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Dark stains on safety yellow athletic clothes (Original Post) Denninmi Feb 2013 OP
Try Pink Solution. idwiyo Feb 2013 #1
So you've tried the Oxy Clean stuff? How about hydrogen peroxide (test on a small bit)? MADem Feb 2013 #2
Neither of those worked. Denninmi Feb 2013 #3
Damn--maybe minerals in the dirt? MADem Feb 2013 #4
A thick paste of white vinegar and baking soda. beac Feb 2013 #5
Thanks, I'll try it tonight. Denninmi Feb 2013 #6
Good luck! beac Feb 2013 #7

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)
1. Try Pink Solution.
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 04:22 PM
Feb 2013

Canadian website:
https://pinksolution.ca/

I am sure they sell it in US too. Unfortunately for me they don't sell it in EU so I have to literally beg friends to get me a tub when they go to Canada.

This stuff works on everything AFAIK. I tried it on red wine stains, old coffee stains, grass, beet root,
curry, mud, ink, etc. Wish they'd start selling it here.

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)
3. Neither of those worked.
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 05:40 PM
Feb 2013

And the weird part, I can't figure out what is so special in mud spray coming up off a tire to make such a stubborn stain. In the fall, I blamed it on tannins fom our copious crop of fallen oak leaves, because the mud puddles looked like very strong tea. But now, just mud.

Weird!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
4. Damn--maybe minerals in the dirt?
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 11:21 PM
Feb 2013

Well, if nothing works, the only thing to do is to order a new shirt, and use the stained one as a "spare" after a soaking!

beac

(9,992 posts)
5. A thick paste of white vinegar and baking soda.
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 12:51 PM
Feb 2013

Glob it onto stains and gently press into fabric. Leave a pretty thick layer of it on stain. Check in about 30 minutes. If still there, leave on another 30 mins. Check every 30 mins until stain is gone.

If you are worried about color, do a tiny test patch on an inside seam first. (I haven't had problems with this mixture bleaching anything but just in case...)

When the stain is gone, toss it with the paste still on it into the machine and wash as normal. Vinegar smell will wash away, so don't worry about that.

beac

(9,992 posts)
7. Good luck!
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 02:41 PM
Feb 2013

Also, should clarify that when I say "thick" I don't mean so thick that it is crumbly. Needs to be "wet" enough to penetrate into the fibers somewhat.

It will bubble like crazy when you first combine the two, so use a bowl large enough to contain any initial exuberance of the mixture.

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