Removing stains

[Moose]

If you dye cotton, does the dye come out in the wash and effect other
clothes?

What method do you recommend?


Thanks

T



"0tterbot" <spl@t.com> wrote in message
news:wyD5f.22909$U51.7669@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> "Moose" <.> wrote in message news:Qr2dnbC-oa8lJsveRVnyvA@pipex.net...
>> If I want to waste time with an idiot trying to be funny, I'll visit my
>> relatives.
>
> well i'm an idiot too so i can't help you there <g>, but did you try a
> proper laundry soaker? ordinary washing powder often works, but not
> always. if you think the stains might be protein stains, make sure you use
> cold water or they'll set with heat. if they're protein stains & you
> already soaked them in hot, probably too late. on balance, might be best
> to soak in cold in case. i believe the bio-types claim to be more
> effective, but the product & methodology really does depend on what kind
> of stain you're getting out, which you've forgotten, so you could easily
> have set them for life already without knowing.
>
> if i really liked the items but couldn't get the stains out, i'd consider
> dying them dark to cover the stain, very easy. if i didn't really like
> them that much & had tried the above already, i'd probably relegate them
> to rags. either way, cotton shirts aren't the best barbeque-starters so
> you\re not wrong there :-)
> kylie
>

[Autumn]

I swear by Spray and Wash Stain Stick. It is a miracle as far as I am
concerned. I rub it in the stain, set it aside overnight and wash the next
day. On bad stains I do both sides of the fabric. It is wonderful on grease
stains on cotton knits which I find come out no other way. Hope this helps.

Autumn



"Moose" <.> wrote in message news:AeGdnQHW56rOtMveRVnytA@pipex.net...
>I have some stains in cotton shirts.
>
> I usually soak them in washing powder, but this time it hasn't worked. I
> can't remember what the stains are from.
>
> Does it matter if I use bio or non-bio, or is there some other method that
> I should use?
>
> Thanks
>
> T
>

[0tterbot]

"Moose" <.> wrote in message news:VrCdnWW0ILnH0creRVnyiA@pipex.net...
> If you dye cotton, does the dye come out in the wash and effect other
> clothes?
>
> What method do you recommend?
>
>
> Thanks

erm, i recommend hot-water dye (where you essentially simmer your items in
dye, on the stove) as best. you can get cold-water dye but ime it's just not
as effective, particularly for strong colours & does seem to come out much
too easily & it takes too long anyway. either way you _have_ to make sure
you set it properly, (generally instructions say to use strong salt water
for setting, they also sell setting products) and make sure you follow the
procedure properly (but as i say, it's quite easy).

again ime, the colour's not as good & not as long-lasting as
professionally-dyed items, & should ever after be washed cold (but i do that
anyway). also ime, some things dye well & others don't - nylon dyes
absolutely fantastically, but that's not much help cos most people dislike
nylon, of course :-) cotton dyes but polyester doesn't, so if you're dying a
cotton-polyester mix, only the cotton fibres will dye. if you're dyeing
cotton sewn with polyester thread (very common) the stitching won't dye.
it's very easy but because of all these factors, you might not get the
_exact_ result you were looking for, merely a better outcome than what you
had to start with (ie your shirts will be wearable again).

you can have things dyed professionally, too, i understand the result is
often better than doing it oneself, & it's not terribly expensive either -
this might be the way to go for you if you're not sure about dyeing them
yourself. at any rate, it's the sort of solution where you're just trying to
extend useable life for something that you wouldn't otherwise use at all, so
that has to be kept in mind. one of my friends has things dyed
professionally all the time, & always gets an excellent & cost-effective
result, but she's in a big city & i'm not sure if you are. it's worth
investigating though if they're nice shirts you really don't want to waste &
you simply can't get the stains out.

oh! lastly remember that with dyeing, you need to consider the original
colour mixed with the dye colour. if you try to dye a yellow shirt blue, it
WILL come out green. :-) it can be fun to see what you end up with! (not
everyone thinks that is "fun", though ;-)
kylie

[win-ho-lee]

Hmmmm...

The next time I find informaiton about Wallace and Grommit to be helpful
in my cleaning, I will heed your "keep silent" advice.

Is this not the newsgroup that went on for weeks about BACON SMELL, with
advice like "get your brother-in-law another apartment?

How long did this group go on about dish sponges? THROW THEM AWAY!

Remember the cat urine lady that couldn't possibly do ANYTHING that was
suggested?

How about the "should I hire the neighbor's kid to clean?" thread? 90%
of the replies in that thread were flame!

What was that crap about "Can you lift your leg to do the dance, send me
the telephone number in 'electrical resistor code'"

It seeems to me an odd choice that NOW you should be telling someone to
"shut-up", When this whole NG seems to be full of lighthearted banter,
and SPAM. I actually gave a way to rid the poster of the stained shirts.
(A method that I have used with great success. The stains NEVER come
back!)

Where was your outrage at BBQ Bob's "'Is she old enough to play with
black powder' reply" to removing gum from a shoe? Was that somehow more
constructive to you?

If you would, please remove whatever it is that you have stuck in your craw.

Have a nice day, and please spread your displeasure evenly amongst all
that do not have stoic, staid, boring cleaning solutions.





