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Topic: Ima Angry Mister, and I've cracked the Sheit's
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jon
Knowflake Posts: 20
From: Auckland, now brisbane AU
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 07:41 PM
 
Hey knowflakes, got myself a lil dilemma here, story goes. . . :-D spent Xmas break over my mum and dads brought some new clothes and a duvet cover, and well they got messed up ya see . .
So i washed em and they got bloody stained wash, bloody thingy's Argh! Can someone here let me know how i can get these bloody stains out, im close 2 biffing my mum's washing machine out the window lol. And she'll ban me from visiting again don't want that to happen. Haha!
Thanks in advance for any comments.
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koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1477
From: Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 07:56 PM
I can try to work it out.You have clothes and a duvet. They got messed up. How? Did the washing machine stain them? Or are the stains from having your duvet AND clothes messed up? How long after the 'staining' did you throw them into the washing machine? Sorry to be pedantic. But stains are specific and have to be treated carefully. Eg, blood and red wine need salt. Other stains need vinegar.... IP: Logged |
jon
Knowflake Posts: 20
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posted January 06, 2010 07:59 PM
Hmm. . sorry for any inconvenience if i've posted this in the wrong Place.
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jon
Knowflake Posts: 20
From: Auckland, now brisbane AU
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posted January 06, 2010 08:01 PM
The washing machine stained them, they were washed separately.
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koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1477
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 08:05 PM
You can still post here. Central deals with all types of topics.Soak (in separate buckets) both items in extremely salty water. Pour at least a cup of salt in each bucket. It's best if the fabrics haven't dried yet. Then after a couple of hours - hand wash each item - Sorry, yes hand wash, for the best result. Is it a duvet or just the cover? Handwashing a duvet cover in the bath is easiest. If it's the actual duvet - then you'll have to wash it in someone elses washing machine. IP: Logged |
vapor-lash
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posted January 06, 2010 08:09 PM
Bloody oath mate!That dun' sound good  IP: Logged |
koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1477
From: Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 08:12 PM
ACTUALLY STOP BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE!What type of stain is it first? If it is a stain from dye then DON'T put it in salt. IP: Logged |
vapor-lash
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posted January 06, 2010 08:17 PM
I think you should put it in sugar - personally..
jk
Do a sweet & sour thing - with lemon and sugar.. maybe they'll smell so nice, your parents won't notice the stains hehe
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koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1477
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posted January 06, 2010 08:18 PM
Sorry (again) that's why I need to know WHAT the stain is...........
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koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1477
From: Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 08:26 PM
Jon - you're goning to give up on me because I'm going to ask more questions.Did you put ALL new items into the washing machine together? What colour were those items? Was it the washing machine that stained it with rust(?)? Or was it the fact that all NEW fabrics were placed into the washing machine together? This is really highlighting why doing the laundry is a ripe pain in the proverbial. Who said housework was easy? IP: Logged |
vapor-lash
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posted January 06, 2010 08:44 PM
lol Man Down!  I bet his parents just got home.. IP: Logged |
koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1477
From: Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 09:01 PM
Yeah - rereading the OP, I get the general picture. Never, imo, NEVER put NEW things into SOMEONE elses washing machine. Know the beast, that's what I say. Laundry is a skill. An art passed down through many generations. Get it wrong and there goes your social life, hence your mating partner, hence your future off-spring. His parents really need to get a new washing machine or there may be no grandchildren. Unless there is a bogan element to their ideals and then it shouldn't be an issue. IP: Logged |
LEXX
Moderator Posts: 545
From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 11:15 PM
If you give a list of each item's fabric content, I might be able to help.
Each of these take a totally different method to remove stains.
100% Cotton
Cotton Poly blends
100% Poly
Rayon
Rayon blends (cotton, nylon, Lycra)
100% Acrylic
Wool
wool blends
Linen
And so forth.
Also EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF STAINS? Simple color bleeds? What color?
Were any of the items dry clean only?How long have the stains been dried in?
You did not by some chance have a pen or marker in a pocket? Let me know. Oh, also...wash ONE WHITE THING in the washer. If it comes out fine, then it is not the washer that messed things up.
Also dry the white item alone to see if there is something like a crayon or ball point pen, or marker gunk in dryer causing the problem.
