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white school shirt please help
RTKangaMummy · 15/01/2005 22:30
DH puts DS new white school shirt in washing machine with my new dark brown top.
result beige school shirt
DH then tumble dries school shirt
Then bleaches beige school shirt
WE NOW HAVE YELLOW/CREAM/BEIGE SCHOOL SHIRT
Please help how can I get it back to white or even whiteish.
It was a new shirt
Why he did he tumble dry a beige shirt rather than put back in wash????????
IS IT COMPLETLEY RUINED?????
If bleached again will it go more yellow or white?
jampots · 15/01/2005 22:32
Buy a new one?
Lakeland do a laundry magic cloth thing that you pop in the wash and it attracts all the stray colours (including if you pop colours and whites togehter). Its brill but no good after the event - sorry !
tillykins · 15/01/2005 22:33
What about one of those sachets that you use to brighten net curtains?
And a good kicking for your husband?
Beetroot · 15/01/2005 22:34
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lunavix · 15/01/2005 22:37
Vanish do a stain remover that gets rid of colour runs in washes? Maybe try that?
It might be a long shot, else Tescos sell them quite cheaply
HTH
RTKangaMummy · 15/01/2005 22:38
yes thats what i thought about the tumble drier
he even noticed it was beige before putting it in
WHY?
I thought it was ruined too just thought someone would have brill idea.
We used to have some of those colour attract things but cant find them.
RTKangaMummy · 15/01/2005 22:42
morning paper
I think I will try a colour thing from tesco it will be cheaper than a new shirt anyway.
or
May ask my mum about lakeland she gets all her stuff from there
Thanks
Do you all think bleach will make it more yellow???
WestCountryLass · 15/01/2005 22:48
There are a few colour run things you can get at the supermarket, and you could try the net curtain brightener. I would also try bleaching it again and keep dunking it/put something int he bowl to weight it down while it soaks.
JanH · 15/01/2005 22:55
Shirts are only about £2 these days from places like Asda and Matalan and Tesco. I would buy a new one and take the cost of it out of his beer money.
RTKangaMummy · 15/01/2005 23:44
LOL JanH
I will deffo try bleach because we already have that in house.
Carla · 16/01/2005 00:45
RTK, I know you don't want to hear this, but I think it's probably the bleach that sealed it's fate. A colour run remover may have worked, but bleach doesn't always -erm- bleach white some fabrics, just turns them yellow.
Save yourself some hassle and go and get a new cheapy one tomorrow. And tell dh not to try and be so clever next time - horses for courses (Only joking, I'm sure he was only trying to be helpful - I'd never get my H within 6 feet of our washing machine. XXX
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