Mrs Bonk wrote:
> win-ho-lee wrote:
>
>>Moose wrote:
>>
>>>I have some stains in cotton shirts.
>>>
>>>I usually soak them in washing powder, but this time it hasn't worked. I
>>>can't remember what the stains are from.
>>>
>>>Does it matter if I use bio or non-bio, or is there some other method
>>>that I should use?
>>>
>>
>>Treat your shirt with 1-2 cups of charcoal lighter fluid. loosly roll it
>>into a ball and place it in the BBQ, at the base of the plie of
>>briquettes you will be cooking dinner with. Strike a match.......
>
>
> I do not find this amusing in the slightest. If you have no constructive
> comments to make for the OP it would have been better all round to have kept
> silent on the matter.
>
>

[Moose]

There's always an idiot around trying to impress.







"win-ho-lee" <whl@corrupt.gov> wrote in message
news:e9ydneB92_6-QMHeRVn-uQ@taconic.net...
> Hmmmm...
>
> The next time I find informaiton about Wallace and Grommit to be helpful
> in my cleaning, I will heed your "keep silent" advice.
>
> Is this not the newsgroup that went on for weeks about BACON SMELL, with
> advice like "get your brother-in-law another apartment?
>
> How long did this group go on about dish sponges? THROW THEM AWAY!
>
> Remember the cat urine lady that couldn't possibly do ANYTHING that was
> suggested?
>
> How about the "should I hire the neighbor's kid to clean?" thread? 90% of
> the replies in that thread were flame!
>
> What was that crap about "Can you lift your leg to do the dance, send me
> the telephone number in 'electrical resistor code'"
>
> It seeems to me an odd choice that NOW you should be telling someone to
> "shut-up", When this whole NG seems to be full of lighthearted banter, and
> SPAM. I actually gave a way to rid the poster of the stained shirts. (A
> method that I have used with great success. The stains NEVER come back!)
>
> Where was your outrage at BBQ Bob's "'Is she old enough to play with black
> powder' reply" to removing gum from a shoe? Was that somehow more
> constructive to you?
>
> If you would, please remove whatever it is that you have stuck in your
> craw.
>
> Have a nice day, and please spread your displeasure evenly amongst all
> that do not have stoic, staid, boring cleaning solutions.
>
>
>
>
>
> Mrs Bonk wrote:
>> win-ho-lee wrote:
>>
>>>Moose wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have some stains in cotton shirts.
>>>>
>>>>I usually soak them in washing powder, but this time it hasn't worked. I
>>>>can't remember what the stains are from.
>>>>
>>>>Does it matter if I use bio or non-bio, or is there some other method
>>>>that I should use?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Treat your shirt with 1-2 cups of charcoal lighter fluid. loosly roll it
>>>into a ball and place it in the BBQ, at the base of the plie of
>>>briquettes you will be cooking dinner with. Strike a match.......
>>
>>
>> I do not find this amusing in the slightest. If you have no constructive
>> comments to make for the OP it would have been better all round to have
>> kept silent on the matter.
>>

[Moose]

I'll try it.

thanks


"Autumn" <leaves_of_autumn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:iRV5f.868$Kv.312@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net.. .
>I swear by Spray and Wash Stain Stick. It is a miracle as far as I am
>concerned. I rub it in the stain, set it aside overnight and wash the next
>day. On bad stains I do both sides of the fabric. It is wonderful on grease
>stains on cotton knits which I find come out no other way. Hope this helps.
>
> Autumn
>
>
>
> "Moose" <.> wrote in message news:AeGdnQHW56rOtMveRVnytA@pipex.net...
>>I have some stains in cotton shirts.
>>
>> I usually soak them in washing powder, but this time it hasn't worked. I
>> can't remember what the stains are from.
>>
>> Does it matter if I use bio or non-bio, or is there some other method
>> that I should use?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> T
>>
>
>

[Choreboy]

win-ho-lee wrote:
>
>
> How long did this group go on about dish sponges? THROW THEM AWAY!

I hope Mrs. Bonk doesn't crosspost you to alt.frugal.living!
>
>
> What was that crap about "Can you lift your leg to do the dance, send me
> the telephone number in 'electrical resistor code'"

Gary has disappeared from the usenet. Do you think Homeland Security
picked him up for revealing too much in a public forum?

>
> Where was your outrage at BBQ Bob's "'Is she old enough to play with
> black powder' reply" to removing gum from a shoe? Was that somehow more
> constructive to you?

I share your outrage that Ranger didn't explain why his daughter was
playing with Goex, America's oldest brand of black powder.

>
> If you would, please remove whatever it is that you have stuck in your craw.
>
> Have a nice day, and please spread your displeasure evenly amongst all
> that do not have stoic, staid, boring cleaning solutions.
>
> Mrs Bonk wrote:
> > win-ho-lee wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>
> >>Treat your shirt with 1-2 cups of charcoal lighter fluid. loosly roll it
> >>into a ball and place it in the BBQ, at the base of the plie of
> >>briquettes you will be cooking dinner with. Strike a match.......
> >
> >
> > I do not find this amusing in the slightest. If you have no constructive
> > comments to make for the OP it would have been better all round to have kept
> > silent on the matter.
> >
> >
Maybe that was a secret code for Gary. "Amusing in the slightest" is an
anagram for "Enthusiasm, hitting legs!" If she'd said openly how much
she appreciated your humor, Gary would have accused her of flirting with
you. You know how jealous he gets.

[Grant]

> win-ho-lee embarrassed herself with:
> >
> >
> > How long did this group go on about dish sponges? THROW THEM AWAY!

Hook, line & sinker