Black streaks in dryer drum..

[frontloaderfan]

I let my downstairs neighbors/landlord use my Frigidaire Affinity dryer since theirs quit working. This morning I discovered the inside of the drum had all kinds of black streaks on the inside. I assume one of their children used it improperly. Now I'm stuck with a dryer that literally looks like sh*t on the inside.

Is there any way to remove these streaks?

Thanks!

 

[johnb300m]

Mr. Clean magic eraser?

 

[vacerator]

Streaks, cont;

Sounds like an ink pen got washed and dried, or chocolate.
If the magic eraser fails, try Lysol spray, or bleach.

 

[wayupnorth]

I have some friends that the same thing happened to. A crayon in the kids pocket only theirs was red with the streaks. What has been posted about cleaning it out is the probably the only way to save the dryer from infecting the next load with residue until it finally went away by itself.

 

[yogitunes]

wet your thumb, and dip in either baking soda or comet, and rub on the stain....

baking soda will remove some of the oddest stains this way....

just rinse well before you dry the next load....

 

[psych101]

I had a similar mess inside my dryer when I accidentally ran some chewing gum through it - there is a fantastic liquid product called De-Solv-It (not sure if you can get this in the USA) that will remove just about any sticky, greasy residue like crayon, gum or glue but won't harm the finish of the dryer drum. I cleaned all the gum off with De-Solv-It and then sprayed the drum with a bit of household cleaner, wiped it clean, and good to go again.

 

[nmassman44]

I had a similar event happen with my LG dryer and I used Goo Gone on a paper towel and took all the marks off. Then I washed the area that I cleaned to get off any residue. Let us know how you make out.

 

[lotsosudz]

GOOF-OFF

When I bought my Maytag set, the dryer had marks on the drum, and door. I used Goof Off, and it took everything off. I will warn you, the smell is not pretty. Make sure you wash the drum afterwards. You can get it at any hardware store.