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Soaking stained articles or not?

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TriciaF Thu 31-Mar-16 14:52:13

grin Yes he has offered to do that too, but he washes everything at top heat and puts in too much washing powder so I get there before before he starts.

pompa Wed 30-Mar-16 19:40:58

If your husband is offering to do the washing, why argue.

TriciaF Wed 30-Mar-16 18:39:49

Husband has an obsession with soaking stained items. He's probably right, but I think it needs to be done as soon as possible after staining, in a bucket of cold water, or it's a waste of time. Depends on the cause of the stain though.
But I'm no expert on washing.

NanSue Wed 30-Mar-16 16:31:36

I read somewhere that you should never soak stained items in hot water, all that does is set the stain, so cover the stains in fairy liquid and soak in cold water for a few hours or so and the put them on a 40 degree wash.

chelseababy Wed 30-Mar-16 16:08:50

I still can't get my fake tan out of my white trousers. Sis in law suggests leaving them out on line so "acid rain" can clean them confused

suey Wed 30-Mar-16 12:51:13

I have got all stains(except tar) out of everything by a long, long(several days) soak in a very strong soak in biological detergent (poured with a very free hand.)

loopylou Fri 15-Jan-16 17:39:46

That's great wot! Well done you ?

wot Fri 15-Jan-16 15:34:16

The Vanish Gold + detergent and then a 40 degree wash has saved my curtains! Thanks for the advice.

wot Thu 14-Jan-16 21:29:20

Thanks for the advice!

M0nica Thu 14-Jan-16 18:06:29

You can make a paste of Vanish powder and scrub it into the stain and then run through washing machine. I had to get extensive blood stains off a fabric bag and towel (don't ask why) and I did this several times and it worked.

loopylou Thu 14-Jan-16 18:02:50

I'd soak in bio washing powder/liquid plus the Vanish. Fingers crossed it works ?

wot Thu 14-Jan-16 15:31:48

Thank you, Billy Bob! I have got a tub of that but didn't think to use it for soaking...getting very vague! Ill try that!

gillybob Thu 14-Jan-16 15:14:30

My lovely DiL often presents me with a black sack full of the children's horse riding clothes which at this time of year are VERY difficult to wash. The stains from the mud, grease, manure and whatever that yucky brown stuff is, that she puts on the horses to make them shine, makes it impossible to just throw the jods etc. into the washing machine.

I tend to fill a bucket with hot water and add a generous scoop of Vanish Gold. I let them steep for a few hours (sometimes over night) and whist I wouldn't say the stains magically vanish, it certainly makes the items easier to wash. I sometimes resort to an old scrubbing brush and fairy liquid.

wot Thu 14-Jan-16 15:08:44

Hardboard. Silly I pad!

wot Thu 14-Jan-16 15:07:36

I spent ages sewing curtain rings on them so I would hate to have to throw them away. The roof is made of chipboard lined with glass fibre and then cardboard inside so I'm.not sure of the source of the stains.

wot Thu 14-Jan-16 15:05:29

My lovely shed that I do my crafts in (when the weather's warm enough!) Has developed a rotten roof. I have arranged to get the roof replaced but the guy is very busy at present, held up by the rain. Anyway, I had some very nice curtains up at the three Windows and now they've got brown stains all over them from the leaking roof. There's no soaking instructions on my detergent bottles, so is it wise to soak them before putting them in the washing machine? My mum used to soak difficult stains. Any advice gratefully received.