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help need ed from the stain removing gurus on vintage dress

COOLTRIKERCHICK
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dont know if any of you guys know.. but i collect and some times sell vintage clothing and accessories...
my interest or fetish whatt ever you want to call it.. started about 25 years ago... and now i have been lured back into hunting out the old clothes...
i aquired a dress..which is from the 60's is a cotton weave... with a lovely pattern and gold lurex outlinning the pattern.. any way..
there is old sweat stains under the arm pits... which have really yellowed with age.. plus there is a well what looks like a felt pen mark on the front.. only a little dot and a line....
ok there is staining on the linning.. but thats out of site...
any suggestions.....the dress is cream..... if i can i will try and post a photo.....
thanks
my interest or fetish whatt ever you want to call it.. started about 25 years ago... and now i have been lured back into hunting out the old clothes...
i aquired a dress..which is from the 60's is a cotton weave... with a lovely pattern and gold lurex outlinning the pattern.. any way..
there is old sweat stains under the arm pits... which have really yellowed with age.. plus there is a well what looks like a felt pen mark on the front.. only a little dot and a line....
ok there is staining on the linning.. but thats out of site...
any suggestions.....the dress is cream..... if i can i will try and post a photo.....
thanks
Work to live= not live to work
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if you Google the words remove sweat stains then loads of ideas, many involving vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, come up.0
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hi.. thanks just found this site...
http://www.ehow.com/how_17417_remove-perspiration-stains.html
whick looks good......Work to live= not live to work0
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