How do you take out stains on white jerseys?

Question

Recently there was a pipe leakage on the sapartment on top of us which bursted my husbands three valuable jerseys. They happen to be white unfortunately:( I think they are ruined but want to know if theres a way to save them. I don't want to bleach them because im scared they will turn yellow. What ahould I do and what should I use?

Answer 1

buy some clorox color safe bleach, in the blue bottle put some on and let it set over night

Answer 2

what ever you do don´t use any kind of bleach. I can suggest this,If you can find a product called Dr Beckmann stain remover where you live then your problem is solved . It´s a great product and it removes every stain there is to remove , if not then try this , Old fashioned way takes up more time but works. Buy some good old fashioned soap bar , soap (Natural Soap) You can find this in most hardware stores and supermarkets. Soak the jumpers in cold water, rub the soap into the stain. Leave the soap on for sometime then give a gentle rub , rinse well . they roll the jumper/s in a towel. hang or lay them outside in the sun. Once they have been outside for 1/2 hr . sprinkle cold water over the stain. keep doing this every now and then and hopefully the sun will bleach the stain out. This way of washing your whites is very good , as the sun bleaches them whiter than white. But try and find this product. Dr Beckmann you can look this up on Internet

Answer 3

(This is the same answer I just gave someone else -I just copied it....)

"Believe it or not I use "Hartz Pet Stain & Odor Remover"! (I buy it at my Grocery Store, Food Basics -$4.79) It works amazingly!!! I sprayed a spot where the kids tracked mud in, and left it to 'soak' for a while; when I came back I couldn't even see where the spot was!
I use it all the time now!!! It's great on furniture! I even use it on laundry stains and add it to the laundry water occassionally! I also use it on/in shoes! Oh, and for 'pet stains' -terrific!! And did I mention how nice it smells?!
Try it!!! :)"

For your shirts, try 'soaking' them in Hartz and water. You could add 'Baking Soda' as well; both to the 'soak' and your regular laundry loads. It whitens but isn't harsh like bleach!

You can also buy something called "bluing" it takes the 'yellow' out of 'whites'.(There are several brands.) Or there are fabric 'whiteners'. (Some made by "Rit" and "Tintex"; like the dyes.)

Good old fashioned 'Sunshine' works too!

Good luck!

Answer 4

There are a few things I would try. If you are leery of using bleach, try putting straight lemon juice on the stains. Let it sit a while and rinse off. And you can also try hydrogen peroxide. Sometimes that gets out stains. Another option is the product Oxy-Clean. I assume ther jerseys are made of a synthetic material. Sometimes dishsoap works on synthetics. Hope this helps - good luck.

Answer 5

well the best way to remove stains from fabric, is oxyclean. mix in large container with scalding hot water add jersey's, let them soak til water cools check to see if all stains are gone. if so rinse in washer, if not add more oxyclean. will not damage fabric i have used this on lace curtains, carpet, many different items all with sucess!

Answer 6

you can bleach them just add bluing to the final rinse, its an old fashioned product but it really does work to keep all your white bright-good luck

Answer 7

try house hold soda crystals that may work u can use this in your washing machine it wont harm it i always use it for my whites with stains alot of people use instead of calgon tablets itssurposed to prevent limescale so dont worry about using it in your machine

Answer 8

Liquid automatic dishwasher detergent.