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You do have to be careful with colors. I have used it on a couple of colors with success, but washed a gold Henley one year, of my sons and a teammate, and they had to wear canary yellow shirts the rest of the summer!
Fortunately Varsity has two pairs of pants, so I have a couple of days to do this a second time if necessary.
The key is getting them in there as soon as they walk in the door!
Never put them in the dryer or anything left will set for good.
Carol
If all that fails, send them to college -- the team handles the laundry.
(Of course, anyone sporting an Anteater avatar HAS no shame, so please take that into consideration before going the bleach route).
What, if anything gets out ink?
Aerosol hairspray breaks up ballpoint ink very well.
I can't think of the name of the product line, but it's in the laundry aisle (oddly enough) and comes in tubes about 3" high. They're specifically formulated stain removal products, and I've found the ink ones to be very effective. If nobody else can supply the name, I'll check when I get home from work for you.
Or,if it's late, let dad wash, em and blame him.
Then go to Academy with $40 bucks.
"iff they could only sseee mne now.......
I always wanted to be bigger.
And just as this posted reality set in.
Return of word of the week.
Intransendkinkydvestite.
1. One is stubbornly opposed to being opposed to the opposite of what it should have not been.
2. One who post anudouslmy in the ladies lounge.
3. His biggieness has a link to a photograph of an example.
And for a few of us.
BASEBALL IS ALIVE!
I pity the guys at Clemson who have that job, white pants all teh time, I should ask what their secret is!
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My best success with getting just about anything off white pants has been using a spray on product called "Red Clay remover" it's made by "Krud Kutter" and is sold at Home Depot or Lowe's. Whatever you use, you need to attack it right away rather than waiting a day.
Fels-Naptha - A parent gave a bar to each parent on the team a few years back. We did the same thing on the next years team and kept the tradition going. Good stuff and cheap. Krogers has it for around a dollar.
"What'd ya want me to do...DIVE???" Corbin Bersen - Major League
White Pants solution: Right out of our High School baseball handbook. Recommended by our coaches and works awesome!!
- Pants to be cleaned after each use.
- Removing stains: "hand-scrub" the soiled areas with "hand soap" E.G., Ivory Snow, Dove etc.. Once the soiled areas are sufficently latered, grab the surrounding fabric and vigorously scrub the effected area until the stain is removed. Then without rinsign, put the pants(uniform) in the washing machine of COLD water using common fabric stain removers "as the only detergent". E.G. shout, etc. 1 oz. to 1 gal of water. After the rinse cycle is complete, simply hang the garments on a hangar to "air" dry.
Standard detergents with warm or hot water will not do adequate job. Further, if standard soap dtergent is still present after machine washing, and if dryer is used, any stains may be permanently set!
Mom's it hard keeping those white pants clean. I make him take them off right after the game and while the stains are fresh I use this process above. We use a bar of ivory soap a week but IT WORKS! Lay it on a surface and rub that bar right on the stains! The pants come up white. Sometimes if the stains are bad, I soak it in a tub of cold water with the soap on the stains and rub them out and re-apply as I let it soak and before it goes in the wash.
Hopes this helps! IT WORKS!! Just patience and care of those pants are needed..
(yes, ladies, I am in charge of baseball laundry in the JT household)
quote:wash the uni before playing in warm water and white vinegar.
I am soooo confused. Do I wash the pants before I play in the warm water and white vinegar (oooooo, that sounds stinky) or do I wash the pants in warm water and vinegar before I start playing?
Just needed to tease you 'cause I am sure some fellow who has never had to do his own laundry might be confused, depending on where the emphasis is placed in the statement, and try playing in warm water and vinegar to see if he can prohibit stains from occurring.
I do all the washing in our house so my wife loves me very much.
Do you do windows?
Ouside, water hose. Inside Windex.
Wow, infielddad cries and you do laundry! Impressive.
I am so happy I do not have to wash those Clemson white pants!
quote:on the really dirty areas, blood,
Glad my son never competed against your son ...
quote:Originally posted by FutureBack.Mom:
hsbsblfan ...quote:on the really dirty areas, blood,
Glad my son never competed against your son ...
Hahahahahaha. I needed that laugh, thanks.
My son had a tourney this past weekend and one of the fields had wet red clay. Since my son is not a "passive" player, the previously white uni came home a nice shade of reddish orange. We're not talking about a spot or two either.....ALL down both legs; front, back, seat, sides. We're talking RED / ORANGE. Some on the jersey but not so bad.
