My son's baseball pants are white and already stained but care instructions say "do not bleach". Is there any way to get them back to their original white??
Also, he's started to come home with grass stains on the knees of ALL his pants. How do I get these out?
Finally, I myself an a klutz and have gotten into the habit of dropping greasy food onto my pants (lol). Can I just throw these in teh wash or do I need to do something special before hand?
Thank you so much!!
You can use a drop of dawn dish soap on grease stains, and oxyclean with detergent on the baseball pants. :)
I've heard savvy baseball moms recommend dishwasher detergent for stains on baseball pants. 😄
I use Zote soap on stains and it works wonders. I guess it is kind of like Fels Naptha. It usually gets grass stains out. When the grass is stubborn, I put a little Oxyclean on it, sprinkle with water and let sit overnight. For greasy stains, I have had luck putting some dawn on it but right away if possible.
Fels Naptha bar soap. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fels-Naptha
I'd put Dawn dishwashing liquid and hydrogen peroxide on the grass stains, rub, let it sit, then wash. For greasy food stains, I spray with Shout. Even when I discover one that was missed and has been through the dryer, hitting it with a spray of shout and re-washing usually takes care of the grease spots.
Scrub the stains with a paste of baking soda and water, then pour vinegar on 'em.
Good luck!
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eta: I have found the shampoo works as a stain cleaner when nothing else does.
Simple Green. It seems to work on everything. I just spray undiluted on the spots, no scrubbing necessary.
A product called Solumel will get the green out and is gentle enough for babies clothes. It will break up a natural stain....
Shout and some "elbow grease" to scrub those stains, but if it says not to bleach, probably means like Clorox or chlorine bleach. Chlorine bleaches will often cause clothing to "yellow" if it has synthetic or nylon material. On the other hand, I have used bleach on some of things that say not to bleach and it has not caused problem, but it will fade or change colored areas.
Another vote for Dawn rubbed into a grease stain. Don't put them in the dryer, though. If there's any stain left, rub a little Lestoil into the grease and re-wash.
Hydrogen peroxide will take out most plant and food stains. Pour it directly on the stain, let it bubble for a few minutes and wash in COLD water.
Chlorine bleach can cause some synthetic fabrics to disintegrate, so if it says not to use bleach, don't use bleach.
Another vote for Zote & elbow grease. $0.99 at Walmart.
For goodness sake. Wash them and put half the bleach in the load. If you have a top loader washing machine start the water then add the bleach. Add the detergent too. Wait for the machine to fill and agitate at least a few times then add the pants.
If it's a front loader then put some water in the bleach dispenser and then add the bleach. I do this so when it drips down on the clothes it's not full strength.
What's the worst that can happen? They'll get whiter? They'll have dirty and clean splotches on them? If they can't be worn like they are now then you've lost nothing that wasn't already gone.
If it works and they come out white then you're regained something that was lost.
