Lily pollen - any ideas on stain removal

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Mumbojumbo · 16/07/2006 21:29

Help!

DH has got lily pollen on his white linen shirt . Anyone know how to remove red/orange lily stains? Please?

TIA
mj

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SoupDragon · 16/07/2006 21:29

Selotape

SoupDragon · 16/07/2006 21:30

Might not work if it's really rubbed in.

tenalady · 16/07/2006 21:32

do not put water on it as this fuses it to the fabric. It is similar to photocopy toner. Brush off the worst and use any stain remover pre-wash as a precaution. I have managed to get the stain out after dry brushing it off and putting in a hot biological wash before now but that was quite a small patch.

SoupDragon · 16/07/2006 21:34

I had this all over the reverse side of my cream curtains. I bought one of those sticky roller clothes brushes (99p from H&M) and it worked a treat. I was stunned.

JanH · 16/07/2006 22:21

And hang it in the sun to dry

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Mumbojumbo · 17/07/2006 09:33

Thanks for all the replies. I managed to get the stain out by washing it in the machine on the intensive stain programme with prewash (which has never been used before and I didn't realise the machine would do that ) and putting twice the recommended dose of oxyclean! Was a bit dubious but it worked a treat

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