Because yall are a bunch of nerdy dudes out on your own, and such threads do get made

To start:
If you somehow end up with grease or another liquid lipid stain on clothing, get baby powder and a stiff brush. Before laundering, coat both sides of the stain with baby powder, let it absorb as much as possible, and brush off. Repeat until grease = gone.

If there's anything you don't want permanently on your clothes, don't launder it before trying to get it gone. Heat sets that shit.

Know your fiber content

4/22/2007 7:12:51 PM

no non no not another one of these

4/22/2007 7:13:36 PM

paging dweedle

4/22/2007 7:13:37 PM

add to my topics

4/22/2007 7:14:09 PM

for when i fuck up my clothes

[Edited on April 22, 2007 at 7:16 PM. Reason : 

4/22/2007 7:14:24 PM

HOW DO I GET RID OF KILLER SKIDMARKS LOL?

4/22/2007 7:14:48 PM

enzymes and elbow grease

4/22/2007 7:15:15 PM

i accidently killed a flock of cashmere goats to feed a hungry family of mexicans - should i feel good or bad?

4/22/2007 7:17:09 PM

wtf does this mean?

4/22/2007 7:26:05 PM

from the chem nerds

4/22/2007 7:36:53 PM

from the chem nerds

4/22/2007 7:37:27 PM

i see what you did there

4/22/2007 7:37:50 PM

i see what you did there

4/22/2007 7:38:15 PM

whats the difference in lefthanded fabric and righthanded fabric?

4/22/2007 7:39:18 PM

humandrive,

Quote :

"/s_b_nonchl.jpg"

Non-chlorine bleach only.

^Twills. The weave rises from left to right for a right-hand, and rises right to left for a left-hand.

/ overall pattern: right-hand
\ overall pattern: left-hand

[Edited on April 22, 2007 at 7:41 PM. Reason : lk]

4/22/2007 7:39:22 PM

How do I get menstrual blood and dookie stains out of my sheets?

4/22/2007 7:41:51 PM

enzymes and elbow grease

I'm not typing up detailed how and why answers for BS like that.

4/22/2007 7:42:49 PM

BS? I always get pussy blood and shit on my sheets. People on here can vouch for me.

4/22/2007 7:44:54 PM

The short answer: Prevention is key Use cascade, dish soap, cold water, and washcloth.

Long-answer, which I'll type later because folks always ask how to get blood out of such and such...I'll get to tomorrow probably

4/22/2007 7:47:06 PM

I guess I should just keep buying cheap sheets.

4/22/2007 7:47:51 PM

My favorite advice is to pre-treat your stains...don't just throw it in the washing machine.

also if you wash something and it comes out with the stain still on it...DO NOT dry it, it will set the stain, you need to pre-treat it again and then wash it again.

Also those tide to go sticks are awesome.

[Edited on April 22, 2007 at 7:52 PM. Reason : I know I'm not a textile dork, but I am a chick ]

4/22/2007 7:49:35 PM

Quote :

"I always get pussy blood and shit on my sheets."

maybe you shouldn't be fucking chicks who shit and leak blood in bed?

4/22/2007 7:49:38 PM

leaking blood might be something you could forgive them for

either way, knock it off with the anal sex

4/22/2007 7:57:05 PM

Dawn is a miracle-worker when it comes to pre-treating stains

surfactants

4/22/2007 7:57:54 PM

7/22/2007 5:58:16 PM

don't ask me how.....

but I got a mixture of lipstick, vagina juice, concrete, Cambodian breast milk, and lighter fluid on the collar of my favorite dress shirt

halp plz!!1

7/22/2007 6:00:32 PM

Quote :

"Cambodian breast milk"

that's a bitch to get out. you might as well just go and get a new shirt

7/22/2007 6:03:13 PM

>.<

7/22/2007 6:04:43 PM

haha
sounds like quite a night there, EMCE

The sperm of the Zambezi crested moth should take care of all of that, except poon juice, which is water soluble

7/22/2007 6:05:24 PM

7/22/2007 6:18:17 PM

i accidentally dissolved my jeans in sulfuric acid

how can i undo that?

7/22/2007 6:20:17 PM

jump in after them

7/22/2007 6:21:35 PM

how do you wash sateen sheets? Cold, hot water?
I've shrunk shirts before...what settings do i need to use for cotton shirts and jeans

7/22/2007 6:42:32 PM

I'd go with the read the tag option, Mr. Trebek.

7/22/2007 6:44:53 PM

Quote :

"how do you wash sateen sheets? Cold, hot water? "

They're cotton, right?
Same as you do regular sheets: hot + bleach for whites; warm water for colors

Quote :

"I've shrunk shirts before...what settings do i need to use for cotton shirts and jeans"

You can't not shrink cotton if you're not willing to line-dry your clothes.
Again, dependent on color, and how often you're willing to replace things.

[Edited on July 22, 2007 at 6:45 PM. Reason : ^actually pretty worthless ]

7/22/2007 6:45:41 PM

alright, so i hate when i wash something and it comes out of the machine and looks all fuzzy and faded after only one wash. especially black stuff. how do u keep this from happening?

7/22/2007 11:39:50 PM

Add black dye

7/22/2007 11:44:06 PM

what if I got a stain set in the clothes by washing them before I realized there was a stain? am I fucked?

7/22/2007 11:45:54 PM

How do you clean pleather pants? I'm assuming actual leather is for the dry-clean. Also, how do I treat miscellaneous stains on polyester (WhisperSilk) sheets?

7/22/2007 11:50:02 PM

just go ahead and say you came on your sheets

7/22/2007 11:54:54 PM

Hah, that'd be hard, seeing as how I haven't used them yet. But oh, it's possible that might happen in the future, yes, of course...

7/23/2007 12:00:39 AM

unless you want to get the pleather dry-cleaned, turn them inside out and febreeze them with the antimicrobial kind and let them hang for a few days. for spills, etc on the outside, just wipe with a damp cloth and air dry. machine washing will give really bad results, if you must wash the pants turn them inside out and gently hand wash them and airdry

7/23/2007 12:08:39 AM

Best way to get Poison Ivy oils off clothes?

7/23/2007 7:31:15 AM

^detergent with enzymes.

FWIW, I learned something tonight.

My folks do laundry at a laundromat. A pair of my mom's white work pants had had dye transfer stains (blue)that I thought was hopeless, but I gave it a shot anyways.

Yesterday I threw them into hot wash with detergent, softener, and a fucking shitton of bleach. Seriously, at least a cup or two. I figured while the pants would degrade some, it's better than not getting anymore use out of them

And I let it set until tonight. When I pulled them out of the wash, I actually had to call her and ask where the stains had been.

So, especially if the item is white, dye stains that have been put through the dryer can be removed. Especially if you don't mind smelling like a swimming pool

8/22/2007 12:12:11 AM

i was just wondering if you could wash satin. I didn't realize it untill my jeans were soaking wet

9/15/2007 9:23:16 PM

yes, you can.

9/15/2007 9:28:29 PM

I have white pants that have a yellow stain on them ( no idea how it got there..... ) Anyway, if the stain has been there a long long time will bleach get it out?

What can I do?

omf

9/15/2007 9:29:23 PM

depends on what the stain is.

if you can live without whatever elastic is present, throw a shitton of bleach in the wash, and let it sit in the washer for a day or two.

9/15/2007 9:30:27 PM

urine.

9/15/2007 9:33:17 PM

Its uh cotton I guess?

It's probably cat urine because I've found lots of stinky stains like that on random clothes.

9/15/2007 9:34:25 PM