Question

Hi, my husband has a uniform for work and it's been commented on that his shirts are greying. I was wondering how I'd get them back to white? I have to admit I don't separetly wash them they go in with all the other clothes so it's my fault but how can I bring them back to white?  

Answer 1

How do u not wash separate lol I do whites n darks bit my eldest daughter takes it to another level she washes every colour separate like all pink all blue all black all red I mix black blue red together haha

Comments

Catherine Moore and I do hun why mix colours don't get it OCD in me maybe  

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Catherine Moore I split colours too. My first washer was a twintub so I put it down to that

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@freedafreedman I loved my twin tub best ever washer miss it so much  

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@afterthought yeah me too xx

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@freedafreedman

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@afterthought maybe if I still had one I wouldn’t be washing everyday

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@freedafreedman  I would got a wash basket but nowt in OCD hun even if I have one thing I wash it last few days have been great for drying on the line tho  

Answer 2

Are they cotton?  

Comments

@phial I think so

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@fic394 there's special white renews you can get from the shop or I just use bleach and pile them all in washer on a 50 degree wash

Answer 3

Ace bleach

Answer 4

Ace is brilliant for whites

Answer 5

My mam just soaks ours in bleach and water for a bit it works really well

Answer 6

Wash them seperately Soak them in milton to get them back white

Answer 7

Soak in cold water and sterilising fluid overnight then wash in the machine whites only.  

Answer 8

Ace for whites in the washing machine! Works wonders, I use it on the kids school shirts

Answer 9

Once you’ve got them back to white, wash all whites together with a tablespoon of Napisan in the washing machine. It’ll keep them bright, and also kills any germs in the machine. To get them back to white I’d soak in a bucket of water & Napisan.  

Answer 10

Glo white

Answer 11

Ace for white! Soak in that and water then wash in the washing machine with some of it aswell. When they are back to white wash only with other pure white clothes

Answer 12

Cap of bleach to soak then wash them on high  

Answer 13

A drop of bleach in a warm Wash

Answer 14

Soak them overnight in ace and you really should wash your whites separately

Answer 15

I use ace for whites for the kids clothes and nets works great. X

Answer 16

Ace for whites c

Answer 17

Try washing them with a dishwasher tablet on a hot wash

Answer 18

Soak in milton x

Answer 19

You can buy a products especially for this purpose.  

Answer 20

Steep in Milton then use colour catchers in the wash x

Answer 21

Soda Crystals laundry boost.  

Answer 22

My husband has white shirts I soak them in aspirin and have had people say how white and bright they r

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Me too. I soak overnight. White school socks are like new

Answer 23

Soak in Milton or napisan and add a dishwashing tablet without a red ball just with the whites

Answer 24

I spray my whites with Aldi Di-san and soak with the same satin remover powder for 2 days in hot water then wash separately

Answer 25

Ace for whites. I put my daughters in the machine then added the ace to the softener part of the machines dispenser. Then try out on a line on a sunny day.  

Answer 26

Soak them in the bath with Ace for Whites for a few hours they’ll be perfect. My daughters top was heavily stained, it took hours but it was bright white again!  

Answer 27

Soak in ace for whites overnight it works wonders x

Answer 28

Soak first then wash them separately with a couple of scoops of Vanish powder plus your normal washing powder  if they’re cotton with no logo put them on the hottest wash xx

Answer 29

I did this with my sons school shirts. I soaked them in the sink with loads of bicarbonate of soda and hot water, then washed them separately with a dr beckmann glow bite ultra satchet and they are back to white! I now wash them separately ‍♀️

Answer 30

I was told to use Daz. It does work xx

Answer 31

Sofa crystals in wash

Answer 32

I use glow white by Dr beckmann. They're amazing. Always swear by them. I'm a sod for just whacking everything in together but I've started doing my lads school tops and anything else white separate with one of those

Answer 33

Ace for whites leave to soak over night

Answer 34

Lots of great suggestions been recommended, once you've got them white again wash on lower temperatures with colour catchers and no fabric softener

Answer 35

Vanish gold for whites works really well. I tried the ace bleach but found it reacted with deodorants and made under arms yellow and the vanish removed them. Just one scoop in the wash  

Answer 36

Maybe he should wash his own shirts  

Answer 37

After you have washed the shirts hang them on the line to dry in the sunshine

Answer 38

Ace. Do separate loads always x

Answer 39

Wash whites separately. Soak in milton or soda crystals. Wash in a bio powder eg ariel as the powder contains bleach the liquid doesn't

Answer 40

For white shirts. Squirt of bleach and scoop of washing powder in kitchen sink, add boiling water and place shirts in it leave for an hour , rinse then wash in washing machine x

Answer 41

Always wash whites separately I would use bio washing powder and add a good squirt of bleach into the washing machine. To keep them white soak them in old fashioned nappisan over night the wash in bio washing powder that will keep them white hope this helps x

Answer 42

Ace bleach.  

Answer 43

Soak in cold water and use Milton steralizing fuid or tablets brilliant for whites

Answer 44

Soak in ace for whites for 10 mins then stick in washer with Daz and more ace for whites in Right hand side of drawer and add your softner. They come up pristine white  

Answer 45

ACE for whites only a quid as well x

Answer 46

I buy a big box of Ariel, not the for colours stuff, the bio stuff because it has brightening agents in it. It lasts for ages because I only use it for whites. I wash whites separately, with a scoop of Ariel and a scoop of Lidl's Formil for whites. Line dry if possible. Better than Daz imho.  

Answer 47

Tilly Perry puts hers in cat litter x

Answer 48

White vinager in wash

Answer 49

I soak my tea towels in a bucket with daz liquid, oxy powder and boiling water for an hour or two, squish them with the potato masher every 15 mins or so  then stick them in the washer

Answer 50

I put my whites on a hot wash with bleach

Answer 51

White vinegar in the wash

Answer 52

Milton and boil wash the wash normal

Answer 53

This might be a stupid question, but what kind of bleach is everyone using? Don't wanna ruin my husbands work shirts by buying the wrong one xx

Comments

If ur using the household one. just buy the plain one normally blue.  

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P. s dilute the bleach in the water first then submerge the shirt. prob a cap full to the equivalent of the mop bucket of water

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@halftimbered8 thank you ❤

Answer 54

Milton or any baby sterilising fluid in a normal wash

Answer 55

Try ace for whites it’s bleach for clothes but only if shirts are completely white I. e no black logo u get it from discount shops and Asda etc x

Answer 56

Put a glowhite satchet in the wash. I use it for my daughters school blouses and they come out bright white.  

Answer 57

Ace for Whites

Answer 58

Milton great for white's

Answer 59

Diluted household bleech in hot water over night

Answer 60

Soak in the bath in vanish overnight to get back white and wash separately if u can.  

Answer 61

Put a scoop of soda crystals in with every wash. Bonus it keeps the machine clean as well, if you have marks under the lip of your door seal put some directly in there next time you do a wash.  

Answer 62

Milton steriliser liquid in Wash or Ace bleach in wash or Dylon glo-white sheets in wash but remember to wash your whites separately.  

Answer 63

If all fails buy some new white shirts and start separating your washing whites colours darks lol always wash ya whites on a 90 wash  

Answer 64

Soak in solution of water & Lemon juice. then wash using Non Biological at 60° Whiter than white :)