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Bringing back the white in a T-shirt

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mfh · 22/11/2004 18:28

DP put cheap new black shirt in the wash with cheap new white T-shirt. Result: T-shirt no longer white.

Can anyone suggest what I can use to make it white again?

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bonym · 22/11/2004 18:38

If it's just plain white cotton you could try soaking it in bleach before washing it.

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KangaMummy · 22/11/2004 18:38

my mum has things like sheets in the washing machine and it acts like a magnet

actually I think it is called colour magnet

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BadHair · 22/11/2004 18:39

Glo-white, I think its called. You can get run-remover from the washing powder aisle of the supermarket - I used it when i washed the Christmas (white) tablecloth with a plum cushion cover by accident. It took 2 washes to turn a tie-dyed plum tablecloth back into a sparkly white one again.

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pixiefish · 22/11/2004 18:39

colour run remover

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KangaMummy · 22/11/2004 18:40

they are like the sheet things that you can put in tumble drier.

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mfh · 22/11/2004 18:45

Thanks folks! I couldn't remember what these products were called. I'll look for them in the supermarket at the weekend.

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NomDePlume · 22/11/2004 19:12

Colour run remover is like a little sachet of thick green liquid, as a regular laundry cocker-upper I can vouch for them ! Also to revive normal whites (stuff that hasn't had a colour run incident) then those GLO-WHITE whitening sachets are really good too. I put one in with my all white bedding every few washes and it really does keep them looking snowy

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MilkyWay · 22/11/2004 19:17

Never found anything works (and I have a cupboard full of various stain removing products) except soaking in a bucket of bleach.

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