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Help!Washing disaster

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Karma67
Karma67 Posts: 541 Forumite
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Unbeknown to me my daughter put her new dark denim skirt in with was and all the white/light coloured clothes are wrecked!! I put the stained clothes in a quick wash straight away but no joy!
Haven't got any transport to go out and buy any stain removers/laundry savers etc.

Has anyone got any 'home remedies' to save these clothes please!!

Thanks!!!

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  • MATH
    MATH Posts: 2,941 Forumite
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    I would whack a small cup of thin bleach through the soap drawer and put on a warm long wash. If necesary stop the machine a couple of times and leave to soak for 5 mins at a time. Don't put bio powder in at the same time cos bleach and enxymes counter each other out.

    Follow this with a long hot wash with washing powder.

    HTH Good Luck :)
    Life's a beach! Take your shoes off and feel the sand between your toes.
  • Karma67
    Karma67 Posts: 541 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Thanks MATH
    I will give that a go....is it safe on white/pink colours?
  • MATH
    MATH Posts: 2,941 Forumite
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    If they are pale I think they will be OK. I have a top-loader machine with an agitator so I use bleach routinely for pastals and whites and I havn't had any damaged yet.
    Life's a beach! Take your shoes off and feel the sand between your toes.
  • culpepper
    culpepper Posts: 4,076 Forumite
    you could try putting bicarb in the wash.
    Dont put anything acidic in eg vinegar ,salt or lemon juice,it might fix the colour.
  • 16011996
    16011996 Posts: 8,313 Forumite
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    how did you get on?
  • franky
    franky Posts: 641 Forumite
    saw a tip on here once to hang clothes out in rain for a few days to get out stains
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