So my wife is stressing out on how to get these things somewhat clean again. Here's basically what happened:
1) We get home from the tourney around 11:30 pm or so and I start SCRUBBING them with a brush to get the loose stuff off. This took a good hour or so.
2) Per her instructions, I soak overnight in OxyClean.
3) She sees that did little then takes over and proceeds to rinse then soak in Clorox.
4) Seeing it hardly dented the "stain", she rinses and soaks them again.
5) Still not working she asks another team mom for advice and then adds Lestoil.
6) Still not budging she combines Lestoil AND Clorox...and gags on the fumes enveloping our house.
7) STILL no luck, I remember this weird named soap. So when she calls proclaiming she's about to blow a gasket I say "See if you can find a soap called Fels Naptha". She does and when I get home I open the bar, rub it on the "spot" let it set for the prescribed minute then threw them in the washer for another cycle.
She came running upstairs..."YOU'RE NOT going to believe this but....."
TADA!!! They were sparkling white as if we'd just bought them.
So thanks so much for the help!
So anyone from the Asheville NC area that is still reading and/or looking, there you go!
I haven't had to wash uniforms in awhile, and having pitchers, it really wasn't that bad, but SON will have some summer pants to deal with!
Bet your tighty-whiteys were not all that white...Herbs?? How did they taste would be the more appropriate query?
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I have to get some of that Iron Out©...my snaps haven't been rusted up in years...not even a little!
Would it help to break a raw egg into it? Free range, of course.
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Ok, I feel better having admitted it.
Murphy's Wood Oil Soap!!! It works... wash once just to get the excess dirt of the pants. Take out and soak in the Murphy's for an hour or so and wash again. Stains are gone. We did this when we came back from the Dominican Republic... nasty infield dirt there. Works on pants that were stained and put in the dryer. You can spot treat also.
http://www.colgate.com/MurphyO...cts/original-formula
I am an IronOut kinda gal, but did you dilute the Murphy's oil when you soaked the pants?
The mom that gave me the tip said she had tried everything on her sons pants and could not get the stains out, so her son was just using them for practice. She heard about Murphy's and tried it and the stains came out. The pants had been washed and dried many times and the stains still came out.
If the stains are really bad I spot treat.
Iron-Out...
The stuff works so great it's unbelievable! No scrubbing. Just soak in hot water!
Pour some in 5 gal bucket, add a little detergent to the mix, then add enough hot water to cover pants.
Add pants, pour a little more in and use a broom stick to move around.
After a while the stains just disappear! The stuff stinks like sulphur, so move it to the porch or garage ASAP!
After they soak for a few hours or so, just wash as normal. I couldn't find anywhere locally, so I just ordered it on amazon.
You will not believe it! Son's pants that's he's wore in over 100+ games keep looking brand new!
You will be shocked and happy!
Iron-Out...
" I couldn't find anywhere locally, so I just ordered it on amazon. "
Our local Kroger grocery store sells it in the laundry/cleaning isle, and WALMART sells in an industrial size in the plumbing section. (Get's out rust!)
Love love love the stuff!
bar of ivory soap' rub it in directly and soak in sink. works wonders and cheap
My wife tried every remedy suggested for getting stains out of white pants, and then some, but found this stuff to work the best:
It's called Slideout, it definitely isn't cheap, but it works 100% of the time.
Iron Out - let it soak for awhile in it, then wash in washing machine.
You might feel a little silly doing it, but nothing, I mean nothing, works as well as hanging the pants on a car wash mat holder and spraying them with high pressure soap and water. It takes me less than a minute to do and I never have to pre-treat, scrub or soak. I have people ask me all the time how I keep the white baseball pants clean. I was spending $20 a month in products before someone taught me this quick trick at a tournament.
Iron Out - let it soak for awhile in it, then wash in washing machine.
Before this thread even started, I went out and bought some Iron Out, was told it will take the yellow tint out off white pants. Going to give it a try.
I am amazed!!! I just used Whink's Rust & Iron Stain Remover (Ace Hardware) and my son's pants are white again. I was afraid to use it because his pants have a red pinstripe but it didn't affect it at all. His pants were at a point where we were just going to have to trash them since we couldn't get the stains out. Until now... First I sprayed them with Oxy Clean and let them sit over night. Then let them soak in Whink's for 3 hours and then I washed them through a normal wash cycle with detergent. The pants look brand new again!!
