Tiger lilly stains

[saltysam]

Hi everyone......i have a problem that hopefully the laundry wizards can help me with. I was putting in a new sprinkler system for the flower beds and got Tiger Lilly powder/pollen etc. all over the front of my jeans. i can't get the yellow stain (ok no comments on that one) to come out. I have tried Carbona, Wisk, Shout, Dawn and even soaking the area in ammonia.........At first i pre-treated with Carbona stain fighter and used Sear HE detergent and warm water....stain didn't come out.....then tried the wisk, shout, dawn and soaking in ammonia.......Anyone have a suggestion on how to get the Tiger Lilly stain to come out? Thanks for the help guys........
Mark

 

[dirtybuck]

Jeeez...

You tried all those things on your pants for a crappy stain...and they're still intact? AMAZING!!

 

[danemodsandy]

Oxy Clean

Try washing them with the recommended amount of Oxy Clean added to the wash. If that doesn't get it all, use a paste of Oxy Clean and water on the spot, let sit overnight, and then wash again. There may be some lightening of the area, but it's better than having a yellow stain in that region.

Should work. One tip for avoiding this in the future- the pollen brushes off pretty successfully when it's still dry. Putting water on it makes things much worse.

 

[whirlcool]

If you still can't get the stain off, try this:

Soak the jeans overnight in a bathtub full of Oxi-Clean and Tide.
If it still doesn't work, just dry the jeans either dark blue or black. Nobody will ever know.....

 

[saltysam]

the pollen brushes off pretty successfully when it's sti

Thanks Whirlcool, this wouldn't have been a problem but it was 95 degrees out and of course I was sweaty and my jeans damp.......so naturally the pollen glued it to my jeans..teaches me to work outside in a good pair of jeans....I will give the Oxy Clean a try and hopefully that will take care of it......
Mark

 

[whirlcool]

Sorry, a typo on my part. I had meant to say if you can't get the stain out then DYE the jeans dark blue or black.

 

[dynaflow]

very familair

I ama retail florsit and very familair with those stains i use a spray spot remover called Zout

 

[saltysam]

spray spot remover called Zout

Cool...........where can i find this stuff called zout? Wal-Mart? Grocery store?
Mark

 

[dynaflow]

we get it

we find it at wally world or food lion

 

[sudsmaster]

Is this the first time

You've been pollinated?

 

[saltysam]

Is this the first time

ROFL ummmmmm i'd better not answer that one......lol