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Post by trisha on Apr 24, 2017 13:56:35 GMT
I have a problem with a butter mark on one of hubs shirts.
I have tried washing up liquid, but the mark is still there. It's more noticeable as it's a plain dark coloured shirt. It's heading towards the bin as we speak!
Trisha
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Post by vwcamperfan on Apr 24, 2017 14:32:49 GMT
Just read that dishwashing detergent may help - worth a try?
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Post by Lancashire Lass on Apr 24, 2017 20:17:12 GMT
Annoying! I would have suggested washing up liquid if you hadn't already used it. I soaked something light in Fairy once but then the top turned a light shade of green! That went in the bin!
I have another washing problem. My OD has given me her black courdrouy dress which went into the washer with a tissue in the pocket. She says she rewashed it but it is still covered in the stuff. Any suggestions what to do?
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Post by Jazzy on Apr 25, 2017 9:43:54 GMT
Trisha - Aerial and Vanish do stain remover sprays, also a few more washes might help, and drying outside in the sun helps to magically make stains disappear.
LL - wash the dress again and dry outside, the breeze may remove the tissue, whilst the garment is still damp, tumble dry, and try the sticky rollers, which I use to remove dog hairs.
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Post by 6herry on Apr 25, 2017 22:12:36 GMT
I sorted that once a few years back by rubbing in a car mechanics degreasing cleaner before washing.
I forget what it was called but is was bright green.
I just looked it up, it is called swarfega.
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Post by Lancashire Lass on May 4, 2017 20:52:36 GMT
Rewashing didn't help much so I soaked the dress in a sink of cold water with several aspirin dissolved into it. Saw this tip somewhere on the web where it stated the aspirin dissolves paper. And it did! Dress now returned to happy daughter.
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Post by trisha on May 6, 2017 13:46:42 GMT
Stain now gone, hooray.
I found some biotex, I left the shirt soaking for 24 hours.
The next step was going to be industrial degreaser.
Thank you all for your comments.
LL, I have stored the tip about aspirin in my memory bank. I'm sure to need it at some point.
Trisha
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Post by magggzzz on May 6, 2017 16:31:30 GMT
i'll have to remember that tip about aspirin too. Do you know that washing machines have a magic ability to turn socks into paper hankies.
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Post by 6herry on May 6, 2017 16:59:18 GMT
Interestingly, aspirin is salacylic acid.
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Post by magggzzz on May 8, 2017 19:40:54 GMT
Not to be pedantic here but Salacylic acid is a precursor to aspirin. It's actually acetyl salacylate. I'm showing off here. Every year the students used to do a long project making aspirin from oil of wintergreen. I've made the stuff about 10 times. It was a real pain. All I really remember is tons of washing up and a stinky smell.
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Post by 6herry on May 8, 2017 19:47:17 GMT
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