Stain on a shirt

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Got a gravy or food stain on a new shirt. Only small but annoying. Its been washed a few times, no joy. Tried stain devils food/grease, didnt touch it.

Anyone any ideas on how to get rid?

Thanks
 
Colour of shirt?
 
viv1969 said:
Colour of shirt?
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Pale blue with faint white stripe. Its a "matt" finish shirt as opposed to "shiny" office style shirt. i.e. a bit like linen but is actually cotton. Ta.
 
If Monica lewinsky could work it out I'm sure you can :beer:
 
I've had some success rubbing in bio washing liquid and leaving for 15 min then washing.
Vanish powder mixed to a paste and applied to stain can be good too.
 
If you have any Nikwax tech wash, rub a bit in the stain before washing. Always worked for me.
 
I've got a spray called 1001 stain remover.
It's pretty good stuff.
 
You could try a biological washing powder on the stain - mix a teaspoonful of the powder to a paste with a little water then apply directly to the stain. Leave for a while then rinse and wash as normal. Personally, when a shirt gets stained it gets relegated to winter use (under a jumper) or holiday/beach use. Shirts are relatively cheap from Primark so I buy several at a time and replace them when they're beyond laundry! If I need an ironed shirt, I get a new one out of the packet!!!
 
This one was fairly cheap, £12 ish, but even so only worn it once or twice, so reluctant to throw. I'll buy some vanish or summat
 
BruceMo said:
Steep the shirt in bisto.
I'm in no way a laundry expert so other advice should be considered :D
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I always thought rubbing Ketchup into it would work. No expert either but the results should be amusing
 
try lemon on it but i feel as its been washed its now set
 
wave01 said:
i feel as its been washed its now set
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This!

If you spill something, deal with it BEFORE washing and you stand a chance of getting it out. Once it has been washed it is unlikely to beremoveable. :)
 
Could have been worse. The gravy could have dropped on the meat and two veg :confused:
 
BruceMo said:
Steep the shirt in bisto.
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I had to read that again.
My first thought was, "Why would poor Keith want to do his laundry in a bistro?"
 
The thing is I thought washing it would remove the mark. You don't know it's a stain until you've washed it and its still there. :facepalm:
 
That'll teach you to dribble.

£12 for a shirt? Bin it. :)
 
Yelkrub said:
I've had some success rubbing in bio washing liquid and leaving for 15 min then washing.
Vanish powder mixed to a paste and applied to stain can be good too.
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Exactly what my wife does when I miss my mouth :) and failing that, drying it outside in sunshine works wonders as well. I couldn't belief it at first.

Although this time a year in the uk it will be cheaper to buy another shirt vs travelling to the sun shine and washing your shirt again.
 
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