Washing white cycle clothing?

[Pete Biggs]

My white Aquaduct polyester base layers are getting rather
grey from being repeatedly washed with coloured items,
despite using "colour" detergents. That wouldn't matter if
they were only to be used as base layers but I sometimes
like to wear the shirts /over/ a jersey in summer evenings,
so I don't want them looking so grubby.

How can I whiten them up?

Is bleach out of the question?

~PB

 

[Dirtylitterboxo]

>My white Aquaduct polyester base layers are getting rather
>grey from being repeatedly washed with coloured items,
>despite using "colour" detergents.

Silly boy Using a colour detergent doesn't prevent
colours running, they simply don't contain the bleaching
agents that fade colours. So you can still put your
white shirt in with your red underpants and end up with
a pink shirt


>How can I whiten them up?
>

Best thing to do is to visit a supermarket and along the
same aisle as the washing powders should be some small boxes
that contain sachets of powders you can add to whites to
"whiten" them if they've faded or dulled. Dylon do one and
there's another one too.

>Is bleach out of the question?

Prolly not a good idea as you can put too much in and end up
giving white clothes a yellow cast to them.

Cheers, helen s

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[Gonzalez]

On 21 Mar 2004 20:32:05 GMT, [email protected]
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

>>My white Aquaduct polyester base layers are getting rather
>>grey from being repeatedly washed with coloured items,
>>despite using "colour" detergents.
>
>Silly boy Using a colour detergent doesn't prevent
>colours running, they simply don't contain the bleaching
>agents that fade colours. So you can still put your
>white shirt in with your red underpants and end up with
>a pink shirt
>
>
>>How can I whiten them up?
>>
>
>Best thing to do is to visit a supermarket and along the
>same aisle as the washing powders should be some small
>boxes that contain sachets of powders you can add to whites
>to "whiten" them if they've faded or dulled. Dylon do one
>and there's another one too.
>
>>Is bleach out of the question?
>
>Prolly not a good idea as you can put too much in and end
>up giving white clothes a yellow cast to them.

What a load of bloody useless information.

Pete, this is what you do.

1. put your (non) whites in a carrier bag
2. dangle the bag on the handlebars of your bike
3. take the bag to the local laundrette
4. ask the attendant how much it would cost to get them
white again
5. shout at the kids who are trying to nick your bike
6. pay the attendant
7. collect the now white clothes after a couple of hours

 

[Bens]

On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 20:54:44 +0000, Gonzalez
<[email protected]> wrote:

>What a load of bloody useless information.
>
>Pete, this is what you do.
>
>1. put your (non) whites in a carrier bag

etc...

More useless information.

Pete, this is what you do.

1. Give your dirty clothes to your girlfriend/wife and
say "Please

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[Msa]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Pete, this is what you do.
>
> 1. Give your dirty clothes to your girlfriend/wife and say
> "Please

>

I was going to say that a while ago...I just wasn't up for a
slating tonight!

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volume. Some settling of contents may have occurred during
transmission

 

[Mseries]

BenS wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 20:54:44 +0000, Gonzalez
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> What a load of bloody useless information.
>>
>> Pete, this is what you do.
>>
>> 1. put your (non) whites in a carrier bag
>
> etc...
>
> More useless information.
>
> Pete, this is what you do.
>
> 1. Give your dirty clothes to your girlfriend/wife and say
> "Please

Then repeat each day for three weeks until white again. Time
for some new gear I think Pete.

 

[Bens]

On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:43:13 -0000, MSA <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] says...
>> Pete, this is what you do.
>>
>> 1. Give your dirty clothes to your girlfriend/wife and
>> say "Please

>>
>
>
>I was going to say that a while ago...I just wasn't up for
>a slating tonight!

I did say it a while ago and she's just getting the stuff
out of the tumble drier now
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prevent life escaping from us." http://www.bensales.com

 

[Steve Holdoway]

On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:41:17 -0000, "Pete Biggs"
<pclemantine{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote:

>My white Aquaduct polyester base layers are getting rather
>grey from being repeatedly washed with coloured items,
>despite using "colour" detergents. That wouldn't matter if
>they were only to be used as base layers but I sometimes
>like to wear the shirts /over/ a jersey in summer evenings,
>so I don't want them looking so grubby.
>
>How can I whiten them up?
>
>Is bleach out of the question?
>
>~PB
>

One word...

Napisan

(why does my smellchecker want to change it to Nagasaki?)