As to rust, unless you left them after washing, in the washer for hours, generally even a rusty machine will not stain.
Salt...NO NO NO! Salt sets color when dying.
Same for vinegar.
As to your saying "bloody stains", I assume you do not mean actual blood?
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jon
Knowflake Posts: 20
From: Auckland, now brisbane AU
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 11:57 PM
Hmm thank you all for the replies, got busted at work trying to figure this out Lmao. The fabric of the clothes mainly 100% cotton, shirts, shorts, and trackies. Stains no not BLOOD that's just me venting! BLOODY stains. Lol and this happen 2 days ago now. Panadol please! Headache!
They are mainly light shades of greens,blues, and yellows. Argh! And they got prints on em does that help, or make things worse?IP: Logged |
jon
Knowflake Posts: 20
From: Auckland, now brisbane AU
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 07, 2010 12:00 AM
Lol@ bogan fashion! As for a new machine sure my mothers milking for a new one, at my expense! Lol she can take a dump!
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LEXX
Moderator Posts: 545
From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
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posted January 07, 2010 12:20 AM
Ouch
Colored cottons.
Not always easy to fix without fading or removing all or most of the colors..
Again, EXACTLY WHAT IS THE STAINING FROM?
Color bleed from the duvet?
What color?
Is it spotty or did it totally tint everything?
Or is it oil, grease or rust or what?
Is the washing machine the culprit?
Did you try to see if washing one white item is OK? If it comes out fine, then the washer should be fine.
I will check back in a few minutes and then in a few hours.
I hope you did not put them in the dryer.
Do not bleach unless all white.
Again, exact fabric content is important to know what will fix the problem.
And exact type of stains.
LOL! If you lived near me. I'd just try and fix it all for you in my washing machine using all my laundry tricks! Rare are stains I cannot find a way to remove.
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koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1477
From: Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 07, 2010 12:25 AM
So many questions!! Hence proving how complicated laundry is - it's a pure science.Doesn't look good. I'm thinking you put everything together. If they're all new, all the colour would run into each item. You could try handwashing them all using laundry powder. But, more info required.... IP: Logged |
LEXX
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From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
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posted January 07, 2010 12:29 AM
Will give my stain removal tips after sleep.
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Everyone is a student...
Learning is eternal.
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jon
Knowflake Posts: 20
From: Auckland, now brisbane AU
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 07, 2010 12:33 AM
Hmm not entirely sure what the stains are from they not colour stained, like the colours from the prints didn't run, if thats what you're meaning, it looks like rust? but not like rusty, its like a dark black or some'n, Shez. . . im not even sure if that made any sense? And it's the same sorta stain on the duvet. Crickey Ooh lordy!
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jon
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Registered: May 2009
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posted January 07, 2010 12:38 AM
I guess im busting my balls to fix this cos i spent a few to many dollars on the items, hence the reason i cracked it! Haha! So if there's a way im all for finding a solution.IP: Logged |
blue moon
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posted January 07, 2010 02:02 AM
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Spanky Butler
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From: Australia
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posted January 07, 2010 02:56 AM
That's the ticket BM.If that doesn't get it out, it ain't ever coming out.
Soak over night for best results.
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koiflower
Knowflake Posts: 1477
From: Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 07, 2010 04:13 AM
Try "Frend". It's a New Zealand product I swear by. Spray it on the stain (wet it first), then leave for 20 minutes. Then handwash. You could also use baby soap with a nail brush and gently try and to flick it off. Wash again. I'm suspecting it may be a build-up caused by humidity. I know it can get quite humid in Auckland. There is hope!! IP: Logged |
jon
Knowflake Posts: 20
From: Auckland, now brisbane AU
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 07, 2010 05:43 AM
Hmm *sigh* im preparing myself for the worse, thanks for the handy tips! Hand wash Eek, freaking out a tad that i'll go nuts and then stretch the shirts outta shape, breathing. Ooh and im brisbane Atm koi. . . Or i live in brisbane now.
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blue moon
Knowflake Posts: 1268
From: U.K
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posted January 07, 2010 06:12 AM
jon, if it all goes t1ts up, come over here and I'll adopt you.
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