PROBLEM
YELLOWED
CLOTHES
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BLUEORGMY
COLORsTms
sHmuGE,
KNITS
@Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswiti resinfinishes.Useoxygenbleach(such
asClorox2 brand).RefertoGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions.Restorecolor
usingcolorremover(suchasMtorTintexbrands),followpackagedirections.
@Ironormanganeseinwatermaycauseoverallyellowingoryellowspo~.
1.Useextradetergentplusanon-precipitatingwaterso~ner dissolvedinwater
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorinebleach.
2. Haveaspecialfilterorchemicalfeederinstalledinyourhometoremoveironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterforafewminutestocieanironresiduebufldupinlines;drainwater
heateroccasionally,
4. To
removes~ts: spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuicethroughstain.Toremoveoveral~yellow,useacommercitiyavafiable
rustscaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.Ifporcelaindamagecanoccur,
donotuseinthewasher;useaplasticcontatier.
~Improperuseoffabricsoftener.Neverpourfabricsofienerdirectlyonclothes;
alwaysdilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater.DfiutesoftenerbeforefillingyourFabric
SofienerDispenser.(Seepage9.)Also,donotlifttidduringspin.Thismaycause
improperdispensing,restitinginstains.Toremovesti: dampenstainedareaandrub
withundilutedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingctiorinebleachifsafeforfabric.
~Some
fabricsWMSm whetherw~shedin awasher orbyhand;othersmaybesafely
washedbutwdlshrinkina dryer.FollowGarmentManuticturers’CareInstructions
exactly.Ifin doubt,donotmachinewashordry.
*RelMtion shritige canoccurinknitfabricsthathavebeenimproperlystretched
andelongatedbythemanufacturer.Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedbackinto
shapeaftereachwashanddrycycle.
@Pro~mive or deiayeds~~~e iscausedwhenstarchorsizing(insomefabrics)is
graduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenotic~ inoldergarmentsthathavebeen
washedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshrinkage.TreatasforRelaxationShrinkageabove.
~Shrinkagecaused byoverheatingoccursincertainknitfabricsthathavebeenheat-
~haped.Whenwashing,dryingor ironingtemperaturesexceedthetemperaturesused
ROshapeset,shrinkagemayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butitcanbepreventedby
washingincoolor warmwater;dryingonLowor Delicateheat.
