I washed a load of clothes and some foreign substance, that appears to look like grease, has appeared on two shirts and a pair of boxer shorts. The clothes have already been dried once but that is all. I sprayed Shout! on one shirt and then washed it (without drying it...I let it air dry) and the stains did not come out at all. Does anyone have any recommendations for the clothes?
And just FYI the clothes are a golden rod yellow polo, a light turquoise polo and then a pair of light blue boxer shorts. Thanks!
2007-05-03 15:35:49 · 13 answers · asked by arodgardner 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I also don't want anything that has the risk of bleaching or staining the shirts more. Thanks for all of your input!
2007-05-03 15:45:44 · update #1
TIDE to go :0
2007-05-03 15:37:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try rubbing some detergent directly into the stain, sometimes this works better than the spray products. Another option is to "re-grease" the stain, using something like WD-40, just put a little spritz on the stain, then treat it as an entirely new stain.....don't know exactly why this works, but it does, I guess the new lubricant adheres to the existing stain molecules.. Treat with detergent and launder, you may have to wash twice, but it should work.
2007-05-03 15:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by Amy 911 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some fabrics, such as cotton, do not let go of stains no matter what you do. Often, the more you try to get rid of the stain, the more damage you do to the fabric. Natural fibres are much more absorbent than synthetics. If you can find an honest dry cleaner it might be worth your while to see if they'd be willing to give it a try.
2007-05-03 15:43:20 · answer #3 · answered by OP 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dried in oil stains are a pain. You can try washing over and over until the stain comes out (never drying during this process).
I would suggest putting them in the bottom of the trash can and hitting ebay for similar appearal
2007-05-03 15:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by Greg L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
elbow grease no just picking I would go with oxy clean. I worked in a deli and I had to ware white button shirts. I got everything then sauce, chicken blood etc on them. You should wast it in hot hot water b/c oxy clean works best in hot hot water if not soak it in them and all that good stuff . But yeah that is what I have found works best, and my husband is a mechanic.
2007-05-03 15:43:10 · answer #5 · answered by girl_baby_precious 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try kaboom that stuff works great so far it has taken every stain i have aout of all the clothes i go though and i have 4 very young children and a husband..
2007-05-03 15:41:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol
2007-05-03 15:37:39 · answer #7 · answered by Jonathan T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol, no longer on the 2d yet there back i aint been fed yet, oops i'm telling lies, basically found one, a yogurt stain from one among those black cherry and chocolate ones i had approximately 2 hours in the past, tasted so yummy i could no longer get it in my gob rapid sufficient
2017-01-09 10:54:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxy Clean
2007-05-03 15:37:59 · answer #9 · answered by Angelacia baybeeeeee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your stained garments to a professional cleaner. They have some high tech solvents and stuff that we can't get at Wal-Mart.
2007-05-03 15:41:06 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hand wash with dawn dish soap if that don`t work try lemon juice
2007-05-03 15:40:32 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