http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/oldstain Questions tagged with 'oldstain' at Ask MetaFilter. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:05:41 -0800 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:05:41 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/83272/Help%2Dme%2Dsave%2Dmy%2Dshirts%2Dfrom%2Dbeing%2Dsliced%2Dup%2Dand%2Dmade%2Dinto%2Drag%2Drugs How have you successfully removed old grease stains from shirts using common household items, rather than specialty products I'd have to go out and purchase? I've got a ton of solid colored t-shirt type shirts that I no longer wear because I dripped food on my chest and the spots didn't come out in the wash. I don't want to trash/recycle them, but I'm very self-conscious of the darker spots the grease left behind.<br> <br> The kicker is that they've all been through the wash <em>and dryer</em> at least a few times. Some I've caught before doing laundry and pretreated with dishsoap (think Dawn, not Cascade) or commercial laundry pre-treaters, but that didn't work. <br> <br> Description of shirts: cotton and/or cotton knit in a variety of colors, including both pastels and darks/brights. <br> <br> I'm looking for a way to try to once and for all get rid of these stains, using something I'm likely to already have at home and that won't ruin my clothes or washer. <br> <br> Have any of you done this successfully? How? I have a few shirts I'm willing to experiment with (i.e. potentially ruin), if anyone comes up with a particularly creative solution. <br> <br> I don't want to go out and buy a specialty product, but I will if that's the only solution. Thanks! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.83272 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:05:41 -0800 grease laundry oldstain resolved spot stain Stewriffic