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Stain Remover For Set-In Stains

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Date: 04/08/2005 Topics: Cleaning > Cleaning Recipes | Old Categories > Cleaning  
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I used the following method to get out some set-in stains (red jello and spaghetti sauce mashed in and dried in the dryer, other unidentifiable stains noticed after clothes were dried.)

Make a paste out of Shout gel (or your favorite stain remover or detergent) and baking soda. Scrub this on stain with a firm toothbrush until as much is gone as possible with scrubbing. Then splash on a little white vinegar and let it foam for a couple minutes. Rinse with water as hot as is safe for fabric. Pretreat again with a little more stain remover or detergent and toss into regular wash cycle immediately.

This saved several of my toddler's outfits.

By LynnB
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By H.G. (Guest Post)
For anyone looking for the box of stain remover that requires boiling the clothing item, I believe it is called "Rit". It is part of a line of clothing dyes and is used for removing colors from fabrics.

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By Jaszlyn (Guest Post)
I spilled bright red nail polish on a tannish white carpet and used a bunch of products. It hasn't came out. The stain is now set in. Is there anyway I can get this stain out?

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By Tiffany (Guest Post)
Will the Shout/baking powder paste followed by vinegar method on a red jello stain work also on wooden surfaces?
My little nephews got a 'little' messy while eating red jello and it got all over the table and now I can't get it off.

I need to get it off before my sister realizes it's there so I could really use some help with this. I have tried vinegar and water, Lysol wipes, baby wipes, Goof Off, The Ultimate Remover and so far none of these things have worked yet. PLEASE if anyone has any ideas I would be much oblige to hear them.

Thank You
Tiffany

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By Sal (Guest Post)
Alex I once dropped bright red nailpolish on a very delicate white blouse. I tried everything to get rid of the red without ruining the blouse, but nothing worked, so I figured I had nothing to loose when I tried a stain remover which called for me to boil the garment in water for several minutes and presto it worked. The blouse survived and looks great.

I'm not sure of the name of the product, but check in the stores for the small boxes of dye for clothing and among them you will find the stain remover. I believe it is a blue and white box but I could be wrong.

Good luck.

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By ELizabeth (Guest Post)
Any ideas for removing green paint. or marker that is very set in from a silk dress (pink) The spill was not mine and happened a long time ago! thanks

Posted on 08/19/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Carol Collins (Guest Post)
I need to remove a red jello satin from a tan carpet.

Please help

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By kayla (Guest Post)
Will apple cider vinegar work instead of white vinegar?

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By Lisa (Guest Post)
I used the Shout/baking powder paste followed by vinegar method on a red jello stain - worked great. I would also recommend doing a double wash on stains (catch your machine before it starts the rinse cycle and set it back to wash again).
Tthe sooner you can get to a stain, the better!

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By Jill (Guest Post)
Ahh, Thank you so much. This really worked. I didn't even have the vinegar and it worked on a stain that went through the wash twice.

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By Alex (Guest Post)
Hi, I dropped nail polish on my new trousers and have no idea what to use to remove. Any ideas?

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By Bonnie Medina (Guest Post)
I am an x-ray technologist working in Honduras. I develope my x-rays the OLD way, by hand. I want to know how to get developer stains out of my blouses!

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By Jen (Guest Post)
I have a white skirt that has tree sap stains on it that are hard and sticky that i cannot remover. I have tried Shout and bleaching it. Any suggestions?

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By Terry (Guest Post)
thanks Lynn
my granddaughter was over at my house and spilled red jello on her. we tried your advice and it really worked! her parents didn't get mad because they couldn't see it!

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By Pamm (Guest Post)
Lynn,

My daughter came in from school yesterday with her brand new pale pink blouse spotted with apple that had turned brown. I tried your method (it took three times) but it almost completely removed the stain! Thanks so much!

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By evlevo85 (20) Contact
Thanks Lynn ,
I'm going to try this w/a shirt of my husbands that is almost brand new that has set in stain spots on it.
Hope it works for me too.
Thanks again,
evlevo85

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