I just picked up some Iron Out. Gonna try it, then gonna spray on some Scoch-Gard Fabric. Thanks.
my wife hand washes (presoak and hand scrub) my son's jersey's and pants/shorts for all of his sports - no machine wash and dry. No stain problems, great colors, and no numbers wearing off. Son is now learning how to do this.
Two words "Fels Naptha."
As stated previously, the car wash is the easiest and best! Most pants are polyester so the dirt is just attached to the material, not actually staining it. Of course, cotton pants would be different. Happy cleaning to all.
Ok...Iron Out is NO JOKE! I still have some stains from two weeks ago, but barely. Anything new is GONE. I'll scotch gard any new pants and use Iron Out for any new stains going forward. Thanks.
I just throw them in the wash. From game one on . If it's stained it's stained . My silent protest against white pants. I refuse to spend extra time on them . Here's a question do you own a pair of white pants yourself? I didn't think so.
I just throw them in the wash. From game one on . If it's stained it's stained . My silent protest against white pants. I refuse to spend extra time on them . Here's a question do you own a pair of white pants yourself? I didn't think so.
Good point. I just think white uniforms look good, and look better when they are clean. At least at the start of the game and season. A little dirt means the kid is working...or just playing in the dirt. We wear gray for our games, but my son has some white for practices. No extra work really needed, just add the Iron Out to your wash. It will do the rest. It will get the rest of your whites nice and clean too.
Two words "Fels Naptha."
I will second that....it's tough to find sometimes....so when you find it....buy 2 or 3 bars at a time.
My wife... and kids, for that matter... like to give me a hard time about my activity on this site. When they call me "Soylent Green" for being a few minutes late to the dinner table for instance, you know they're laying it on thick. I gently remind them that hey, "Soylent green is people"!
Anyway... I'm getting revenge this morning... Sending a link to this thread to my wife under the email heading "This made me think of you, love".
I may have more time to peruse the site starting tonight... from the couch ;-)
My wife... and kids, for that matter... like to give me a hard time about my activity on this site. When they call me "Soylent Green" for being a few minutes late to the dinner table for instance, you know they're laying it on thick. I gently remind them that hey, "Soylent green is people"!
Anyway... I'm getting revenge this morning... Sending a link to this thread to my wife under the email heading "This made me think of you, love".
I may have more time to peruse the site starting tonight... from the couch ;-)
....and you think that's going to make her want you to spend more time here????
My wife... and kids, for that matter... like to give me a hard time about my activity on this site. When they call me "Soylent Green" for being a few minutes late to the dinner table for instance, you know they're laying it on thick. I gently remind them that hey, "Soylent green is people"!
Anyway... I'm getting revenge this morning... Sending a link to this thread to my wife under the email heading "This made me think of you, love".
I may have more time to peruse the site starting tonight... from the couch ;-)
Me thinks you in big trouble.
Ok. Iron Out is THE TRUTH! One more soak and wash and ALL stains are GONE. If you aren't using this stuff, get some NOW. I will now scotchgard fabric and add Iron Out to the wash.
I was trying to give my wife a hard time by sending her his thread on the snide, but as usual with such efforts it backfired on me. She enjoyed reading it and asked me to share the following, FWIW:
- She recently ordered this product, but hasn't used it yet -http://m.clubhouseucs.com/#!Clubhouse%20Kit|page_1
- She finds that she worries less about absolute whiteness with each passing season.
Try Spec-Tak from U.N.X. Incorporated. You can purchase online at Victory Custom Athletics. One to two ounces per load and they come out like new.
Ok I cheat on this one. Take the pants to the car wash bays. Pin them up and let the soap sprayer get it out. After you spray them down keep them in a bag or put them in a bucket in the car and let them soak as you drive home before you wash them. You can watch the stains come out right before your eyes. BEST TRICK EVER.
Ok. Iron Out is THE TRUTH! One more soak and wash and ALL stains are GONE. If you aren't using this stuff, get some NOW. I will now scotchgard fabric and add Iron Out to the wash.
True dat!
My wife says it does have a smell to it but she is willing to put up with it because it works so well.
I mix a batch of iron out and put it in the cooler with the pants....the water stays hotter longer and I can leave it outside. I have also used Fels Naptha which cleans really well and does not have a bad odor.
I use the iron out too. I have a top load washing machine. Fill it with hot water, toss in the iron out and some detergent, soak overnight with the top down, spin out in the morning then wash as usual. Absolutely no work, no smell and it works every time. Most of the time I wait until there's a weeks worth of practice and game pants too. I did wonder what it might do to the machine but it seems to be holding up fine.
