I shop at consignment stores for my Ebay store and I have several things with set in stains on them. I have tried everything from Dawn and Clorox 2 to carpet cleaner. Nothing works. Please help!
Try a bit of dishwashing liquid mixed with warm water. Soak the stain 5-10 mins. and lightly scrub with a toothbrush or between your hands. Rinse thoroughly. Then mix room temp. water with white vinegar 50/50. Soak the stain for 5-10 mins. and rinse thoroughly. Repeat the step above with the dishwashing soap. Rinse thoroughly then launder if necessary. If it's a lighter garment, you can add a tiny bit of reg. bleach to the dishwashing soap & water solution.
For carpet stains: Do as above, but add just a bit of regular bleach to the dishwashing liquid steps, but do NOT use reg. bleach for darker carpets! Also, do not scrub the stains on your carpet....just soak and blot up the liquids. These steps have taken out set carpet stains, pet urine stains, and even soy sauce out of my beige speckled carpet! (Part of the carpet was quite darker in color and the tiny bit of bleach didn't hurt it, but, again, I wouldn't risk it on darker carpets.:) KW
Iron out (found in the plumbing department at Wal-Mart) works great for rust stains. My washing machine is aged, to say the least, and is prone to leave spots on my clothes.. especially if I leave them in there more than a half hour. When I wash my good whites and light clothes, I always add about a quarter cup to the wash. No more rust spots! It also is great to soak those dingy whites and even colors in. I soaked my great grandmother's antique hand crocheted table cloth in it and it looks like new!
I recently took a suit to the cleaners (coffee stain on the skirt and jacket). The stain was set in and they could not remove it. I need ideas on how to remove the stains.
I'm at a loss! I have three sweaters that have set-in stains. One white shirt with a gray spot, an off white one with a organish spot, and a light green sweater with a yellow spot. I have no idea what any of the stains are. I've tried shout, bleach, amonia, everything I can think of. What can I do?
Huge problem, yesterday I wore my purple corduroy flats but it started raining and I got some dirt on them. When I got home my mom told me to clean it with baby wipes but now it seems the color faded or something. PLEASE HELP if you know how I can fix it. THANKS
This is to Lar about stains on a white shirt. Try a dishwasher dtergent and water solution. Soak as long as needed. I have the best luck with the Powder Cascade, but it does take some stirring to dissolve it.
I had bought Simple Green spray as an alternative to 409. I didn't like the way it worked for than, so I put it beside the laundry to try using it as a stain remover.
Boy, did it work! Stains that had been set in clothes for 5-6 years that I thought would never come out (re-washing it several timred over had turned it into a it into a "perma-stain" came right out in one wash. I now use it for all my stains!
HELP! Please help me I have two days to get a stain out! I bought a white shirt especially and its the only one I have. I tried it on and because I was busy forgot to take it off whilst cooking (silly me.) It was a tomato pasta sauce on a white cotton shirt and the stain will not budge! I have tried EVERYthing!
I have four sons and a daughter who frequently go out bush fishing etc. Their clothes is always getting set in stains from dirt. I have limited time to do laundering and would like to know what would be the best treatment. The area that I live in has very hard water.
Help! My dear daughter is 2 and we have 5 pieces of clothing all from different outfits with different stains that we thought came out. Until we pulled them from the dryer and realized they didn't come out! These are all new items and we have five outfits she can't wear! Please help!
stain #1: set in grass stain on pink cotton knit pants stain #2: set in chocolate on mint green cotton knit pants stain #3: set in mystery stain ( it's black, possibly something grease based) on pink cotton knit shorts stain #4: set in red faded onto an off white cotton shirt with a colored graphic on the front (this happened to two other mainly white shirts w colored prints/ images on them) stain #5: set in tomato based stain (spaghetti-o's)
I frequently buy used clothes from yard sales, and thrift shops. I had purchased a 100% cotton button-down blouse that was white with black and tan small flowers print. The shirt was covered in large yellow stains (probably the reason it was donated to the church thrift store). One sleeve looked as if it was dunked in the offending liquid. I tryed first by using my trusty "shout" stick and washing in warm water per label instructions, that didn't make any difference in the stains. Next I came here and tried some of the tips suggested above. I mixed dish soap (Dawn) with Borax and scrubbed the paste in the stains with a toothbrush. They didn't move. Next I scrubbed the stains with bleach and liquid laundry soap, set them in the washer with boiling water overnight and washed first thing in the am with hot water. That faded them some, but they were still noticeable and not one (even the very small) had dissappeared altogether. Finally in frustration, I soaked the shirt in lemon juice, wrung it out and set it out in a very sunny place to hang and dry. The stains are now completely gone! Not a trace anywhere. It's hard to say if the whole lot of treatments finally "wore them out" or if it was the lemon juice and sunshine that would have won the day after all... Thanks for all the help!
