My work shirts are becoming that lovely chewing gum colour!do any of you have any tips on how to restore some whiteness??Buying so close to xmas isn't an option!
Thanx all
2006-11-29 06:40:29 · 20 answers · asked by JustJayne 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I might be able to tell you early next week! I've just bought some Glo-White powder detergent stuff to try on hubby's shirts and son's school shirts and basically anything that used to be white but now looks a bit greyish.
An alternative is dumping them in a bowl of diluted bleach but I'm gonna try the above, more sensitive to skin route first!
2006-11-29 06:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by nephtine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In your grocery store or drug store you should be able to find a product called "bluing" or "blueing". It adds a bit of blue back into the cloth, to get a truly bright white again. Be careful with all the recommendations for bleach, it does break down the cloth if you use to much. To prevent this from happening again, use light starch. The soil and stains wash away every laundry day! The soil adheres to the starch not the cloth itself, so with every load of laundry you wash away the stain, and simply add more starch to protect your shirts again..
2006-11-29 17:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by Deb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the detergent section of a supermarket and buy a box of lingerie whitener. Soak the shirts in that for the recommended time and wash as normal in the machine. Really works well.
2006-11-30 12:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by bothalezi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The least expensive thing is to wash in bleach and maybe add a cup of baking soda to boost the bleach. You can also buy borax on the laundry detergent aisle - but bleach works fine. It may take a few washings or you may need to soak. Be careful because too much bleach will weaken the fabric. Also it can stain (permanently!) other clothes if any residue is left in your washing machine. Merry Christmas!!
2006-11-29 14:48:08 · answer #4 · answered by my sign 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I saw some special powder for sale in the Supermarket the other day expecially for white shirts - try this and see if it works. Sorry i can't remember the name of it, but it's in with all the other washing powders.
2006-11-29 14:53:56 · answer #5 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fill a bowl /sink with hot water and about 4 squirts of bleach ...put the shirts in and make sure there all covered in the water ...leave for an hour then check to see how white they are if there still a bit grey then leave them a little longer when your happy with the colour put then on a light wash in the washing machine and you will have lovely white shirts ....good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-29 14:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Give them a good hot wash in your machine (60deg) - not the delicate wash but the one for cottons. As well as your usual washing powder or liquid add some Oxi or Oxi fix which is a fabric stain remover. Soon have them looking whiter.
2006-11-29 14:48:42 · answer #7 · answered by Sandee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave them in a bucket of water with a capful of bleach for a few hours then wash - don't use too much bleach or leave them any longer or it will start do damage the material. Some types of bleach ie domestos actually have instructions for bleaching whites.
2006-11-29 14:45:58 · answer #8 · answered by Outsider 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know it may sound daft but have you tried useing stain remover, the powder type where you put in a scoop with every wash, go on give it a go, comes in a pink bottle, can't think of the name, hey some one help out here.
2006-11-29 15:04:32 · answer #9 · answered by nessie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bleach or buy new shirts may be just as cheap by the time u payed to wash them bleach them etc
2006-12-03 05:36:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