Help Dry Cleaners Turned My Wedding Gown Yellow.?

Question

I was watching a talk show and the topic was how dry cleaners have been charging women for a service they didn't do. You send your wedding gown to the cleaners to be preserved and they box it up all nice and pretty and seal it.The gown is preserved for 20 years air tight.This is where they get you because they know the box is not to be opened for at least 20 years so they don't do a thing to the gown. The host of the show had her gown preserved over 10 years and she was going to open it for the first time to see if her gown had turned yellow. She opened the box and her gown was a ugly dark yellow,she started to cry right there but then she got mad and said to everyone who is watching go get the box your gown is in and open it. I was scared to open mine but i did and it was horrible, my beautiful gown was now ugly yellow but not the hat the hat was still white. My question is can anything be done can it be dyed back to it's original white Can anything be done for my gown. Thank you

Answer 1

I agree with the first poster somewhat...Oxi Clean is like a Magic Potion! I wouldn't soak the dress, though. I would test a small patch first and if it works I would spray the dress, rinsing it clean thouroughly, and then allow it to air dry. For storage, I would look in your local yellow pages for a company (not a dry cleaner) that specializes in wedding gown preservation. They might also have a solution for the yellowing, so you might want to call them first. If you do use Oxi Clean and it does work, wrap it in acid-free tissue paper and store it in one of those vacuum seal bags...the kind you can do yourself with the vacuum cleaner hose. Good luck to you, sweetie. I hope you can salvage your dress! One more option: if by chance your dress cannot be saved, cut a few pieces of the lace and/or trim and have it professionally framed as a keepsake. You could also have a hanky made out of a remnant. Once the pieces are cut, you could try again to soak them in the Oxi Clean. Good luck!

Answer 2

You might try letting it soak in oxy clean and warm water solution first. It's a pretty good cleaner and might take the yellowing out. That would be better than dyeing it . I don't know how fragile your gown is but I would rinse it after soaking it and then hang dry it. Iron out the wrinkles if you need to and then seal it in air tight plastic yourself.

Answer 3

Try a light washing in Oxy Clean, then rinse with a VERY light mix of Mrs. Stewart's Bluing (sometimes the old ways are the best!) Air dry inside for a day or so so the dress doesnt get damaged in the dryer or in the sun.

Once you have it refurbished, get one of those "Space Bag" vacuum sealed storage bags and preserve it yourself. I think they run about $15.00 for a set of 2 or 3 at Wal-Mart.