how do you get set- in coffee stains out of a white t-shirt, besides bleach?

Answer 1

Commercial Stain Removers:
You can get a good cleaning from these products if you have them on hand when you need them. When using them, make sure to pre treat them right way. That is, you need to follow the directions of the products provided.

Saturate the item with the stain remover and allow it to sit for at least five minutes. Then, you can wash as you normally would.

Vinegar:
This is an effective treatment for coffee or tea stains as well. Simply mix one teaspoon of vinegar to one quart of cold water. Spray onto the stain and then blot it up. It will loosen and bring the stain out.

Baking Soda:
Here, take a wet terry cloth that is wet with warm water. Sprinkle a teaspoon of baking soda on to it and then rub into the fabric. Rinse off.

You can use any of these methods to help you to clean off the coffee or the tea that you have spilt onto your clothing or onto your favorite table cloth. Keep in mind, though, that you should make sure that the clothing will not be effected by the solution that you use. Do not use any bleach style stain removers on clothing that is colored or those that warn against it.

Finally, make sure that you are effective at removing the stain as soon as possible for the best result.

These things will work well for you with clothing and other easier to clean fabrics. Yet, you still need to think about and plan for cleaning of other products including your carpets. Below, you will find some helpful hints for this as well.

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how do you get set- in coffee stains out of a white t-shirt, besides bleach?

Answer 3

Have you tried oxy clean? Take some of the powder and mix with a little water to make a paste. Apply paste to stain and allow to sit for a while. Launder as usual. I use this stuff on pet stains, tea stains, my hubby's muddy clothes, carpet, etc. It only cost 2 or 3 dollars at any discount or grocery store.

Answer 4

use a pre-treater and wash it a few times.. also try shout or that tide stain stick, that works really well too, I spill on myself alot, its a godsend to have... it you dont do it right away however, the stain might not come out..

then what you do is spill more coffee on the shirt and turn the white T-shirt into a brown T-shirt..

Answer 5

Tech stain remover. It comes in a tiny bottle and you can find it at any hardware store. It is meant to get stains out of clothes and cloth and all of that stuff. I say try some of it.

Answer 6

Oxi Clean

Answer 7

If it's just a plain white T-shirt, go buy a new one. It'll be cheaper, easier in the end. Now if it's a band shirt or something... go with the Oxy-Clean and do whatever you can!.

Answer 8

try lemon juice its a natural bleach

Answer 9

sometimes full strength liquid laundry soap and a brush, repeat a few times. wash.