Tips and ideas for removing set in stains from clothing. Post your ideas below.
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I use a week long OxyClean soak. I routinely soak my dishtowels and dish cloths for a week in OxyClean plus some of my band members really stained t-shirts, a bedspread that had been used outdoors etc. - all with set in stains. The gold cotton bedspread did lighten up a bit but it was even and a huge stain that had been washed and dried for years came out! I use a half cup of powder to 5 gallon bucket of hot/warm water.
i just bought a brand new set of faded look blue jeans and they got dirty from dust mud jeans and my friend through them in beforesoaking them and scrubbing them now what should i do to get them like they were?????
I'm a Laundry room manager at a small motel and I have found the oxi soaks are very good. Try a soak with oxi white revive and arm and hammer super boost stain booster. I do an overnight or 8 hour soak in the washer at work, however set up your bath tub.
I have found that a "pre-wash" I get from Walmart called "Great Value Stain Remover" works really well even on old blood stains. The trick is to squirt it on and let it set for at least half an hour. Then wash in cool water.
I've gotten the best results from OxyClean powder. I make a paste, rub it into the stain, let it set for a while, then wash it.
The Oxiclean paste worked on an old set-in stain on white shorts. I let it sit one day, checked progress and reapplied a second time, let sit all day again and the stain totally disappeared. Amazing!! Thank you!
I buy and sell vintage linens. Lots of stains, some 50+ years old! Oxyclean works well but I really like Biz powder (there is a liquid but I like powder better).
Trick is to fill a bucket with hot water, dissolve a good sized scoop of Biz, stir, and add the item. Leave for as long as it takes to get the stain to leave. Two days, seven days, whatever. It never hurts the fabric. If water turns a very nasty tea color,it is working, pour water off, fill with hot water and keep soaking. If you have to pour off a few times, add a bit more Biz (I don't like the liquid Biz as much as it is blue colored so harder to see if the Biz is pulling out the stains).
If stains are especially bad, add some Tide with bleach alternative to the water too. That doubles the punch of the Biz.
This removes 50 year old coffee stains off of tablecloths and napkins and removes all the grime and dirt of being stored that long.
Make sure to rinse the Biz/tide off very very well or you end of with some of the smudge going back on fabric as long lines or drips.
Another tip that works for really really hard to remove stains like tea, only if fabric is white of course, is soak stain in lemon juice and put out in the sun. That usually will do it to remove the stain. Of course rinse it well after the stain has bleached out.
Thanks. My grandmother's 1905 filmy cotton lace dress (my wedding dress) got champagne on it and was never cleaned. Now 50 years later I found the stains. I will try Biz.
I have a vintage lace tablecloth it got oil on it,the oil is from are old dryer. I've soaked it in oxiclean for 6 hours and then finished it like it says on the container.
Quest. Is Biz the same as Borax? I cant remember. Used it many many years ago
No, Biz is not Borax, which is boric acid. Biz has many ingredients but the main cleaner is sodium percarbonate. OxiClean contains this too and the two products are relatively similar.
Red Jello stain: I made a paste out of OxyClean powder and Baking Soda to remove a red jello stain that had dried on a beige tee-shirt. I brushed the paste in with a toothbrush and let it sit for a while (I had already tried Shout and vinegar which didn't work).
Help! I was in a hurry washing my husband's work shirts (plumber) and I forgot to flip them inside out!
I accidentally washed and dried them all and now the stains are set in. What do I do? I have oxyclean powder, and his scent free detergent (he's allergic to the scents in regular detergent) and I can't use vinegar because I'm allergic to it. Help? They all look like this!
I'm having the same issue with stains that wont come out...
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Best thing that I have found for removing stains (especially set in ones) from just about anything is a paste made from equal parts baking soda and toothpaste. Specifically, the cheap (the kind that is plain white) whitening kind of toothpaste. Work into the stain with a soft bristled toothbrush. Douse with white vinegar and let it foam for about 10 minutes. Rinse with cool water. Apply vinegar to the area again. Allow to soak for about 20 minutes. Launder as usual.
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