Bleaching Kids Socks

[flashy]

I am fed up to the back teeth of Reece 'nipping' next door with nothing on his feet but socks, i buy him 20 pairs at a time (primark £2 for 10 pairs) and i'm naffed off with the colour the white ones end up in, in the washer

I've just put a load of washed(still filthy) white socks in a bowl of bleach and hot water

BUT....................

how long do i leave them in there for?


i must buy at least 80 pairs of socks a year, he goes through them like mad....and yes that is 80 pairs for just ONE child

[emzy]

Have you tried something like napisan to soak them in? I used to do the boys babyclothes in them and they came up white again (it managed to get away the food and puke that often stains ) I used to leave them overnight in a bucket and then washed them and they came up a treat, it might work the same on his socks, worth a try

[flashy]

ooooo i've never heard of that Em, might have a scout about for that next time i go th'asda, cheers cocker

[onlyme]

wish my lad could keep hold of his socks long enough for them to have the problem

[MargaretR]

Any sort of bleaching will rot the fabric eventually, but since he will probably outgrow them before they go thin and drop in bits, I don't suppose it matters

[emzy]

not too sure if asda sell it, i used to get mine from wilkinsons but it was great. Try them in the bleach overnight though, that might shift it but if there that bad (which they probably always are) pre-treat them before washing them. Washing them washed the dirt into the fibres and can make the stains impossible to shift

[flashy]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, i wonder if that net curtain stuff will work on them too?

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by flashytart

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, i wonder if that net curtain stuff will work on them too?

DYLON....? It works on dirty white bra`s...............................

[flashy]

Originally Posted by pipinfort

DYLON....? It works on dirty white bra`s...............................

is that for dying nylon by any chance?

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by flashytart

is that for dying nylon by any chance?

No idea...........

[emamum]

or you could dye them all blue or black, then the dirt wont show lol

[flashy]

but that would totally defeat the object wouldnt it? i buy him black socks AND white socks, he wears different colours depending on what he's wearing

[pipinfort]

Just buy back, they go with everything, same goes for bra`s, no need to DYLON them........

[flashy]

Originally Posted by pipinfort

Just buy back, they go with everything, same goes for bra`s, no need to DYLON them........

no they dont go with everything, when he's wearing trackies he wears white socks

whats with the bra thing you plank? you got a fixation with them?

[pipinfort]