Stain in clothing issue?

Question

I have this white sweater with red letters on it. I have this black nasty stain on it, in the back wear the sweater is completely white. I have been trying to get it out for at least a year and nothing has worked. What's worse is I have no idea what the stain is. It looks like oil, but I don't know. I need to get it out, Please help. Also I was thinking can you just dye a certain area on clothing without the dye going everywhere?

Answer 1

You might want to check these out. They are the to10 stain removers. There are more on the site I listed below. I've had good luck with some of the products I used ..Good Luck !


1) OxiClean Laundry Stain Remover
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2) Tide Stain Brush
The Tide Stain Brush is a battery operated stain remover brush designed to rub Liquid Tide into stains allowing them to be pretreated and removed easily. This little gadget does a great job on stains and keeps you from having to get your hands as dir


3) Tide To Go
Tide To Go is a marker sized magic pen that removes fresh food and drink stains without the need for water or a washing machine. Tide To Go is handy to have in your home, car, and purse for those unexpected stains that need to be dealt with now.

4) Spray and Wash Dual Power Laundry Stain Remover
Spray and Wash Dual Power Laundry Stain Remover combines the power of a pretreater designed to wipe out oily stains with an enzyme cleaner that increases the ability to remove juice, coffee, and other food stains. This fizzing stain remover breaks down tough stains easily.

5) Oxiclean Stain Remover Wipes
OxiClean Stain Remover Wipes are a great option for on the go stain fighting needs. With the power of OxiClean's cleaner and the convenient form of a wipe, you'll never have to stay embarrassed all day over a little spill from breakfast. Try OxiClean's Stain Remover Wipes on all the little accidents you need to hide.

6) Zout Stain Remover
Zout stain remover is a great product to remove blood and protein stains from your laundry. Effective on all types of stains, Zout comes in a liquid, spray, and Oxy Foam varieties. A long time favorite among many housekeepers, Zout is powerful at knocking out tough laundry stains without a lot of effort from you

7) Spray and Wash Stain Stick
The Spray and Wash Stain Stick remains one of my favorite stain removal products. For busy families, the benefit of treating stains now and washing up to a week later is more than just convenient. The Spray and Wash Stain Stick is a great pretreater with a lot of convenience and ease of use.

8) Shout Gel
Shout Gel has a built in fabric brush that combines with the stain removal gel to make a powerful cleaner. Shout Gel is easy to use and effective on tough laundry stains. The gel works well even in cold water washes and rinses, making Shout Gel a fabulous choice for stain removal.

9) Bio-Kleen Bac Out Stain and Odor Eliminator
Bi-O-Kleen's Bac Out Stain and Odor Eliminator contains natural enzymes that break down organic waste. A super effective cleaner, Bi-O-Kleen is especially effective on smelly laundry stains. Bi-O-Kleen is also effective on carpet stains, drains, garbage disposals, diaper pails, pet stains, and bathrooms. Without any harsh smells or chemicals, Bi-O-Kleen is a fantastic stain and odor eliminator.

10) Clorox Bleach Pen
The Clorox Bleach Pen gives you the ability to bleach small stained areas on clothing without bleaching an entire garment. One end of the Clorox Bleach Pen has a small precision tip, perfect for navigating around a pattern on clothing. The other side of the Clorox Bleach Pen has a scrub brush to provide extra power when needed. Great for laundry, the Clorox Bleach Pen also does a great job in kitchens and bathrooms with bleaching needs
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Answer 2

If you could add information to your original post/question about what material your sweater is made of then you may get more helpful answers.

If your sweater is made of cotton then you'll have a much better chance of getting the stain out. Have you been drying the sweater in a dryer or just by laying it out & air drying it? The heat from a dryer does a good job of "setting" stains; which makes it much, much harder (if not impossible) to completely remove stains.

I've had very good success by soaking clothes in a very strong solution of Clorox 2 & landry detergent. Sometimes I've had to soak the item for 3-5 days while scrubbing the stain a few times each day.

If your stain is oil based you may want to try soaking the spot with Dawn dish washing liquid & water. Scrub/rub the stain for a few minutes at a time throughout a few day soaking period. This may break up the oily part of the stain. Then follow up with the Clorox 2/detergent soak & scrub as described above.

If the above 2 suggestions don't work (and your sweater is NOT some type of polyester) then you could finally try using a regular Clorox Bleach & laundry detergent soak/scrub routine for up to a few days.

My final suggestion is to never, no not ever, use a dryer to dry a stained item of clothing. At least not until you've gotten the stain out. The heat of a dryer may perminantly "set" stains in the fibers.

Answer 3

Drape the sweater over something so that the front will not be affected by using diluted bleach on the stain. There are also dry cleaners that can possibly remove it for you without too much cost.

Answer 4

If Oxyclean doesn't get it out, you can try Dryel, a home dry-cleaning system for about $10.00 (starter kit)-available in the laundry section of your favorite store.

It contains a bottle of spot lifter or spot remover that might help.
Since you say it's been in there about a year, most likely the stain is set.

I wouldn't mess with any home remedies, I'd take it to a dry cleaner and let them attempt to get it out. They'll most likely be successful.
And it will probably cost less than $10.00.

Answer 5

I don't know if you've tried this, but try bleaching the black stain. Just don't get it on the red lettering. Clorox has out a bleach pen gel thing that keeps the bleach from going eveywhere. YOu might want to try that.

Answer 6

Depending on what the stain is...ink? You are probably wasting your time. If you cant bleach the stain then throw it out.

Answer 7

try queenofclean.com She has many ways to get stains out.

Answer 8

If you soak it in hot water with oxyclean and that doesn't get it out I don't think anything will. Die the sweater dk blue! lol

Answer 9

you can use lemon on that stain area. it will works.

Answer 10

try goupe