How to Remove Stains From Clothes At Home Better Than The Dry Cleaner
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- The occasional stain is inevitable whether it be from a plate of spaghetti and impromptu tire change on the side of the road or really any time spent with a toddler, you’re bound to encounter a tough stain at some point. Fortunately, however, stain removal doesn’t have to be a chore or involve the dry cleaner. Learn how to effectively remove stains: gentl.mn/how-to-remove-stains
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00:00 Introduction
Thanks to the Laundry Evangelist's Laundry Camp for many of the tips shown in this video. If you ever have the chance to visit it at the Mall of America, you should do so.
No matter how careful a man may be in his day-to-day life with his clothes, the occasional stain is inevitable whether it be from a plate of spaghetti and impromptu tire change on the side of the road or really any time spent with a toddler, you're bound to encounter a tough stain at some point. Fortunately, however, stain removal doesn't have to be a chore or involve the dry cleaner. As long as you understand some basic chemistry you'll be all set.
01:10 Four Basic Types Of Stains
Stains can be organic or inorganic in nature and from there can be oily or not. In other words, the four types of stains are organic, inorganic, oily organic, and oily inorganic. As examples of each of these, stains from living organisms including plants are considered organic, things like grass stains, blood, or red wine. Meanwhile, stains from manmade materials are inorganic, things like ink, solvents, or machine dust. Oily organics are things like barbecue sauce or sweat stains and oily inorganics are generally cosmetics like lipstick.
02:15 How To Get Rid Of Stains
First, standard organic stains are best treated with hot water and a substance that's commonly marketed as bleach alternative. Bleach alternative and oxygen bleach are marketing names for a substance that's scientifically known as sodium percarbonate or SPC for short. It's the active ingredient in cleaners like Oxiclean but whereas those types of commercial cleaners usually contain fillers, SPC is most effective in its pure form.
For treatment of an organic stain, start by laying a towel down on your work surface. Actually, for any of the types of stains, we're about to cover, putting down a clean towel is a good idea. Next, add a bit of SPC, we used about 1/2 capful to a basin of hot water and stir to completely dissolve it. Then, thoroughly wet the stained area of the garment in question with the hot water and SPC mixture. Lay the garment flat on the towel and gently blot at the stain with a clean cotton cloth, washcloth, or towel. You can also use a garment safe stain brush on most fabrics as we're doing here. After pre-treating your stain this way, it can be washed as normal in your machine and if you'd like, you can also add a bit more SPC directly to the drum of the machine during the wash process.
Next, standard inorganic stains like ink are best removed by the use of a solvent. Rubbing alcohol or more technically isopropyl alcohol is best here. Although you can also use different substances like plain vodka. Applying the alcohol to the stain with a spray bottle works well after which point it can be gently blotted. Then wash as normal and as before, you can add some SPC to the machine if you'd like.
All oily stains whether they're organic or inorganic in nature are best treated by first dealing with the oil. As oils often surround other staining substances, we'll be looking at these stains sort of like a stain sandwich that is oil layer, stain layer, oil layer. To remove the first oil layer, fill a spray bottle with a solution of 50 percent white vinegar and 50 percent water. Spray the oil layer of the stain and then blot. Actually, using a stain brush may work best here. Next, apply a bit of water along with laundry detergent or better yet soap flakes and scrub again to deal with the main stain layer and for the final oil layer, spray again with your water and vinegar solution and blot or scrub a final time. To finish here, you guessed it! Wash as normal with optional SPC. - Jak na to + styl
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I dont give af what this guy looks like or what decade he's from. He just saved my favorite shirt so he's got my vote !! 😎👍
Wonder what would take out yellow colour looks like it was in the sunshine my sons shirt ☀️😍
people aren’t insulting him
they’re just teasing him. It’s a compliment
@@reg8297 after washing, hang in the sun to dry
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Looks fine to me. What I especially like is his ability to explain clearly and precisely, none of the usual ums, you know like, buts, ands.
3:38 Organic Stain (Grass, red wine)
4:41 Inorganic Stain (Ink, solvents, machine dust)
5:07 Oily Organic/Inorganic Stains (Barbecue sauce, sweat stains OR lipstick)
6:08 Sweat Stains
what about Hennessey what is that is under?
What about Mac cheese
Thanks
@@Raider9844 natural
You're doing the Lord's work
This guy makes me think of the movie kingsmen
merlin?
SAME!!!
Yeahhh he looks like Egsy
IKR WOTH SUITS AND ALL
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it's amazing what they've done with robot technology. This guy almost looks real.