 

[Pete Biggs]

Cheers for all the advice, girls ;-)

~PB

 

[GearóId Ó Laoi/]

Don't wear white clothing at all.

When I tour it is with black socks e.g. I never wear white
as it just looks grubby after a while.

 

[Pete Biggs]

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
>> My white Aquaduct polyester base layers are getting
>> rather grey from being repeatedly washed with coloured
>> items, despite using "colour" detergents.
>
> Silly boy Using a colour detergent doesn't prevent
> colours running, they simply don't contain the bleaching
> agents that fade colours.

Actually, I knew that... but forgot when writing the
question The white base layers get shoved in with the
colours when there aren't enough whites to wash and items
are needed in a hurry.

> So you can still put your white shirt in with your red
> underpants and end up with a pink shirt

Who's been spying on my washing line?! :-o

>> How can I whiten them up?
>
> Best thing to do is to visit a supermarket and along the
> same aisle as the washing powders should be some small
> boxes that contain sachets of powders you can add to
> whites to "whiten" them if they've faded or dulled. Dylon
> do one and there's another one too.

Will look out for them, thanks.

~PB

 

[Helen Deborah V]

"Pete Biggs" <pclemantine{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc>typed

> My white Aquaduct polyester base layers are getting rather
> grey from being repeatedly washed with coloured items,
> despite using "colour" detergents. That wouldn't matter if
> they were only to be used as base layers but I sometimes
> like to wear the shirts /over/ a jersey in summer
> evenings, so I don't want them looking so grubby.

> How can I whiten them up?

> Is bleach out of the question?

> ~PB

Wash your whites separately using a detergent *not* designed
for coloured items. They contain mild bleaches and optical
brighteners. These won't do your jeans any good but will
give you whiter whites.

I used to use Persil Performance. I might still have some
left (the product I used was discontinued and replaced with
something I didn't fancy)

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[Helen Deborah V]

Steve Holdoway <[email protected]>typed

> On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:41:17 -0000, "Pete Biggs"
> <pclemantine{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote:

> >My white Aquaduct polyester base layers are getting
> >rather grey from being repeatedly washed with coloured
> >items, despite using "colour" detergents. That wouldn't
> >matter if they were only to be used as base layers but I
> >sometimes like to wear the shirts /over/ a jersey in
> >summer evenings, so I don't want them looking so grubby.
> >
> >How can I whiten them up?
> >
> >Is bleach out of the question?
> >
> >~PB
> >

> One word...

> Napisan

> (why does my smellchecker want to change it to Nagasaki?)

That *is* bleach!

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[Helen Deborah V]

"Pete Biggs" <pclemantine{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc>typed

> My white Aquaduct polyester base layers are getting rather
> grey from being repeatedly washed with coloured items,
> despite using "colour" detergents. That wouldn't matter if
> they were only to be used as base layers but I sometimes
> like to wear the shirts /over/ a jersey in summer
> evenings, so I don't want them looking so grubby.

> How can I whiten them up?

> Is bleach out of the question?

> ~PB

My initial replies here seem to have evaporated into
the ether.

Don't wash whites with colours (especially dark ones).

Use a washing product which does contain bleaches and
optical brighteners. (A non-colour one) I used to use Persil
Peformance but the stuff I liked was discontinued. I might
still have some left. Repeated use of these detergents will
lighten your kit (avoid this approach with blue jeans!)

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[Davep]

BenS wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 20:54:44 +0000, Gonzalez
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>>What a load of bloody useless information.
>>
>>Pete, this is what you do.
>>
>>1. put your (non) whites in a carrier bag
>>
>>
>
>etc...
>
>More useless information.
>
>Pete, this is what you do.
>
>1. Give your dirty clothes to your girlfriend/wife and say
> "Please

>
>
If I called my partner "dear" she'd through me out the door
*and* the washing

davep

 

[Helen Deborah V]

davep <[email protected]>typed

> BenS wrote:

> >On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 20:54:44 +0000, Gonzalez
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>What a load of bloody useless information.
> >>
> >>Pete, this is what you do.
> >>
> >>1. put your (non) whites in a carrier bag
> >>
> >>
> >
> >etc...
> >
> >More useless information.
> >
> >Pete, this is what you do.
> >
> >1. Give your dirty clothes to your girlfriend/wife and
> > say "Please

> >
> >
> If I called my partner "dear" she'd through me out the
> door *and* the washing

> davep

What? Was the washing in the doorway? ;-)

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