Quilt Stains
#1
Quilt Stains
Hi, I have a quilt that I made for my mom in the 90's. It now has many stains on it, not sure what made them. I have washed it many times but stains remain. Any suggestions to safely remove the stains?
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Horse Country, FL
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I just bought RetroClean, but haven't used it yet. My favorite quilt is finally unpacked and had some yellow stains. Oxyclean and Tide combined did not remove everything. So on to Plan B, which is RetroClean. Maybe others will have some ideas.
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Location: Pacific NW
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What do the stains look like, how was the quilt stored? There are some things that you won't be able to fix, such as yellow streaks from light exposure (which is actually fading, not a stain) because the quilt was folded and stored on an open shelf. Rust spots because the quilt was in a trunk with exposed nail heads that rusted. Those are the only two I've not been able to fix.
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In an inconspicuous spot try a little "IRON-OUT". Dilute it (1/4 tsp) in a small cup or bowl of warm water. use a cotton ball or Q-Tip and dab it. Let it sit for a minute or so and keep an eye on it. Then flip that small area over and run water over it to rinse. By doing it this way (flipping it over) when you rinse it won't run into the other side of the quilt. My grandmother used to use Cascade dishwasher soap. She would use the same measures.
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Those 'stains' are like the brown spots on our own hands and arms -- a sign of age. They can be somewhat relieved by limiting exposure to body oils, pollution and natural toxin exposure, dampness, and bug/critter debris, etc.
Vintage Soak, RetroClean, and other similar products are designed to removed these stains as much as possible.
Vintage Soak, RetroClean, and other similar products are designed to removed these stains as much as possible.
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