stained table cloths

bordercars

please help, we had our belated wedding reception / 1st wedding aniversary sat night.

8 new white tablecloths. ( 8 foot rounds) couldnt get to the hall to pick up sunday, collected this morning, every one has a stain. there was no tea/coffee so i guess the brown stains are guiness, some also have red stains, upon looking there are seeds in the stain so its not wine, must of been the raspberry flan. i cannot believe our some of our "friends" could imitate animals, the mess looked like a trough, a vase and t light holders went walkies. talk about care for other peoples stuff. we spent over a thousand pound to entertain them, never again.

sorry im wandering. suggestions as to how to tackle the dried stains.some must of been a full pint. we have promised the cloths to another couple for their "do" but as they stand they are useless.
BTW we dont have a bath at home to be able to soak them. thanks i know someone will have the answers

mrslovetocook

Hi, Poor you, what a shame. Treat the stains before washing. The Fruit stains can be soaked in a soulution of 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 6 part water. The beer can be treated with 1 part white vinegar to 5 part warm water. Then wash the cloths in biological detergent. A bit of extra work, but should bring the cloths up stain free.

mazza111

Congratulations on your first year :j and good news that they are white, if all else fails, get out the bleach

Nicki

I agree that you should treat them before washing, then dry them outside ideally in sunny weather (if the sun comes out again tomorrow) as this will help to naturally bleach out any remaining marks.

If all the marks don't come out first time, don't despair. It is worth repeating the whole procedure 2 or 3 times to see if that will work. Just don't iron them before rewashing, as the heat of the iron could set the stain and make it harder to get out.

bordercars

thanks everyone. so far tue morning 6 out of 8 are now white. unsure about lending them maybe have to sell them and let them deal with the problem, as it's bound to happen again.