing… those words have slipped out of my mouth at times, and I always regret them.