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Thanks & I will watch this every time I need to tackle a stain 🤘🏼😎
Thank you for this wonderful video. The ink stains on my daughter's bag has been for months. Alcohol and dishwashing did it as you said in your video. It works. I did it repeatedly until the stain is gone.
What could remove yellow big stains on my sons shirt there blue and another white shirt I seem to have fived that one but the other blue shirts are bad with yellow in middle and on the neck
Hey Preston I'd like to say a big thank you for the reminder about the alternate configuration of the french cuff. I'm currently on a journey to Finland by coach in a somewhat casual outfit; french cuff dress shirt with camel hair cable knit cardigan and high rise trousers. It's very hot anf stuffy on the coach, so I've had to remove my tie and roll up my sleeves. I was regretting my choice of french cuffs because they ruined the silhouette of the sleeves of the cardigan. But then you reminded me of the variation of the french cuff towards the end of this video, and I feel so much more confortable, and confident in my outfit now. All these little reminders within the videos are wonderful. Thank you so much for the small things, that make such a difference, and provide comfort in one's outfit.
I had work shirts that were a polyester-cotton blend. To remove ink stains I found a lot of success saturating the stain with a classic hairspray and using an old toothbrush to work it in. It performed quite nicely to remove the ink. Finish in the washing machine. Thanks for your added tips.
Spray Sunscreen Sport works as well. But is depends on the kind of ink, it removes some inks, but not the others, go figure.
My goodness I’m trying so hard to save my white shirt, I feel like tearing my hair out
I'm guessing what did the work was the solvent in the hairspray, or maybe the refrigerant/propellant still dissolved in it. The solvent is most likely. Hairspray is a sticky substance dissolved in a solution to stay liquid, and it's shot out of the spray can with a propellant. Sometimes CO2, sometimes butane and propane, sometimes a refrigerant like R134a, etc. The liquid then sprays out of the can onto your hair, and the solvent leaves the liquid because it rapidly evaporates into the air which thickens and sets the hairspray. I'm guessing that's what it was. There are frequently cosmetic alcohols in hygiene and beauty products along with water. A polar solvent will remove some molecules and a non-polar solvent will remove others; it's dependant on chemistry and electric charge distribution of the stain compound.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. NO. Never EVER EVER put hot water on blood stains, or any protein stains. That just cooks the stain into the garment and you'll never get it out. COLD water soak, at least an hour, then handwash the stain out, THEN launder it with hot water if you feel it's necessary. Please take my word for this - I'm a woman. Believe me, we know from bloodstains. (Think a minute. It'll come to you.)
It did.
I've done both. No difference
I use dove bar soap for blood stain. Works perfectly all the time
Does anyone know how to remove cupboard stain in my party wear dress??
This is true, washing hot only bakes stains in, I find
Very nice! That is very similar to my own sweat stain removal method! Great work!
I am literally studying this like I'm preparing for a college exam. This is the most helpful video I've watched in a while ty.
lolest me too i have my note book ,
You are not alone!
I love your channel!
I discovered it in July/August of 2018, and literally didn’t sleep the day I discovered your channel just to watch it.
Sven has a talent for dressing.
This is the most polite and pleasant robot I have ever seen...
This type of videos are very important in our life.Raphael, I think you should do a video about improving handwriting.
Pretty sure, I am not the right person to teach that unless I manage to improve my own handwriting first ;)
Messy handwriting is a sign of genius
use ink and quill
For underarm stains from anti-perspirant I’ve used a liquid concentrate version of tri-sodium phosphate or TSP. It is mainly a degreaser but used in combination with a stain remover like “Shout” or something similar sprayed directly on the inner side of the undershirt and scrubbed with a brush works right before your eyes, literally!!!!
I have also use borax powder but my go to is TSP spray and Shout together sprayed heavily onto the affected areas.
This also works great with “ring around the collar”
Where do you get the TSP?
@@mulliganstew72 Hardware store or Amazon and it comes in either liquid or powder form
After you scrub it down with the ingredients do you wash like normal afterward?
@@johanpalacios4218 Suggest rinsing out first. This is very strong, wear gloves,sold as SpicandSpan,powder is cheaper and easier to work with,can dute in water first.If this helps?
Really great video; I'm a cleaning specialist from Ireland I hope you don't me making a few comments if I may!
1). Solvent reactive stains should be blotted out not brushed in; especially when dealing with cottons, wools and silks; they will absorb the migrant dyes you have activated.
2). Sodium Per Carbonate should be dissolved in 50 degree water (NEVER boiling water it is highly reactive and can explode) before application - heating thereafter with a hairdryer or iron will increase the reaction. Careful though it is injurious to both wool and silk.
