HELP ME SOMEBODY QUICKLEY PLEASE!!!

[tiredemma]

ladies, i have in my hand a beautiful white suit jacket which i need to wear to my best friends wedding tomorrow, problem being, i wore it to a wedding in june and spilt orange bacardi breezer down it, i took it to be dry cleaned but its still there, the woman in the shop said try it on a delicate wash, its 98% cotton and 2% elastene/spandex can anyone please advise me on wether or not i can get this stain out... im desperate, i only have one other outfit that i bought 3 years ago when i was a size 6 , im now a 10 and have just tried to squeeze into it and look horrendous. i am sat eagerly awaiting some kind of divine intervention from one of you knowlegable lot!!!!
kisses in advance xxxxxxx

Don't know about getting stains out but how big is the stain and where on the jacket is it - ie could you cover it up with a corsage or another accessory?

Eeek! Try rubbing something like Vanish into it before washing? Or Oxyclean and handwash? I wouldn't spin it to vigourously for fear of losing the shape.

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the stain is all down the arm and a few bits down the front, just had a rummage through the cupboard and only found vanish carpet and uphosterly cleaner... would that be a big no no do you reckon?? (see how desperate i am)

why did the dry cleaner think that wask=hing might work I wonder? I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I think you might be stuck with a stained jacket. Unless you go out and by some white dye and dye over the stain. Is it very deep in colour or just faintly orange?

Depends if you think the jacket's ruined anyway I guess. It's not a delicate fabric, nor is it a colour that's going to fade... I'd certainly be tempted to give it a go.

i would have a go at washing it tbh and use staindevils or =vanish or whatever

Since the jacket is ruined if you CAN'T get the stain out, I would have a go at hand washing it, maybe having put a little bit of the vanish upholstery stuff on it first.
OR, if you have some ordinary washing powder or liquid which is for whites (i.e not 'Colours'), damp the stains a bit, sprinkle on neat washing powder/liquid, leave for about half an hour, then v gently hand rinse out the jacket without screwing or wringing it.

You can get these dry wipe things from tesco, I can't think what they're called but I have some at home maybe 'DeSolve it' they're in a blue box, you can use them on dry clean only as well. I got a lot of blood out of something with them last week. They're very good!!

oh my god.... its only bloody working!! dry cleaners , what do theyknow eh? ( you watch, ill put it in the machine now and the arms will fall off or something, might still be shoehorning myself into that size 6 suit still...)

Wash it with cold water!!! other wise you can fix the stain more or get the outfit shrunk

It'll be hot tomorrow. You won't need a jacket. If it works, great, if not, wear a dress.

all done, ive just swilled it under the cold tap and now its drying outside, not going to risk the washing machine in case it shrinks!!
thanks ladies

just thought of a tip I was given recently. Put it in the sunshine! The sun apparently will take the colour out of the stain.

I've used the carpet & upholstery cleaner on clothes before, (tomato pasta suace, pale mint green shirt).

Squirted it on, left 5 mins, washed with bio detergent. Worked a treat.

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tiredemma - If the jacket is deemed unwearable anyway then you haven't got much to lose. I always find oxy clean good plus the old stain devils but recently since reading the "how clean is your house" book they swear by soda crystals which you just chuck a load in to the drum of the washing machine. Good luck

could you not wear a large corsage over some of the stained bits and carry a bag over the rest?

hurrah, the stain came out and i wore the suit yesterday, had a great day, bride looked beautiful and weather was fantastic, dont know why i was so worried- a lot of women there just turned up in jeans !!!
three cheers for vanish carpet cleaner!!