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HELP! Melted butter on DH's jumper, how do we stop it leaving a stain?

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Kindersurprise · 07/06/2008 18:56

The jumper is 50% wool and 50% polyacryl.

Any ideas, oh wise ones?

I should have made hollandaise sauce, he would not have made such a mess with that surely.

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jamila169 · 07/06/2008 18:59

er no - cos then you'd be on here asking how to get hollandaise out .I'd try neat washing up liquid as a first line of attack

Kindersurprise · 07/06/2008 19:00

lol, you could be right.

Perhaps I should give him a bib or make him eat in the nude.

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Flamesparrow · 07/06/2008 19:00

pretreat with liquid washing stuff (ariel etc), leave to soak in for an hour, then wash as hot as the garment will allow

EachPeachPearMum · 07/06/2008 19:47

well- you could try ironing between sheets of brown paper- that will lift the grease out properly, and protect the jumper.

BibiThree · 07/06/2008 19:49

In am emergency i've found washing up liquid to work a treat if you wash it straight away afterwards, just a tiny blob, give it a rub in, then put in to wash. Should work fine except on v delicate fabrics.

SlightlyMadSweet · 07/06/2008 19:51

I was going to say washing up liquid. You need a detergent to lift out the fats.

Also Which had an article the other week. They we saying that liquid detergent is better than tablets/powder on fatty stains.

Kindersurprise · 07/06/2008 20:41

Ok, tried the liquid detergent, it is in the wash now.

Thanks for your help.

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