Uniforms should never see the inside of a dryer. Always air dry. If you still have stains, you can keep working on them as long as you do not set them in the dryer.
Fels Naptha works great. I basically scrub using the material itself - soap up right pants leg and use to scrub left pants leg. I use lots of water when soaping up and then usually soak in kitchen sink for 1-2 hours - basically rinse in the sink but with the drain closed. That way the Fels Naptha works it way everywhere. Then wash and hand to dry.
LowNaway posted:
Fels-Naptha - A parent gave a bar to each parent on the team a few years back. We did the same thing on the next years team and kept the tradition going. Good stuff and cheap. Krogers has it for around a dollar.
"What'd ya want me to do...DIVE???" Corbin Bersen - Major League
Love the idea! 👏
Dude/s, Dudettes....soak the pants in hot water/Iron Out in a 5 gallon bucket and wash normally afterwards. I never scrubbed and the pants were always as white as snow.
meads posted:LowNaway posted:
Fels-Naptha - A parent gave a bar to each parent on the team a few years back. We did the same thing on the next years team and kept the tradition going. Good stuff and cheap. Krogers has it for around a dollar.
"What'd ya want me to do...DIVE???" Corbin Bersen - Major LeagueLove the idea! 👏
Although we haven't had too many at bats, so I haven't had to use the Iron Out yet this stuff "Fels-Naptha" works great!!!! and a scoop of Oxy Clean and his pants still look new.
Ah, another true believer. The world will follow!
Our PA/NJ family has always relied on oxyclean and fels naphtha. However, we just got back from Georgia with some filthy red-clay pants - I’m gonna try the Iron Out! Will report back on how it goes...
hokieone posted:My wife tried every remedy suggested for getting stains out of white pants, and then some, but found this stuff to work the best:
It's called Slideout, it definitely isn't cheap, but it works 100% of the time.
I see that they have a "Cleat Wash" product as well...have you tried that?
@Harbormom posted:Best thing I have used is my mother's old standby, Fels-Naptha soap. Just get the pants really wet, then rub the soap over the stain and scrub. The best solution, of course, is to talk the coach into gray pants.
Yep I agree- that and a scrub brush then I would add oxy clean to the wash. If we played in clay, I would soak in iron out for 24 hrs. Always got the stains out ( but may fade logos or pin stripe)
Iron Out! First wash your pants in hot water, then fill up a bucket with hot water, dump some Iron Out into the bucket and soak the pants overnight. Then wash again in hot water. White pants usually come out clean. If not, scrub with a stain stick on the stains and wash in hot water again. This is the best solution I have used. Someone on another board tipped me off to Iron Out and we keep a few bottles on hand always.
(As meads said above...) Iron out definitely fades colors, so pants with piping or other logos will not look quite the same afterwards. But it works great otherwise!
@Fan2024 posted:(As meads said above...) Iron out definitely fades colors, so pants with piping or other logos will not look quite the same afterwards. But it works great otherwise!
I have not experienced any fading on piping on the pants. I would say that almost all of my son's pants are white with black piping, Easton or New Balance. No fading on any of the black piping. The only thing that faded was the embroidered Easton log on the back of the belt loop. But no big deal there. The New Balance logos didn't fade.
Wet the stain and rub with this bar. Then shave a couple of small sliver off into the washing machine and wash as normal with your regular detergent.
Fels-Naptha for 9 years. I like white pants to be white. For the really tough stains like blood, grass and clay, I use a scrub brush. Wet the stain first, get some Fels soap on your brush and brush in one direction with the water running over it in the sink. Still not completely gone? Work in some soap with your brush and let pants sit for 10-30 minutes and then throw them in the washer and wash with hot water and regular detergent. Comes out white every time. Also... I NEVER put my kids uniforms in the dryer. Sets the stains, dries out the material and makes them prone to ripping/staining. Also, never use bleach. It destroys the fibers. They will loose their stretch.
A few years ago I watched a video where a guy power washed his kids pants clean. I tried it and was amazed how much dirt came out. I should stay pushed out. Baseball pant material is woven really tight. The dirt and stuff gets into the weave and can be hard to get out. That's why I started using the scrub brush under running water. It pushes the dirt and stuff out.
A couple of seasons ago, because I am the way I am (  , I challenged myself, Fels-Naptha, and Under Armour, to see how long I could make one pair of pants last. I only let him wear the same pair...and they lasted through an entire year...still white. I would have kept the experiment going...but he outgrew them, and I will only take crazy so far LOL...
This (from mominthestands): I NEVER put my kids uniforms in the dryer.