whitening clothes

[Bonnie Jean]

Does anyone have tips on whitening clothes that have spandex or other
stretchy material in them. I have some items that say not to use bleach but
they look a bit yellowed.

thanks,
Bonnie

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Mon 21 Feb 2005 04:16:02a, Bonnie Jean wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

> Does anyone have tips on whitening clothes that have spandex or other
> stretchy material in them. I have some items that say not to use bleach but
> they look a bit yellowed.
>
> thanks,
> Bonnie

Soak in washing soda.

[Bonnie Jean]

thanks Wayne

"Wayne Boatwright" <wbw@att.net> wrote in message
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On Mon 21 Feb 2005 04:16:02a, Bonnie Jean wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

> Does anyone have tips on whitening clothes that have spandex or other
> stretchy material in them. I have some items that say not to use bleach
but
> they look a bit yellowed.
>
> thanks,
> Bonnie

Soak in washing soda.

[Suzie-Q]

In article <Xns96048B0DB7C2wbwattnet@81.174.12.30>,
Wayne Boatwright <wbw@att.net> wrote:

-> On Mon 21 Feb 2005 04:16:02a, Bonnie Jean wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
->
-> > Does anyone have tips on whitening clothes that have spandex or other
-> > stretchy material in them. I have some items that say not to use bleach but
-> > they look a bit yellowed.
-> >
-> > thanks,
-> > Bonnie
->
-> Soak in washing soda.


Washing soda?
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[Wayne Boatwright]

On Mon 21 Feb 2005 07:02:30p, Suzie-Q wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

> In article <Xns96048B0DB7C2wbwattnet@81.174.12.30>,
> Wayne Boatwright <wbw@att.net> wrote:
>
> -> On Mon 21 Feb 2005 04:16:02a, Bonnie Jean wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
> ->
> -> > Does anyone have tips on whitening clothes that have spandex or
> other -> > stretchy material in them. I have some items that say not to
> use bleach but -> > they look a bit yellowed.
> -> >
> -> > thanks,
> -> > Bonnie
> ->
> -> Soak in washing soda.
>
>
> Washing soda?

Similar to baking soda. See comparison here...

http://www.cutofcloth.com/article_bakingsoda.asp

Wayne

[Wayne Boatwright]

You're welcome. BTW, chlorine bleach will actually cause synthetics to
become even more yellowed, in addition to damaging the fibers.

Good luck!

Wayne

On Mon 21 Feb 2005 02:40:03p, Bonnie Jean wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

> thanks Wayne
>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wbw@att.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns96048B0DB7C2wbwattnet@81.174.12.30...
> On Mon 21 Feb 2005 04:16:02a, Bonnie Jean wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
>
>> Does anyone have tips on whitening clothes that have spandex or other
>> stretchy material in them. I have some items that say not to use bleach
>> but they look a bit yellowed.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Bonnie
>
> Soak in washing soda.
>
>

[marci stroman]

or try washing in cream of tartar

"Wayne Boatwright" <wbw@att.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9604E3EE0FA11wbwattnet@81.174.12.30...
> On Mon 21 Feb 2005 07:02:30p, Suzie-Q wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
>
> > In article <Xns96048B0DB7C2wbwattnet@81.174.12.30>,
> > Wayne Boatwright <wbw@att.net> wrote:
> >
> > -> On Mon 21 Feb 2005 04:16:02a, Bonnie Jean wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
> > ->
> > -> > Does anyone have tips on whitening clothes that have spandex or
> > other -> > stretchy material in them. I have some items that say not to
> > use bleach but -> > they look a bit yellowed.
> > -> >
> > -> > thanks,
> > -> > Bonnie
> > ->
> > -> Soak in washing soda.
> >
> >
> > Washing soda?
>
> Similar to baking soda. See comparison here...
>
> http://www.cutofcloth.com/article_bakingsoda.asp
>
> Wayne

[Nan]

On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:20:24 GMT, "marci stroman"
<phillygirl62@verizon.net> scribbled:

>or try washing in cream of tartar

How much would you use?

Nan