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Post by hsrose on Oct 15, 2015 20:55:27 GMT -6
Ok, we play on turf, most of our games are on turf. Played last Friday on grass and the field was moist. We're in central CA so a moist field is unusual given the drought. We wore white pants and white jerseys. We don't collect the gear and wash it, it goes home with the players and the families do the washing. Now the players are telling me their parents are doing fierce battle with the grass stains, pre-soaked, post-soaked, treated, cold water, etc., nothing is working as well as we want it to work.
Any recommendations for clearing grass stains from game pants? I figure that I'll be working them further after the season so any help there would be appreciated as well.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Oct 15, 2015 22:38:48 GMT -6
If they're solid white, just bleach them to death. We went white on white on an average grass field that had been rained on for 3 days straight.
Hot water, laundry soap (not detergent) and a lot of bleach. After a bleach and soap pre soak for a day.
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on Oct 15, 2015 23:28:10 GMT -6
What is grass?
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 16, 2015 6:10:11 GMT -6
We have red pants for grass games, but still have to deal with grass stains on our white jerseys.
We use large trashcans filled with hot water, scoop of laundry detergent, and a couple scoops of oxyclean- immediately after the game we soak the whites in that solution until it's time to do laundry. It works out pretty well- if there are any really big/deep stains after soaking we'll spot clean with laundry detergent and a scrub brush. then wash.
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Post by CoachHess on Oct 16, 2015 7:07:15 GMT -6
We have red pants for grass games, but still have to deal with grass stains on our white jerseys. We use large trashcans filled with hot water, scoop of laundry detergent, and a couple scoops of oxyclean- immediately after the game we soak the whites in that solution until it's time to do laundry. It works out pretty well- if there are any really big/deep stains after soaking we'll spot clean with laundry detergent and a scrub brush. then wash. I'm glad we aren't the only ones trudging through hot water filled trash cans on Saturday morning!! We use an old crutch to agitate the clothes once we have it filled up enough. Keeping it classy. |
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 16, 2015 7:11:10 GMT -6
We use an old floor hockey stick to stir the brew. HA! Keeping it classy!
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Post by pistola on Oct 16, 2015 9:23:23 GMT -6
it sounds like they are already set!... we collect all the gear after each game.. spray with oxyclean or resolve and then soak in ice water with a ton of oxyclean powder added until we wash.. we do this with our whites always, sometimes with our reds if needed
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Post by PSS on Oct 16, 2015 10:01:35 GMT -6
We use OxyClean also. Put them in large trashcan but we ICE them over night. Laundry detergent + OxyClean + 1/2 water, stir. Fill the rest of the trashcan with ICE.
We have never had problems with grass stains.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 16, 2015 10:33:17 GMT -6
INteresting that you guys use ice water instead of hot...why? Does it work better?
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Post by rosey65 on Oct 16, 2015 10:37:53 GMT -6
We put up a sponsorship sign for a local laundromat, and in return they wash our jerseys and pants for $60 each saturday morning. Dont know what they do, but we pick them up monday morning and they are pristine
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Post by CoachHess on Oct 16, 2015 11:43:26 GMT -6
How many of you guys have an actual commercial washer/dryer set? I remember when I was in North Carolina we used a Belco commercial set, absolutely the best set I've ever used. We are using a decent capacity residential washer/dryer. Pain in the butt, takes forever. One load of 10-15 jerseys on heavy duty takes 2.5 hours to wash. 3 loads of that, then pants, then a load of game socks, then practice gear. We do lots of laundry over the weekend.
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Post by joelee on Oct 16, 2015 12:05:28 GMT -6
We have red pants for grass games, but still have to deal with grass stains on our white jerseys. We use large trashcans filled with hot water, scoop of laundry detergent, and a couple scoops of oxyclean- immediately after the game we soak the whites in that solution until it's time to do laundry. It works out pretty well- if there are any really big/deep stains after soaking we'll spot clean with laundry detergent and a scrub brush. then wash. We only wear white pants on turf, purple or gold on grass. Clean the jerseys like you do. |
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Post by PSS on Oct 16, 2015 12:44:11 GMT -6
INteresting that you guys use ice water instead of hot...why? Does it work better? We wash all our Uni's in cold. Cold water / ice works best with OxyClean, don't know why. BTW, we play games on field turf also. They will stain white jersey's also, especially the black infill. |
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Post by coachdawhip on Oct 17, 2015 8:25:15 GMT -6
Iron OUT! We use it after every game, we soak them in Iron out and water for 24 hours, then we wash them
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Post by bigmoot on Nov 4, 2015 10:37:30 GMT -6
while looking into oxyclean, i saw on eof their products called white revive. any body use this or know about it?
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Post by brmurf on Nov 4, 2015 14:31:13 GMT -6
Seriously best thing we have ever done is to soak overnight in Dawn dish detergent, then wash and OXI them then spray shout on them and sit in the sun.....grass stains are completely gone
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