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Cleaning Dirt and Mud from Work Clothes?

A girl with mud stains on her clothing.How do I clean my son's ground-in construction dirt and orange mud? I've tried several things, from soaking with Dawn detergent overnight, to pre-treating with Shout It Out, but nothing is cleaning his ground-in dirt and orange mud stains from his jeans. Any recommendations? What are people using to pre-treat after soaking and before washing? Is there a specific laundry detergent for this purpose?

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July 21, 20170 found this helpful

First thing to try is to be sure you have as much caked or loose dirt/mud removed (outside) as possible. If you have a long table outside you can lay them out, wet and use a large brush to remove as much as possible before placing in the washer. You will not want to do this everyday so finding a good solution for your washer will be necessary.
I have always liked adding washing soda to my laundry with a stronger detergent (Tide, Wisk) and wash in warm water and never overload the washer. If drying is necessary, partially dry outside and then dry on fluff (no heat) - this works and will not set stains. Finish drying in laundry room if necessary.

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Here are some suggestions that others have used and found useful:

Mean Green - Lestol - washing soda and a good splash of Simple Green - 1 cup of ammonia to wash along with detergent.

Check out these suggestions from past questions.

www.thespruce.com/how-to-remove-mud-stains-2147113

www.thriftyfun.com/tf49128635.tip.html

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July 25, 20170 found this helpful

My boyfriend has the same problem with his work clothes. I have tried many things to clean them. However, I have found one thing cleans the jeans the best. Now don't laugh. I use my power sprayer on them and spray the pants.

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This does not destroy the pants and it really gets the dirt off of them. Afterwards, I just throw them in the machine and wash them. They come out clean and ready for the next dirty mess.

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July 27, 20170 found this helpful

Have you tried Oxi-Clean? I would try it and see if that doesn't do the trick.

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July 29, 20170 found this helpful

Lestoil is a product for heavily stained work clothing

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August 16, 20170 found this helpful

I have there is no better additive than Borax. If That doesn't get it I will add Borax and Arm & Hammer washing soda at the same time. Our house burned 5 years ago and those two things got 99% of the smoke out and all I had to wash with was cold water as the hot was unhooked due to the fire.

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We lived in a camper out back while we rebuilt.

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