Bolognese stains - help!

[SleepyFergus]

Any recommendations on how to get bolognese stains out of a top? I washed it as soon as possible, after applying Vanish stain remover stick to the marks, but they are still there. Have left it today soaking in lukewarm water with vanish powder as i'm at work.

any miracle tips? Its one of my DDs tops that her granny got her from Joules, so not cheap and I'm a bit gutted as it is a nice top, and it's a really obvious splatter of stains :(

TIA

Hang it on the washing line if you have one or even in a sunny window.

The sun can do wonders for such stains.

Have you tried hanging it out in the sun?

Thanks both, will try that. Although sun is hiding today.... (in Scotland!)

Even with no sun,as such,the daylight helps.

It certainly can't hurt to bung it out while at work.If necessary leave it out overnight and give it longer,even if it might rain.

Yep sunlight or even daylight. If not bright sun may take a couple of days!

washing up liquid rubbed into the stain along with a little bit of water then rewash in the machine

Thanks all, will try your suggestions and leave it out in the daylight (sunlight if I'm lucky!)

Thanks to everyone! After soaking it for a day, I rubbed some washing up liquid into it and gave it another wash...still had the stains but I put it outside on the line all day and pleased to say that the majority of the stains have gone!!! Esp the ones on the front of the top. They are a little faint on the inside white placket but not that noticeable and I might be able to gently and v carefully dab them out with some bleach.

So thanks to all for your suggestions, a collective effort! And I won't have to explain to my MIL why an expensive pressie was splattered with bolognese sauce. Needless to say, my DD will be stripped of all clothes next time we have spag bol!

If a little bit remains I would simply put it out on the line for a little while longer,with the affected part facing the most 'sun' IYSWIM!

Glad to hear you've had a good result.

More hanging in the sun (yes, we had sun yesterday) and ALL stains have gone!!!

I am ridiculously thrilled about this

thanks again all!

sad to say we dont have sun today though (also in scotland)

Yes sun works wonders, before resorting to bleach get the stain wet again and repeat drying in the sun.

The UV bleaching seems to go much better if the item is damp. Quite easy to arrange on my washing line at the moment. It's dry that isn't happening.

Ace bleach, it's a fabric bleach and works on pretty much anything

Glad it worked, felt like magic the first time i tried it

Now all I need is a way to remove acrylic paint!

It still feels like magic when I do this

I've heard of vanish and aeriel etc, but what is Sun? where can I get some please? (also in Scotland )

Sun - very hard to get hold of. Have to get it while you can. Quite popular on the continent though I believe.......

Does leaving it out in the sun work on coloured clothing or just white?

I remember the first time that the sun removed tomato based stains on one of my favourite outfits. I vividly remember thinking "Why did it take me until the age of 41 to find this out?"

Napisan works wonders as well :-)

Hairybeast worked on coloured for me!