3). Chlorine bleach at 1% is still commonly used in laundries for stain removal on WHITE cotton towels and bed linen, though it will degrade cellulose fibres over time; as a last resort I would personally use it on white cottons though I would usually reach for per carbonate or vinegar first (vinegar is good for tannic stains).
4). Biological or enzyme laundry detergents will generally take care of the rest of the stains you pre-treat with the exception of non organics.
I really liked your video and I subbed :)
Very informative and kind of you to give advice to others
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That was helpful also. Thank you
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It is hard to believe that ink stain actually came out! It would have been nice to see the final product. Great video, as usual.
Watch it to the end for the reveal.
I'm new to this channel, and the last seconds of this video of him explaining his outfit are wholesome to me
he seems like a nice guy but man.. who ON EARTH thinks thats a good style😂😂
Yes casual elegant he looks at details women love it. There don't care for too casual guys.!
I don't know if he's looking at a telepromter or staring into my soul.
Lolll
I'm crying I can't watch the rest of the video🤣
I was going to leave when I saw the guy trying to clean out the ink. I'm not gonna stay man so they went and bought a new shirt the end. Keep the other one for remembrance.
Its literally scary..
If you're really Zuckerberg...you have no soul!
I was most amazed that the big, bad ink stain was actually removable! Also, if I understand you correctly, even when you've washed the item and some or all of the stain remains, it's still possible to keep trying. I've always heard that if you wash it, that might set the stain. Thank you for these informative and helpful videos!
If you wash in hot water it will set the stain, and/or if you put it in the dryer. Then the stain is baked in.
Very imformative,thank you for info.!
Very informative. I also appreciate the explanation of the harmonic aspect of the outfit
I’m very glad you aren’t advertising any “miracle product” but rather giving advice on what you can use in general from different cleaning companies or using what you already have.
all of you had to say somthing about his look,the video its helpful and he is an original!
Thanks for saving my blouse. Truly grateful
The CGI these days... He's almost real... I like living in the future
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I'm pretty sure that's a deviant android from Detroit Become Human.
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@@jaggerjack36 infamous - Detroit Mechanics
This video gets an A+. Well done & succinct. I am now a subscriber ❣
He looks like a cat person model from the 80s
edit: this is not meant in a bad way whatsoever 😊
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What
am I the only one who couldn’t stop looking at his jaw line
concise and well spoken. well played!
Why is this guy not on television. I could watch him all day.
This guys gives this humanoid android vibe! You feel like his face is gonna open and shape a canon and just obliterate our a$$!
ZAPHYROS im not sure what type of video’s you watch or how you can imagine that but ok boomer
Literally sounds like Bryan Dechart
He makes me think metrosexual or tax accountant
Tamaki Amajiki Ok Xoomer or you’re probably a Zoomer
I would love that 🤠
Fam this man is smart!
Mans doing bits you know
Thanks for your hard work. Pointed steamer worked well for me for removing upholstery stains.
Fountain pen ink does not contain oil. It's water, inorganic dye or pigment, and flow improvers. Getting it out depends on if it also has permanency agents, such as iron or chemicals that bond the pigment to cellulose. So some inks will come out of wool, but not cotton, since wool has no cellulose content. Pigmented inks embed particles in the fibers, and can be hard to remove as well. They also don't bleach. Standard dye inks can usually be removed from any fiber since the dyes are water soluble, and respond to bleaching.
Thanks for the additional information. What do you recommend?
This video was very helpful! Thanks!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I use Zote and it takes care of most stains. I'm going to try the vinegar on the next obviously oily stain. Thank you!
This is a great video! I'm going to use this when it comes to washing a bunch of White tops I have :)
This channel deserves like a millions of subscribers
Well YOU start subscribing a million subs. 😊😊😊😊
I'm most impressed that you can wear such nice clothes and remove stains at the same time. (Ah c'mon, I know a bunch of you out there are thinking the exact same thing!) Being dyslexic and having near zero depth perception I'm relegated to wearing grunge wear during any procedures that could possible go wrong (which unfortunately includes eating.) Also thanks for being the kind of person who likely disposes of really nice clothing you no longer deem acceptable at your local thrift. It's from people like you that I get my best wardrobe pieces!
Highly entertaining and enjoyable. Have a lovely day!
I'll definitely be trying these out next time i need to do this again. which happens all the time on the road traveling.
wow 3 weeks has already passed since i first put this vid in my watch later!
