PROBLEM
YELLOWED
cLmHEs
I
1
BLUEORGMY
COLORSTMNS
SHNNWGE,
GENERAL
POSSIBLECAUSEANDmMEDY
@Incompleteremovalofbodysoilduetoconstantuseofinsufficientdetergent.Check
hemofT-shirtor pillowcase.Iftheyarewhiteandcenterisyellow,itconhinsbody
oil.Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson “GrayedCiothes~’page17.
@Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswithresinfinishes.Usenon-chlorinebleach
(suchasClorox2 brand).RefertoGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions.Restore
colorusingcolorremover(suchasRitor Tintexbrands),followpackge directions.
@Ironor manganeseinwatermaycauseoverallyellowingor yellowspots.
1.Useextradetergentplusanon-precipitatingwatersofienerdissolvedinwater
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorinebleach.
2. Haveaspecialfilteror chemicalfeederinstalledinyourhometo removeironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterfora fewminutestocleanironresiduebuildupinlines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. Toremovespk: spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqu~=
lemonjuicethroughstain.Toremoveoverallyellow9useacommerciallyavaiiable
rustscaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.If porcelaindamagecanoccur,
donotusei: thewasher;usea plasticcontainer.
Improperuseoffabricsoftener.Neverpourfabricsofienerdirectlyonclothes;aiways
dilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater.Toren~oves~ins: dampenstainedareaaridrub
withundilutedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchlorinebleachifsafeforfabric.
Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybesafely
washedbutwillshrinkinadryer.FollowGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions
;xactly.If indoubt,do notmachinewashor dry.
~Reiawtion shrinhge canoccurinknitfabricsthathavebeenimproperlystretched
~ndelongatedbythemanufacturer.Whenthisoccurs,garmentmay‘bepressedback
intoshapeafiereachwashanddrycycle.
@fiogressive or de!a-yedshrinkage iscausedwhenstarchor sizing(insomefabrics)
isgraduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenoticedin oldergarmentsthathavebeen
washedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshritige. TreatasforRelaxationShritige above.
@ShrimEKagecaused by overheatingoccursin certainbit fabricsthathavebee~~heat-
sl~aped.Whenwashing,dryingor ironingtemperaturesexceedthetemperaturesused
toshapeset, shrinbge mayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butitcanbepreventedby
washingin coolor warmwater;dryingon Lowor Delicateheat.
