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How to Clean White Canvas Sneakers

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04/21/20 • 18278

Cleaning White Sheets With Bleach

I have been using Clorox bleach for more years than I care to recount. However, it seems that now most 100% cotton products (including my white bed linens) are marked “Do Not Bleach.” Not “no chlorine bleach”; just “No B...

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05/28/09 • 93302

How Do You Get Stains Out of White Clothes With Black Logos?

I just watched your video on YouTube. I have a lot of white shirts with black logos on them. Mostly Vans shirts which are 100% cotton. However my shirts are starting to look dingy and I want them to look extra white without a tint of yellow! Can you ...

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05/01/15 • 10312

Removing Gel Pen Ink

I put my pen in my shirt pocket without closing it. It was a gel refill pen. The cotton seemed to draw the ink out of the pen, and I currently have a pink cotton no-iron shirt with a dime-sized black spot at the bottom of the pocket. I have not d...

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09/30/10 • 76

How To Remove An Old Stain From A Shirt

Can you please suggest how to clean my shirt that has an old stain? I have already tried it normally but I could not get it out. Do you have any idea what caused the stain?  If you don’t, then since the stain is on a shirt there’s a good possibility ...

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08/23/16 • 32978

Bleaching Small Items

How do I bleach shoestrings? To whiten shoelaces like the cotton ones on athletic shoes and sneakers, you can try soaking them in a solution of 3 tablespoons Clorox® Regular Bleach2 added to 1 gallon of water. Start by putting the shoelaces in a lin...

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10/04/13 • 14908

Laundering White Tennis Shoes

I have white tennis shoes and they need to be brightened up. I was wondering if it is safe to spray ® Clean-Up® Spray Cleaner on my shoes and then wash them? Generally, the answer would be it depends on what stains there are on the shoes that need to...

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09/29/09 • 41442

How to bleach white fabric with embroidery

Can Clorox be used on white clothing with black embroidery? Normally I recommend the bleachability test to determine if a colored item can be safely washed with Clorox® Regular Bleach2: Add 2 teaspoons bleach to ¼ cup water and apply a drop of the so...

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06/27/12 • 10598

How to Get Blood Out of Sheets

How you do remove blood from sheets? I recommend presoaking blood stains in cool water using a good detergent that contains enzymes – check the list of ingredients to know for sure.  You need to soak items for at least 30 minutes (ideally 60 minut...

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08/29/11 • 72

Bleach and Slipcovers

Can I use Clorox® Regular Bleach2 on a slipcover that’s not solid white? I don’t mind if the bleach lightens the fabric, it’s just so soiled that I want it brighter. If the slipcover is cotton or cotton/polyester, then you can wash it with Clorox® Re...

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12/30/11 • 5798