Very informative video. It would be helpful if you guys could make a video about products to use from laundry to bathing. Such as what shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc to use that is both environmentally friendly and good for your body, and where to buy them. Also is there a place where you can buy SPC in bulk that is not contained in plastic containers? As I try to avoid plastics.
Hi, I am a hairstylist and my favorite brand of hair products is definitely from Aveda. All natural and powerful moisturizing ingredients with great smell from essential oils. They also carry a face line and body soap and body moisturizer. I worked with other different professional brands and it remains my favorite.
oh and for underarm stains, the hydrogen peroxide works really well too. If they are really bad you may need to up the volume of the peroxide from 10 vol to 15 vol or 20 volume. let it sit overnight. some clothes that are colorfast should be checked to see if this method takes any color out if it. It doesn't on most fabrics but you should test it if you're concerned.
Such an amazing video. I love to watch all your video. Your videos are super amazing and informative. Keep posting more!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge to the world. Blessings
Once again...continued value. Excellent channel nice video
I recently bought a beautiful lambs wool jacket at a thrift store. The only problem was that the previous owner left a cough drop in the side pocket. When it was steam pressed, the cough drop melted into the pocket and jacket. I took a chance, checked the internet, and found that the hardened candy could be easily removed with white vinegar …… worked like a charm!
I was watching Lord Peter Wimsey with Edward Petherbridge and somehow got to this channel, Preston you look like you would fit right in with men of that elegant era. You have great address. :)
Great video. The best summarized video I have seen about stains and removal agents and techniques. I am going to suscribe.
I wouldn't give up on a white lined jacket that two drycleaners 🙄said they couldn't remove stains from. It fits me perfectly & is my classic style. Ha! Hanging it out in the Sun 🌞 after gently washing it & now, decades later, it's still got a beautiful place in my wardrobe. Sometimes "local experts" are simply wrong.
Great tips! This is a keeper!
Can you tell me what you did pls I don’t want to watch the whole video
Thank You for the GREAT video, I really appreciate it.
Very helpful and informative. 100%
Great video Gentlemen's Gazette! I do have one question though. At 6:27 , are both the Liquid and the granules SPC? If so, what brand would you recommend? And typically, where would I find these products?
You saved my jacket! Thanks, Gentleman’s Gazette.
Can you tell what you did pls I don’t feel like watching the whole video😂
You guys rock. Thank you for your knowledge
Great video Preston! This was helpful info.
Felsnaptha is a bar laundry soap. Excellent for oil stains. Found in laundry section of Walmart and even some grocery stores. Also Unicorn Fiber brand Power Scour ( Power scour strongest but they also have basic gentle fiber wash and fiber conditioner)is liquid enzymatic low temp wash and stain treatment for wools for also for most fabrics. Got grimy wool tshirt clean by soaking overnight in Power Scour then washed. As professional handspinner I use Unicorn fiber brand a lot. Also Felsnaptha is great and cheap. I think about $1.
Also, wearing an undershirt will go a long way to keep garments less stained. This is the vintage way.
This is definitely an informative video
Thanks for the video. Great help.
I spotted the Laundress products. I recently bought some for my sweaters and really like them except they are heavily scented. The scent wears off little by little though, so I'll still use them. I was looking at their stain removal brush and now I think I will buy one. I also saw Laundry Evangelist, so I am going to check that out. Quite a while ago, I saw a video that said to remove old oil stains, you should "reactivate" them, i.e. apply new oil to the old stain, and then treat the stain. I tried that and it didn't work, but maybe it also had to do with not using the bleach alternative. I have heavily bleached some of my white clothes, curtains and other items, but now I will try it your way... except I have an old Robert Maplethorpe T-shirt that has gotten really yellow, and I think I will be using hydrogen peroxide and Oxiclean to try to restore the whiteness. I like the clarity of your instructions and the demonstrations. As someone else commented, it would have been nice to see the final laundered and dry clothing with the stains removed. Thanks for these tips.
great video. in addition to this, i'd like to say that oily stains such as from food disappear like a charm with some dish washing soap directly on the stain and baking soda on top. let it sit for a bit and then just toss it in the washer. saved a couple a pair of jeans this way.
@@judieapia9693 I assume you figured out by now since your question was a year ago, but for bleach spots you're basically out of luck- it's not a stain, the bleach just removed the color from those spots. I've ruined plenty-a-items with some accidental bleach dribble 😖
A good video to bookmark and come back to
Soo thorough, thank you. 🥰🥰
Love this guy!
