I was pre-treating two of my daughter's shirts in a bucket with oxyclean in it. The shirt had ink on it and the rash guard had some old moldy stains on it. I pulled them out the next day and found the ink came off of the shirt but....it transferred all over the rash guard! I am currently soaking the rash guard in oxy again but after an overnight soak, it is still showing the ink transfer on it. Heeeeeelp. What else can I try??
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Soak it again and add Color Catcher sheets. I never soak anything in Oxy Clean anymore without them.
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Is it an ink spot or the whole item is just kinda discolored?
If it's a spot, I've found goo gone works well.
ETA: If it is a spot of ink. literally the only thing I found to work was goo gone. spraying it, letting it soak, cleaning the area with dawn and repeat.
My son got RED ink all over a brand new winter coat in January and that was the only thing that got it out. I trying rubbing alcohol, hairspray, and everything else the interwebs had to say. -
@Smurfette: Color Catchers are a must for every load. There is just no telling when color transfer will occur (even when it shouldn't!).
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I think rubbing alcohol is supposed to be good for ink stains. Also, I would not keep soaking things in Oxyclean, I have had SO many pieces get ruined because after a certain amount of time, it leaves light spots and the fabric disintegrates and gets holes
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What about Oxyclean spray? I've used that in the past to treat specific areas as opposed to the whole garment and it's worked well.
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@erinbaderin: it's everywhere, not just in one spot.
@Smurfette: @pwnstar: what are these magical things I have never heard of and how have I never heard of them?? -
@mediagirl: No advice, just commenting that after reading this post I just went and bought some from Jet.com (totally overpriced on Amazon, boo!) because they sounded so magical.
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@LBee: ha, I just went and looked at the same thing. But Jet.com is showing them for $8 even though Amazon says they are only $4 on their site.
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@mediagirl: 56 vs 24, I think. Or I just suck at shopping. I also added a bunch of other stuff, paid with debit card, and got an additional ~ 17% off.
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@LBee: hahaha. I found it! Thank you. Ordered. Maybe those will help... I just bought this rash guard (used) and I hate to think I ruined it before she can wear it.
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@mediagirl: They sell them in the grocery store, usually right along with the dryer sheets and such. I buy mine at Publix. Shout Color Catchers:
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@mediagirl: I have like 7 new outfits to wash and I'm so excited about not having to do separate loads. Parenting has made me SO cool.
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@mediagirl: Target used to carry them but don't anymore. I got on amazon.
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