How to clean stains from cotton shirts ?

Question

What are some ways to clean a cotton shirt stain ? the washing machine and dryer does not work too well. All kinds of stains

Answer 1

If its white use bleach, if not use cold water with laundry detergent or anything claiming to get out stains, dont dry the shirt until the stains out.  Scrub the stain before you wash in cold water.

Answer 2

bleach in the washer for whites or OxyClean added to your wash and right on the stain

Answer 3

try using dish washing liquid (like dial or softsoap) put some on, rub it in, and let it set for a couple of mins. then throw it in the wash.

it works wonders for me :D

Answer 4

Before washing, pretreat the stain and surrounding area with a laundry stain remover.  Shout and Spray n Wash are two of the more well-known brands.  But I prefer a product called Zout.  This is available in the detergent aisle of any grocery or discount retailer.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Depends on what country you are from to what the product would be called.

I use "Wonder Sard Soap" . You soap up where the stains is and rub it together, do not rinse it out and put in the machine to wash. When finished hang out on the line in natural sunlight and wella your stain will be gone.

A hint you cannot try to get the stain out with water or touch the stain before the process of using the soap otherwise it will not work.

Hope this helps..... happy stain removing.....

Answer 6

Bar soap called FALS-NAPTHA takes out anything even set in stains.

Answer 7

I use oxy clean laundry spray. It really takes out a lot of stains. Make sure to rub it in. (I use a small nail brush) And let it stand a few minutes before washing.

Hot water sorta 'softens'stains, but it is not safe for all fabrics and colors.

For white shirts with very stuborn stains I use Iron Out. It is very strong, so use it carefully,  it works like magic. But I only use it on white laundry.

For ink, spray with old fashioned hair spray, rub it in, rinse to see if the stain is out.

Peroxide works for blood and some other stains.

Spot bleaching(full strength) works on whites.rinse right away.

And the most important thing you can use is elbow grease and patience. I usually start with standard oxy spray, but for stains that don't come off with that, I just start trying all the other stuff till I win the war on stains.

remember, NEVER dry something with a stain.

Answer 8

Try washing with dawn dish liquid it get grass stains out really good.