Thank you, guys! I work as a barista, and stains are a part of everyday life for me. You can be splashed with steamed milk, espresso, brewed coffee, tea, refresher bases, mocha sauce, and a myriad of different syrups. Thankfully, most of these blotches and stains end up on my apron. This is much appreciated :).
Have you won many cases?
@@bullenharben9905 lol
one can always rely on Raphael & Preston for great content
Magnificent Video Thank you much ✨
Great message!
My shirt is clean! No more neck, pit, or cuff sweat stains, and the oily pasta sauce on my white linen pants are next!
One of my friend's that works at the men's formal wear wholesale store that I shop at, recommended a mixture of Dawn dish soap, peroxide and baking soda to remove ring around the collar.
Apply the mixture with a stiff brush or tooth brush, let sit for half an hour and wash as usual.
What if we dont have Dawn soap in my country? can any do?
Great video about removing. Just found it. Wonder if there is anything for removing the turmeric stains from clothes
Thank you for making this awesome video
What brand of stain cleaner was that and where do you buy it???? Also what stores carry sodium perchlorate? Wal-Mart?
How long is too long to be able to effectively get rid of stains? I have some work shirts which could do with treating, but after many attempts with the washing machine I've given up
A good video Preston Thank you
This is a great video that helped me get some stains out today. But what is the ideal way to revive tinged whites? Yellowing on a dress shirts is what I'm trying to aid. Thanks!
Does this work on food grease stains that has already set in and tried to be treated already?
These sorts of videos should be gathered together under the title "The Valet's Gazette"
I love this guy, makes me so relaxed. Lol!
VERY educational and interesting
Fantastic thank you! M
When I’m at work and people come by with only stains looking for a Tide Pen (or I get a diff on my patent leather pumps), I pump out some Purell on the stain, rub it with tissue, and it comes right off.
Loved your video. I'm struggling with a black pen mark on my white polyester blouse what would you suggest to remove this mark. Thank you for all your effort in this clip. I'm definitely subscribing. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated
Hi thank you for the tips
By the way may I ask what is SPC?
Be careful not to overdo it with the dish soap. If you have a bunch of stained clothing don't use dish soap and then wash it all at the same time. Dish soap is different than detergent and can damage a washer if too much of it is used
For sweat stains in white shirts is good to use clear down dish soap peroxide and some white vinegar let it sit overnight and the stains will be gone 😊
fantastic information!
The distinguished gentleman ✊🏾 ice cold with it!
Mean Green is extremely effective on oil type stains. It should help with the ink stain.
Fountain pen ink does not contain oil.
Good morning. Great presentation as always.
I have found ammonia to remove fountain pen ink. Just be careful as can remove color. I treat with 1:10 diluted, then put the single garment in the wash using fast wash cycle with ammonia. After which, ready to wash with the others.
I use a Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar for stains usually first, finding removes most, then go to other methods. I go by the idea to go from least drastic to most drastic.
Just saved my white Egyptian cotton sheets, there was a dark blue stain that appeared out of nowhere , i soaked it in hot water added alcohol and oxy clean powder ,i brushed it and ithe stain completely went away like magic. Thank you, this video was so helpful
Great tips. I try not to use abrasives of any kind especially when I work on stains on my expensive sorts jerseys. I find that the right product and just rubbing it in does the trick. Abrasives work faster but can fuzz up the fibers of the material being scrubbed and that is a no-no for me.
hi! love the video!Thank you! I actually stain my sand beige cardigan when i wased it along side with my new red and white apron :? ( I know) how can i remove the stain!! I appreciate it so much! by the way I just subscribe you are worth it! :)
Dishwashing liquid in a sprayer bottle of water is amazing for most stains. It totally removes odour in the armpit area. Treat the item as soon as you you take it off and hang it somewhere to dry until you need to wash it.😁
He seems like a very nice person.
He reminds me of Sheldon if he started mewing.
Great video!
Preston is the Walter White of stain removal. Helpful tips as always. My tip to avoid stains, wear a jacket over your suit or shirt while eating.
Hahahaha I was thinking the same!
lolest and wont you still need to treat the jacket if you pour soup on it
Great tips on removing blood! Hey, do you more prefer the epic meditation of intangibility with the extremely uplifting, positive and affirmative lyrics that is inherent in the work of Phil Collins or the beautiful message of self preservation and dignity from Whitney Houston during a Saturday night bloodbath?
This guy should be a Hollywood actor... Great tips
Fabulous video. Sweat stains are my biggest problem but most of my shirts are not white. Some are strong colours. Can I still use the bleach alternative or will that ‘bleach’ the colour from the garments? Thanks.