ARGH...grey marks on white t-shirt

**confuzzled**

I'm hoping one of you lovely lot will be able to help me.............I put my nice pristine white t-shirt into the washing machine and it came out with a dirty, grey splodge on it:mad::mad:
Wouldn't be so bad if it was on the back, I could cover it up with a cardigan but oh no.....it's slap bang in the middle of the front near the collar:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Anybody got any ideas of how I can get rid of it?!?! I've tried my (usually) reliable Vanish but didn't work and I was too scared to try anything 'homemade' coz with my luck I'd make it worse:)

TIA x

Olliebeak

Any ideas what could have caused the stain ?

What is the t-shirt made of - polycotton? acrylic mix? pure cotton?

**confuzzled**

Hi Olliebeak

Nope not a clue what caused the stain, it went into the washing machine with all whites and came out with the mark on it:( I'm 95% sure the t-shirts pure cotton, will double check tonight:)

Olliebeak

Have you tried rubbing some washing up liquid into it? That's one of my first starting points with unidentified stains - works great in case it's grease/oil-based. I find it's ALWAYS worth a try .

Did any of those whites have a dark logo on them perhaps?

**confuzzled**

Olliebeak wrote: »

Have you tried rubbing some washing up liquid into it? That's one of my first starting points with unidentified stains - works great in case it's grease/oil-based. I find it's ALWAYS worth a try .

Did any of those whites have a dark logo on them perhaps?

oooooo would never have thought of washing up liquid:o:o Will give that a go:)
And yes the t-shirt itself does have a dark emblem on the back of the neck, in place of a label:rolleyes::o

Mrs_Thrify

What about a soak in bleach if it is all white?

Olliebeak

Maybe the dye/colour ran from the emblem - oh dear - hope the washingup liquid trick works. Certainly won't do any harm.

Good Luck

**confuzzled**

julie_d wrote: »

What about a soak in bleach if it is all white?

I thought of this too but looke din my cupboard and realised I only have toilet cleaner:o Maybe a shopping trp is in order:)

Olliebeak wrote: »

Maybe the dye/colour ran from the emblem - oh dear - hope the washingup liquid trick works. Certainly won't do any harm.

Good Luck

Will definitely try the washing up liquid trick. Thanks for your help:):)

shellsuit

It's not sludge from the rubber seal is it? That's happened to me with whites before.

Wipe around it with a dry cloth and see what's there x