I have this white jacket and it have black ink stain on it i have tried hair spray, alcohol, paint tinner, and nothing works but the stain looks like it hard to come out can you please assist me in this.
A friend told me to try Goo-Gone. I did on a black grease stain and it worked. The stain was on a red shirt and it came out. I'm sure it would work on a white shirt as well. Good luck!
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Archived on 04/23/2008
I have three white shirts that have set in stains. One has a mysterious blue stain, the other a yellow stain (maybe oil of some sort), and the other has a small black grease stain. Anyone have a solution on how to remove them? Any help would be appreciated. There is nothing else wrong with the garments.
Erin from PA
Answers:
RE: Removing a Set In Stains From Clothing
A friend once told me to use a bar of hand soap, wet it slightly, rub it on the stain a few seconds then launder as usual. She said it works every time. I have never had to use it yet. (10/31/2004)
I usually put some bleach and water in a small bowl & use a q-tip to apply the mixture. If it is a solid white tee shirt or blouse, this works fine. A friend told me that you should boil water and pour it directly on the stain (even if the stain is an old one, the garment has been laundered and put in the dryer), it works great. I always thought that boiling hot water would 'set a stain' but it does not. Try it! (10/31/2004)
By Rosalie
RE: Removing a Set In Stains From Clothing
Here's a stain recipe I got from Amy Dacyczyn's Tightwad Gazette. Pour 1 cup of powdered Clorox 2 (I've never tried liquid) and 1 cup of Cascade dishwashing detergent into a pail, bucket or other container large enough for the stained item. Add the HOTtest tap water you can get. (I usually boil water in a teapot, pour that in, then finish filling with HOT tap water.) Stir until Clorox 2 and Cascade seem to be dissolved. (I never seem to get it all dissolved.) Add the item and soak anywhere from a couple of hours to overnight. Wring out the item and launder as usual.
Although the ingredients seem deadly to laundry, I've used this method a dozen or more times on many different fabrics and have never had any negative results. In fact, it has removed the stain(s) 99% of the time. I was at a thrift shop the other day where all clothes in one room were 10 cents each! There were several items I bought for 10 cents that had a small stain or two but seemed worth the chance of trying to get the stain out for the price. I will soak them overnight in the above solution.
Put Lysol (concentrated) liquid solution on the stain and put it out in the sun. May need to repeat this. I have gotten many set in stains out this way! (03/23/2005)
By Missy
RE: Removing a Set In Stains From Clothing
I have just recently started using this method: Put a dab of any clear shampoo on the spot, cover in salt, rub in, leave overnite and launder in the morning. So far, it has worked really well. I am dieting and changing sizes frequently, so I purchase my clothes at thrift stores and yard sales. (03/24/2005)
By suzi homemaker
RE: Removing a Set In Stains From Clothing
Use Dawn dish washing liquid directly on the stain. Let it soak, scrub it then throw it in the washer. This worked on a whole load of clothing that had been dryed with a busted ink pen. (03/25/2005)
This is a tried and true tip! I had this shirt that had a very very old set in grease stain on it and I just hated to give it up. So as I was going through my closet found my shirt and decided to make my own stain concoction. What did I have to lose?
On the stains I rubbed some Shout Gel and then I took some powdered Borax and rubbed it into the gel/stain too and threw it in the wash and crossed my fingers. I also took one of my daughters stained shirts and did the same and threw it in as well. The old set in stains all came out! Completely gone! I was amazed.
Needless to say I have been going through all our old set-in stained clothes to give them new life!
(06/14/2005)
