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Stain Remover For Set-In Stains?

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January 9, 20107 found this helpful
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I use a week long OxyClean soak. I routinely soak my dishtowels and dish cloths for a week in OxyClean plus some of my band members really stained t-shirts, a bedspread that had been used outdoors etc. - all with set in stains. The gold cotton bedspread did lighten up a bit but it was even and a huge stain that had been washed and dried for years came out! I use a half cup of powder to 5 gallon bucket of hot/warm water.

 
September 9, 20170 found this helpful

i just bought a brand new set of faded look blue jeans and they got dirty from dust mud jeans and my friend through them in beforesoaking them and scrubbing them now what should i do to get them like they were?????

 
August 7, 20190 found this helpful

I'm a Laundry room manager at a small motel and I have found the oxi soaks are very good. Try a soak with oxi white revive and arm and hammer super boost stain booster. I do an overnight or 8 hour soak in the washer at work, however set up your bath tub.

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Also the versitle stain remover amazing, oxi pre treatment max force spray or reg. Oxi stain fighting spray also is amazing

 

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February 27, 20220 found this helpful

I have found that a "pre-wash" I get from Walmart called "Great Value Stain Remover" works really well even on old blood stains. The trick is to squirt it on and let it set for at least half an hour. Then wash in cool water.

 
January 9, 20104 found this helpful
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I've gotten the best results from OxyClean powder. I make a paste, rub it into the stain, let it set for a while, then wash it.

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It may take two or three tries, but the stain always comes out.

 
January 4, 20200 found this helpful

The Oxiclean paste worked on an old set-in stain on white shorts. I let it sit one day, checked progress and reapplied a second time, let sit all day again and the stain totally disappeared. Amazing!! Thank you!

 
January 10, 20103 found this helpful
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I buy and sell vintage linens. Lots of stains, some 50+ years old! Oxyclean works well but I really like Biz powder (there is a liquid but I like powder better).

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Trick is to fill a bucket with hot water, dissolve a good sized scoop of Biz, stir, and add the item. Leave for as long as it takes to get the stain to leave. Two days, seven days, whatever. It never hurts the fabric. If water turns a very nasty tea color,it is working, pour water off, fill with hot water and keep soaking. If you have to pour off a few times, add a bit more Biz (I don't like the liquid Biz as much as it is blue colored so harder to see if the Biz is pulling out the stains).

If stains are especially bad, add some Tide with bleach alternative to the water too. That doubles the punch of the Biz.
This removes 50 year old coffee stains off of tablecloths and napkins and removes all the grime and dirt of being stored that long.

Make sure to rinse the Biz/tide off very very well or you end of with some of the smudge going back on fabric as long lines or drips.

Another tip that works for really really hard to remove stains like tea, only if fabric is white of course, is soak stain in lemon juice and put out in the sun. That usually will do it to remove the stain. Of course rinse it well after the stain has bleached out.

 
January 2, 20170 found this helpful

Does this work even on brightly colored fabrics?

 
October 14, 20170 found this helpful

Thanks. My grandmother's 1905 filmy cotton lace dress (my wedding dress) got champagne on it and was never cleaned. Now 50 years later I found the stains. I will try Biz.

 
November 20, 20170 found this helpful

I have a vintage lace tablecloth it got oil on it,the oil is from are old dryer. I've soaked it in oxiclean for 6 hours and then finished it like it says on the container.

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It didn't work please help!!!

 
September 20, 20190 found this helpful

Quest. Is Biz the same as Borax? I cant remember. Used it many many years ago

 

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September 21, 20190 found this helpful

No, Biz is not Borax, which is boric acid. Biz has many ingredients but the main cleaner is sodium percarbonate. OxiClean contains this too and the two products are relatively similar.

 
July 9, 20101 found this helpful
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Red Jello stain: I made a paste out of OxyClean powder and Baking Soda to remove a red jello stain that had dried on a beige tee-shirt. I brushed the paste in with a toothbrush and let it sit for a while (I had already tried Shout and vinegar which didn't work).

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I tossed it into the wash and "Hurray!" It worked! This even worked on a Mustard Stain on the same shirt! Don't know which combination worked but I'm a happy camper! Thanks for the tips. By Rosie

 
April 22, 20102 found this helpful

Help! I was in a hurry washing my husband's work shirts (plumber) and I forgot to flip them inside out!
I accidentally washed and dried them all and now the stains are set in. What do I do? I have oxyclean powder, and his scent free detergent (he's allergic to the scents in regular detergent) and I can't use vinegar because I'm allergic to it. Help? They all look like this!

 
 
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June 4, 20170 found this helpful

I'm having the same issue with stains that wont come out...

 
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November 11, 20150 found this helpful

how to get dry nail polish out of a white comforter

 
October 16, 20180 found this helpful

Best thing that I have found for removing stains (especially set in ones) from just about anything is a paste made from equal parts baking soda and toothpaste. Specifically, the cheap (the kind that is plain white) whitening kind of toothpaste. Work into the stain with a soft bristled toothbrush. Douse with white vinegar and let it foam for about 10 minutes. Rinse with cool water. Apply vinegar to the area again. Allow to soak for about 20 minutes. Launder as usual.

 

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