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Coffee stain out of tshirt with picture

My OH has lots of white tshirts that have pictures on that are transfers or printed on (I iron them inside out). He has spilled coffee down them and so they now have slight stains on them even though I have washed them a few times. (I didn't know about the stains or I would have soaked them first). Is there any way I can rescue them and remove the stains but keep the picture okay?

Thanks for any help.

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  • Seakay
    Seakay Posts: 4,269 Forumite
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    edited 29 July 2014 at 12:18AM
    If the coffee isn't where the transfer is then you could try either pouring or tamping dissolved Vanish or oxygen bleach or similar through the slightly stretched fabric. Tamping is where you hold a clean cloth underneath and make little dabbing motions with another cloth or a brush (eg a clean toothbrush) from on top to push through some solution and hopefully take the stain with it.
  • room512
    room512 Posts: 1,415 Forumite
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    Seakay wrote: »
    If the coffee isn't where the transfer is then you could try either pouring or tamping dissolved Vanish or oxygen bleach or similar through the slightly stretched fabric. Tamping is where you hold a clean cloth underneath and make little dabbing motions with another cloth or a brush (eg a clean toothbrush) from on top to push through some solution and hopefully take the stain with it.

    Thanks, I'll try this and then put it through a machine wash. I am determined to rescue them!
  • Vanish Liquid wash is the only solution i think that could remove the coffee stain from any fabric
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