mlktwins Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Hi all! I'm my quest for a decluttered and more organized life, I'm finally going through things to toss or put away. I am currently separating out the twins special things that I have saved in a box. Really not a lot -- first shoes, one pair of little tiny socks, first Christmas outfit, favorite blanket, etc. However, in going through the items, I have found that some of the items, that I put away cleaned and unstained, now have a little stain on them (around the collar mostly on the little onsies they wore their first two weeks and on one of the bibs that goes with a Christmas outfit). What is the best way to get these stains out (if it is possible at all)? Thanks much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My son the stain expert swears by Tide To Go sticks. He gets more weird stains on his uniforms than you can imagine. If just soaking the stain and washing won't clean it, I would try the to-go stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 When mine were little I bought LOTS of used clothing. I swear by Oxi clean. Put it in a bucket of the hottest tap water you have, then use the recommended amount for the SOAK method. I like to stir frequently and leave it overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I just pulled out 9 1/2 yo baby clothes that had yellow stains (I'm guessing protein from spit up). A soak in oxyclean took them out almost 100%. A few things still had very very faint stains, but for onesies and newborn nighties I'm not stressing. I've done this before and IIRC the stains continue to fade with a few washes anyway. I just followed the instructions on the bucket. I think it was 1/2-1 scoop per gallon of warm water. I had a big Rubbermaid tub full of them and I'd use my broom handle to stir them once in a while :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 BOil water, let cool a min, add oxyclean (beware this will foam up like crazy, so leave enough room and go slowly!). Add garments and let soak for several hours to overnight. Screen prints may melt or bleed a bit, and obviously dark colors may bleed onto light, etc. This worked well for little spit up stains, etc. that didn't appear until the clothes had been stored, and then I pulled them out for a subsequent child. It is more of a last ditch effort though, because some things will bleed. And if you are putting several garments in at a time, one may bleed onto the other. Try a cooler oxyclean soak first if you can, but for the stuff that is a last ditch effort, do the boiling oxyclean thing. You can try sunning it out too. BioKleen Bac Out works well on a lot of organic stains (blood, spit up, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 You can also sun the stain out. I had to do this on a few pieces that oxyclean didn't totally fix it. Just lay out the clothes on a blanket in the sun for an hour or so. This is what people do to get stains out of cloth diapers too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Great ideas! Thanks so much!!!! P.S. What does a star next to this thread mean -- LOL?!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 One more idea. . . when I made a quilt for my 20dd out of her old baby clothes, I had the same problem. I let them soak in Biz powdered cleaner (dissolved in water) for a couple of days, and it worked like a charm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesadream83 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 No can do I am pretty sure as I also put clothes away clean 8 years ago and took them out for this one and most have yellow marks on them now... Its breastmilk stains on mine... they are there for good. I have tried everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I soaked ours in OxiClean before passing to SIL and everything came out fresh and clean. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Great ideas! Thanks so much!!!! P.S. What does a star next to this thread mean -- LOL?!?!?!? I think that means you have posted on this thread....but I could be wrong : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 I think that means you have posted on this thread....but I could be wrong : ) No, the star was there before I posted the question about the star. That was my only post other than my OP! ETA: You are correct :-)!!!! I just looked at another post I made and it says the same thing. I guess it is just a quick way to find "your" posts. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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