How to remove brilliant green from clothes?
Everyone knows that it is very difficult to open a bottle of brilliant green without splashing it on things or on the skin. A stain that has appeared on clothes will not please anyone - especially in a situation when the product is expensive. You should not immediately throw out your favorite thing, you should first think about how to wash the brilliant green from your clothes.
Is it easy to get rid of the stain?
You can tackle almost any stain with a little effort. There are quite a few methods for getting rid of such contaminants, but it is sometimes very difficult to choose the appropriate method. It is necessary to take into account a variety of nuances, including the type of fabric.
Traces of brilliant green do not adorn either colored or plain clothes. When deciding which cleaning agent is better to opt for, you also need to focus on the composition and density of the material. For example, things for children and wool products should not be cleaned with oxygen-containing products and acids.
If you want to wipe brilliant green from a shirt, jeans, any other clothes or from bedding, a sofa at home, you can use the following tools:
- sunflower oil;
- vinegar;
- ammonia;
- starch;
- acetone;
- when it comes to white fabric, many people prefer to use hydrogen peroxide;
- potassium permanganate;
- medical alcohol.
In cases where you do not want to wash your clothes, you can use special products that are sold in stores. The options are as follows:
- means with which to clean toilets;
- bleach;
- a product using which stains are removed.
Hydrogen peroxide
This option is suitable if the contamination has appeared recently. Hydrogen peroxide is also ideal for white items. It should be used like this:
- Dip a cotton swab in the peroxide.
- Treat the stain and wait for a while (usually ten minutes is sufficient).
- Use a washing machine. Washing temperature should not exceed 40 degrees.
In some cases, colored materials will shed. To prevent this, mix the peroxide, water and place the product in this solution. The contamination should disappear in a few hours. Then you need to wash the item using powder for colored items.
Acetone
If the stain is on your thick fabric (such as jeans), try removing it with acetone. You need to use such a tool as follows:
- Dip a cotton swab in acetone.
- Treat the contamination carefully - it should disappear.
- Rinse the garment and wash with a high quality powder.
Ammonia
The use of ammonia is one of the best options when it is necessary to remove stains from brilliant green or small spots. It is also ideal for cleaning rugs or fabric upholstery.
Method of use:
- Treat the stain with a few drops of ammonia. This can be done with a cloth or sponge. Wait ten minutes.
- Then the pollution will need to be washed off using laundry soap.
- Use a washing machine.
Remember to use ammonia very carefully on delicate materials. If there is too much of this product, the product may deteriorate. Make sure the proportions are observed.
Alcohol-containing products
If you need to remove brilliant green from a delicate material, a woolen product, you can choose alcohol. The procedure is as follows:
- Apply alcohol to the dirty area and wait a few minutes.
- Wipe off any remaining dirt using laundry soap.
- Rinse the garment in clean water until it is completely dry (naturally).
If the soap does not completely remove the marks, re-treat the material with rubbing alcohol.
Vinegar
You can get rid of stains on colored materials using vinegar. You need to do it like this:
- Carefully treat the wrong side of the stain using 7% table vinegar.
- The contamination should disappear in a few minutes.
- After getting rid of the brilliant green on the fabric, wash it using powder.
When soaking things, make sure that the surface on which they are laid out does not get dirty with brilliant green.
To avoid this, place an oilcloth or sheet of paper under the material.
Potassium permanganate
If you want to wash brilliant green from cotton material, use potassium permanganate. The solution must be weak. Prepare some manganese granules and 1 liter of water. The procedure is as follows:
- Pre-wash the material in hot water using laundry soap.
- Put the thing in a solution of potassium permanganate and warm water, wait a couple of hours.
- When the dirt disappears, you can use the washing machine (wash at 60 degrees).
Starch
Starch is good for removing green streaks and stubborn dirt. It is recommended to opt for regular table starch.
Washing is carried out as follows:
- Apply water and starch to the contaminated area, do this several times (there should be no break). Usually part of the brilliant green disappears immediately.
- The last time you rub the starch into the material, you will need to let it sit for twenty minutes.
- Wash the thing in the washing machine or with your hands, after that the brilliant green should no longer remain on the fabric.
If you are unable to get rid of the contamination the first time, repeat the steps. You can do this as many times as needed.
Sunflower oil
Using sunflower oil, you can even deal with old, ingrained dirt from brilliant green. The structure of the material will not be damaged in this case. However, the only drawback of this method is the greasy stain, which will then have to be removed. You can stop choosing not only sunflower oil, but also olive oil.
This method implies the following procedure:
- Apply oil to the dirt and wait a few hours.
- Saturate the fabric with the detergent you use for the dishes. After that, you will need to wait twelve hours.
- Use a laundry detergent to help get rid of stains, machine wash the item.
If folk remedies do not help
Folk remedies do not always help to remove certain contaminants, and some in any such situations prefer stain removers - it is somehow easier and more familiar to use them. If you are ready to spend money on special tools with which you can remove traces of brilliant green, choose the appropriate option in the store. The options are as follows.
Domestos
Domestos is a tool used to clean toilets. It contains special acids that remove a wide variety of stains, including those from brilliant green. Domestos is suitable for both light and colored items.
Apply a little of the product to the soiled area. Rub the fabric thoroughly - foam should appear. Then you will need to rinse the thing, and the trace of brilliant green will disappear. If you want the unpleasant odor to disappear, wash the product again using powder.
Stain removers
Vanish is especially popular. This tool is available in the form of a gel and powder, it is used for white or colored items. When soaking the material, you must take into account all the recommendations specified in the instructions.
Apply a little product to the dirt and wait half an hour. Then use the washing machine, add Vanish and powder. It should be borne in mind that pollution from brilliant green does not always disappear immediately, in some cases it is necessary to carry out the processing again (sometimes even more than once).
Bleaches
It is better to opt for this type of oxygen medium, so you will prevent damage to the material. A chlorine-containing product is more suitable for dense white materials - under the influence of chlorine, not only the stain disappears, but also the fabric and its fibers deteriorate.
Prepare water with bleach, put the thing soiled in brilliant green there. Leave it there for a few hours and then machine wash it. For better results, you can mix washing powder with bleach (however, keep in mind that there should be a little amount of detergent).
When deciding which stain remover to buy, it is better to opt for with chlorinol and hydrogen peroxide... It will be quite quick and easy to remove stains from brilliant green with its help.
Kids' things
Usually, when creating clothes for children, manufacturers choose natural materials, so not every acid-containing product is suitable for such things. You can remove dirt from baby products using:
- Ammonia. A ten percent remedy will do. Using a cotton swab, apply the solution to the material and wait a few minutes. After that, machine wash your clothes using baby powder.
- Laundry soap. It is best used when contamination is recent. If the stain is difficult to remove, soak the item in soapy water for several hours, then use the washing machine.
- Vinegar and soda. Saturate cloth with water, place baking soda on top, pour vinegar (one tablespoon). Flush material with water. Using a brush, scrub off the dirt until you can remove it.
There are a variety of ways to remove traces of diamond green from fabric, but usually such procedures take a lot of effort, they waste time.If you do not want to face such problems, you should open the greenery as carefully as possible. Do this over a bathtub or sink, not over a cloth.
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