GelGems bring splash of color to surfaces

GelGems bring splashof color to surfaces
Argentine chemist Alfredo Tubert's mistake will be decorating windows, mirrors and even drink glasses this holiday season.
Tubert's daughters recognized that his experiment gone bad had resulted in a gel that was flexible, bendable and just plain fun. Now that translucent gel comes in the form of GelGems, colorful, decorative shapes that can be stuck on nonporous surfaces.
The reusable GelGems are available in holiday designs, letters, geometric shapes and other designs. They're not meant for use on porous surfaces such as drywall, which can absorb the color and oil, or on car windows.
Suggested retail prices range from $1.99 to $34.99.
GelGems are available in specialty stores. A store locator is found at www.GelGems.com.
Product can removerust stains from carpet
Q. I have a little mahogany-stained table with metal cleats on the bottoms of the legs. Water ran off a plant and collected below two of the legs, creating rust stains on the pale green carpet. I've tried lemon, dry-cleaning solution and the enzyme product you buy at the pet store, but I can't get it out. What will remove the rust?
A. Whink Rust Remover should do the trick. It's extremely caustic, so protect your skin and eyes when you apply it, and work in a well-ventilated area. Look for it with the laundry products in the grocery store.
Clean the spot well after you're done. Bane-Clean Systems, a carpet-cleaning company in Indianapolis, recommends cleaning the carpet with a warm-water extraction system to remove the Whink.
Apply the product in an inconspicuous spot first. However, Bane-Clean says that if the Whink turns the fibers pink, applying nonsudsing ammonia should reverse the color change.