Everyone makes laundry mistakes. Sometimes the solution is simple, but some mistakes are harder to fix. Luckily, even the toughest laundry mistakes are predictable.
shrunken sweater
It may seem disappointing, but there is a tiny glimmer of possibility that you can still wear that sweater. It’s worth trying to reshape a wet sweater to its original shape.
Add 2-3 tbsp hair conditioner Up to a bucket of room temperature water. Leave the sweater in the bucket to soak for about five minutes. Place the sweater on a clean dry towel and gently try to stretch the fibers and reshape the fabric before letting it dry on the towel.
dry stains
Once the stain has dried it is very difficult to remove, but it is possible. If you have already used stain remover, try using it again. More than likely you will need to soak the stain or use a more aggressive stain remover.
Use lemon juice on white clothes and keep the clothes in sunlight. Both lemon juice and sun will act as bleaching agents. Be sure to rinse clothes thoroughly before washing them again.
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dirty whites
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white clothes can be made yellow or brown and muddyTry a triple soak for grays and off-whites. First, soak the white in a solution of one bucket of water and 2 tablespoons of liquid dish soap.
Next, wash the white part and soak it in a solution of 2 tablespoons ammonia and a bucket of water. Next, wash the white part and soak it in a bucket of warm water and 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Wash and dry thoroughly. This soaking method will make your gray hair shiny and clean.
pink white
A red sock with white socks in the washing machine may make you see pink laundry. To fix this problem you will need Rit Color Remover.
This product works wonders on washing white clothes dye transfer On that. Rit Color Remover can also be effective remove color On certain colored or patterned backgrounds, however, you run the risk of damaging the garment’s original color or pattern.
stickers washed and dried
Sometimes “Good Job” stickers are left on clothes during the laundry cycle. Washed and dried stickers will be very difficult to remove. Use an ice cube to freeze the stained area and try to scrape off as much of the sticker as possible with the spoon.
Apply baby or cooking oil to the sticker area and try to scrape it off as the stain loosens. Wash the area thoroughly with a little dish soap and warm water before applying the stain removal gel and washing again.
mildew smell or stains
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Did you forget clothes in the washer and now they smell sour? If clothes smell bad but are not stained with mildew, you can re-wash them with bleach for whites or color-safe bleach for colors.
If you have mildew stains, wash chlorine bleach Will remove stains from white clothes. Use color-safe mixtures for colored clothes oxygen bleach (1 teaspoon), and hydrogen peroxide (1 cup) to thoroughly rinse stained areas and sponge before washing again. Soaking clothes in borax solution can also be beneficial.
washed tissue
If a tissue has inadvertently been washed, leaving bits of tissue all over your clothes, the easiest solution is to remove the largest clumps you can see before putting the clothes in the dryer.
Small flakes will get trapped in the lint filter where you can remove them after the drying cycle. The more clumps you can remove before putting clothes in the dryer, the better. Once the clothes are dry, shake them out to remove loose pieces of clothing.
