slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (01/20/86)
>Does anyone know of a good (sure-fire) way to get tough staions out of >clothes? Assume the clothes are multi-colored (which eliminates bleach). >I have tried SHOUT but more often than not it doesn't seem to do the job. >Barry Siegel I think Spray 'n Wash works better than Shout. I've never had very good luck with Shout. Something you have to remember with products like that, though, is that they only work BEFORE the clothes are washed. If you wash it once, then notice the stain, future applications will do no good. Not sure why that is. I have had very good luck with Spray 'n Wash and Fresh Start detergent in cold water. There are bleaches for colored clothes. Clorox makes one, and Biz works, too. As a matter of fact, in one fantasy game I played a zombie. My costume was daubbed with ketchup and mud, wetted, rolled into a ball and allowed to ferment in a plastic bag in the sun for a few days. I then put it on and rolled in an oily sandy parking lot, added some food color (for that green ooze effect) and wore it for two days straight (including about 7 miles of hiking in warm weather, and sleeping in it). A lot of makeup bled onto it, too. Needless to say, my husband did not greet me back with open arms. Anyway, I washed it in the usual way, only in hot water and with a 1/4 cup of Biz to help it along. Every bit of stuff came out. I was shocked. (And a bit disappointed--next time I'm a zombie I'll have to dirty it up all over again.) -- Sue Brezden ihnp4!drutx!slb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To search for perfection is all very well, But to look for heaven is to live here in hell. --Sting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
essachs@ihuxl.UUCP (Ed Sachs) (01/21/86)
> > There are bleaches for colored clothes. Clorox makes one, and Biz works, > too. > My wife claims that Clorox 2 used double strength (twice the recommended amount on the package directions) works great. -- Ed Sachs AT&T Bell Laboratories Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihuxl!essachs
faigin@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Daniel P Faigin) (01/24/86)
My wife replies:
The *best* thing I've found s far is a product in a blue and
white tube called "Magic Wand." It removed year-old *baked-on*
(read: it went through the dryer, still stained) auto grease
stain from my favorite white knit blouse, with no damage to
fabric I have subsequently used it for fresh grease, tomator,
chocolate, blood, etc., with similarily pleasant results, on all
types and colors of fabric.
Availabilty: check your local fabric store
Cost: ~$3.00/tube, but one tube goes a *long* way.
Karen Davis
c/o Daniel Faigin
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