Mildew on Clothes - Fair Grove,MO

Yes, it's still possible to save it....get some lemon's and squeeze the juice...soak the shirt/stain in lemon juice (preferrably overnight), then wring out and let sit out on porch or on line in sun for the day...the stains should diminish. Rewash and should be as good as new...just don't forget to bring it in...I forgot my daughters shirt and now the stains are gone but the front is lighter than the back (dummy me!)

This happened to me once and I found a bleach pen that was good for colored clothes (figured if it didn't work then the shirt was no good anyway) put it directly on the mildew stain and washed and it came out. Good Luck

I haven't found anything for colored clothes that will remove mildew, so if someone responds with a suggestion,I would be interested to know what it is. Thanks

I would do one more rinse & then hang outside to dry. Leave it out all day if needed. Make sure it is in the sunlight. (You can just lay it out on the grass on a towel or on your car if you don't have a clothsline.) Be sure to turn it over every once in a while.

It may not work, but if sunlight won't get it out, nothing will.

I HTH!
J.

i used simple green...it worked great...I did not dilute it as it says, never have. Simple green frequently is in the automotive aisle, for cleaning cars/boats. It tells to dilute for laundry on the bottle...don't bother, I've used it on my best clothes including dry clean only and never had a problem. It definitely worked on mildew and blood!

Not sure how well this would work, but I found this site

http://www.home-ec101.com/mildewed-misery/

and they have lots of tips for other things as well. The first thing I thought of off the top of my head was white vinegar, maybe it would help. Good luck and I hope you are able to get it out!

Vinegar works well to get mildew out. Throw 1/2 cup in the load.