How to get White Shirts clean in the laundry

[nanette1985]

My youngest kid just got a second (third) job at I Hop - He's forever spilling coffee on his shirts - how do you get your white shirts clean?

 

[ElFenix]

bleach

hot water

 

[MedicBob]

Oxyclean works for me. I cannot use bleach due to patches.

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

...

 

[shortylickens]

Oxyclean rocks.

 

[sixone]

Shout gel works very well, for me. But don't wash in hot, it will set the stain. Wash and rinse in cold, then check to be sure the stain is gone before drying.

 

[stahlhart]

+1 for Oxyclean. Also, a paste of roughly equal parts table salt, vinegar and 3% hydrogen peroxide works reasonably well on trouble spots like yellowing in the underarm area.

 

[olds]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2251157

 

[Linflas]

Go old school with some Bluing

 

[nanette1985]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2251157

Sorry for the extra post. Someday I'll figure out how this forum works.

 

[HeXen]

Bleach and Oxyclean with a dash of Amonia.....or DD7 if you can even still find that stuff anywhere, i swear, that stuff was the bomb and could remove even blood splatter.

 

[slicksilver]

Oxygen bleach. Chlorine bleach weakens the fabric and subsequently lowers the life of the fabric.

Source : I have a dry cleaning business.

 

[bradley]

Soak the shirts with 1/2 cup of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide per full load, or second best, Oxyclean.

 

[zanejohnson]

another vote for oxyclean (if good ole bleach and water isn't an option)

 

[Gerle]

Bleach .... Amonia

Are you sure you really used to mix these two?

 

[uclaLabrat]

Bleach and Oxyclean with a dash of Amonia.....or DD7 if you can even still find that stuff anywhere, i swear, that stuff was the bomb and could remove even blood splatter.

Hello chlorine gas!

 

[HeXen]

meh, it works well. just dont be stupid and breath it.

 

[Imp]

Never used Oxyclean, but sounds awesome.

I had some massive underarm yellowing on one of my favourite white shirts, and got a huge lot of it out using baking soda paste. You just buy $1/box baking soda, mix a bit with water until it turns into a paste (not too watery), mash it onto a soaked shirt's problem area, then let sit for a few minutes. Don't let it sit too long if it's coloured - no idea how "well" it removes color.

 

[BladeVenom]

Buy him coffee colored shirts.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Are you sure you really used to mix these two?

Hey... if he was meant to survive, then he'd survive. You're messing with the natural order of things; this guy is likely to be the sacrifice that Darwin demands!

 

[HeXen]

Hey... if he was meant to survive, then he'd survive.

to which i have...for the last some 22 + years of doing my own laundry😀

 

[alkemyst]

I'd teach him to carry coffee properly.

 

[sao123]

I do all my laundry in ammonia...
it gets out pretty much any stain you can imagine.

 

[Rudee]

But don't wash in hot, it will set the stain.

No. Stains setting in is a product of the type of stain and the duration the stain has been on the clothing, not water temperature.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

oxyclean is awesome, but i am still conservative with how strong i mix a batch. i'll use about 1-2 tbsp in the wash in addition to a 1/2 recommended capfull of detergent.