Stain-busters that really work

Spot Shot is awsome, though mainly for carpets, I use it on everything. It took boysenbery cobbler stains out of my car seats after sitting all day.

Does anyone know how to get those gray stains out of coffee cups that the dishwasher causes?

I make a paste of oxiclean and put it on stubborn stains. It can take out hair dye out of an angora sweater, tons of red wine that sat on a bright orange cotton tshirt that had been on there for a week. For the real tough ones, like hair dye and the wine, it took a couple tries but it removed the stains but NOT the color from the clothes. I use it on everything as a paste.

Also, for baby formula or breast milk, keep a spray bottle filled with half bleach and half water. I use that spray bottle on all stains that are on white. Bleach won't work on blood though. I also toss a cup of Cascade into the laundry for real tough stains or yellowing on white.

I agree with the other posters, it was a big "Ad" for name brand products and did not mention some of the other common laundry problems, such as ink...which also hand sanitizer helps to get out, also Lestoil works wonders on the greasy laundry problems-
Another thing I want to mention is that Dollar General carries their brand of Oxy Clean and it works amazingly well for $5-$6 a bucket!!!
Have you had the issue where the laundry has sat too long in the washer and it is stinky/musty smelling just to rewash it and have the same problem? Borax will wash it out on the 2nd wash!!
For those of you wanting to save $$ on laundry, try making your own laundry detergent, for under $3.00 a batch of 5 gallons it is awesome!! I have been using/making it for 2 years now, what a savings!!

Some may think this just an ad but I was delighted with the info! I have some priceless antique doll clothes annd have been trying to remove age-yellowed color and some old stains....believe me, I'm making notes like crazy and going to try the less expensive methods. Thanks very much for the article!

Oh. I thought this was going to be an article with creative ideas using everyday household items. This is basically an advertisement for products we already know about.

Liquid dish soap works wonders on food stains that have oil like bacon or salad dressings. Put some directly onto the stain and rub it in for a couple of seconds, then wash with other clothes with your normal detergent. I've this work even with clothes that have had the oil stain for a long time. The dish detergents that have "removes grease" or something like that work best.

I had a one piece outfit, top was red and white stripes, pants were white, they faded together. A laundry attendant told me to take it home fill a pot, sink or what ever is big enough to fit the garment in with a little wiggle room. Fill with COLD water and 1 cup white vinegar. Place the garment in the water and let sit all night. Take to the sink and drain off water, put immediately into the washer with COLD water and detergent and wash. If all of the stain was not removed do it again. You can repeat this as many times as you want, just as long as you DO NOT HEAT TI! Let it air dry if you have to. When the garment is heated by dryer or an iron heat sets in any stain permanently. Repeat as many times as neccessary to get the stain out. If you get one that won't work, well it was just meant to be

My youngest son took a " permanent Black Magic Marker" to my mother's light blue velor couch, and I'm not talking about a couple of spots, I'm talking the darn thing. I used hair spray, warm soapy water, tooth brush, 1 damp terry towel for rubbing and 1 dry terry towel for dobbing. (Terry towel as in wash cloth). Dip tooth brush in the soapy water lightly scrub then use the hair spray any brand or type will do,scrub, rub with damp towel and then dob with the the dry towel. Keep alternating these until the ink is gone. It really works on any fabric. I saved my son from my mothers wrath, she was really ticked! This works on ANY fabric, even silk that's how I learned about it.

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OXICLEAN!! I'm a mother of 3 boys and if it were not for Oxiclean all of their clothes would be play clothes. But as with all stains & removers, I don't recommend letting it set for days before you attempt to remove it; the sooner the better. I'm going to have to try Ritz color remover on some of my white T-shirts...they turned yellow in spots from cream when my armpits were chaffed from crutches.

How about something that removes dry erase marker from clothing! According to the website for the marker peroxide or alcohol should work but my 6 yr old has 3 shirts that beg to differ!

Dawn Dish soap is the best ! It's cheap too. But don't use to much or you'll have lots of suds. I don't add any laundry detergents when I use Dawn, it doesn't take much either. Let it set for a bit before washing.

Dawn can remove chicken grease !!!!!! They use it on birds to get the oil off of them and it works. try it

Club soda. 'nuff said.

As for those suggesting household items should be featured, that's not going to happen. Advertising, kids, it's all about advertising.

Xander - LOL!!!!

NOTHING can remove chicken grease! Nothing!

I have yet to find a mustard stain remover!

what removes water spots from gless shower doors?

One time I spilled a bottle of red wine on a tan carpet...holy crap! I immediately surfed the internet, found a website that talked about a 50/50 solution of hydrogen peroxide and whatever type soap suitable for your purpose. I happend to have carpet soap under the sink, so I tried it--red wine stain completely gone.