9 tricks to remove stains from work clothes
Professional clothing is at least as much a working tool as machinery and tools. It is also a protection that you wear it, as well as an integral part of the corporate image.
Designed and made specifically for each specific task, even workwear requires care and attention. To keep it clean, preserve its properties and technical characteristics in the best possible way, we recommend careful and constant maintenance, but what to do when we are away from home and we do not have stain removers or specific products at hand?
Here are seven life hacks, our do-it-yourself tricks that will save your workwear (and your corporate image!) or at least limit the damage.
1. Don’t get dirty
It may seem trivial, but the best way to keep work clothes clean is not to dirty them. Try to be careful while you work, and you’ll have far fewer spots to worry about later.
2. Read the label
Not all stains are the same, and every fabric has its own needs. The label can help you understand what you can do on your garment. Some methods of removing stains may even exacerbate the problem on the fabric, so be careful and try solutions you’re not sure about on a barely visible corner of your workwear.
3. Do it quickly!
Dab the stain with a piece of fabric of the same type as your garment. Warning: you are trying to remove the stain, so avoid smearing it! Always keep a sheet of absorbent paper, folded in several layers, under the stain during this operation, so you do not risk that it transfers to the clean underlying fabric. Likewise, if you are treating a very large stain, try to rub it with movements from the outside to the inside.
This applies to all stains in general: if they are fresh there is a much better chance of removing them. So, if you got dirty, take immediate action in the most appropriate way, so you won’t risk finding indelible halos on your workwear.
4. Don’t spread it
Dab the stain with a piece of fabric of the same type as your garment. Warning: you are trying to remove the stain, so avoid smearing it! Always keep a sheet of absorbent paper, folded in several layers, under the stain during this operation, so you do not risk that it transfers to the clean underlying fabric. Likewise, if you are treating a very large stain, try to rub it with movements from the outside to the inside.
5. Spray stain removers for fabrics
These products are truly miraculous, sprayed on most of the stains, they must be left to act until they dry up and then brushed off vigorously. They are commercially available in all supermarkets.
6. Bring a change of clothes
Despite all your attention your uniform is stained and you don’t have a chance to clean it, and you still have a long day of work ahead of you? It can happen. The best thing is always to bring a change of clothes to make up for emergencies!
7. At home, before the washing machine
If the stain is difficult, or has already dried out, leave your workwear soaking in warm water after rubbing it with Marseille soap. And before putting it in the drum, rub it with a laundry brush. The result at the end of the machine wash will be assured!
8. Don’t iron it until it’s gone
If the stain has not gone after the prewash and the washing in the washing machine, do not iron it or there is a risk that it will become indelibly attached to the garment! There is still some hope of saving your workwear: find out what stain it is and adopt a targeted strategy.
9. Stain-proof work uniforms
Another solution is to prefer clothes with anti-stain treatment, such as our men’s and women’s work uniforms.
Still not enough for you? Don’t panic: soon we will publish some tips on this blog on how to remove some particularly stubborn spots. See you next post!
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