You would think I’d know better. I’m racing around the house on Friday evening getting ready to go out. I quickly throw on my favorite black sweater and tank top only to cover both in those famous white skid marks. Back to the closet for Plan B.
So, what to do? The tank is a synthetic blend heavy in spandex and the sweater is also a blend, but primarily viscose. The top is really covered while the sweater just has a small mark.
One look at the top and I just shake my head and go for the canister of white vinegar. I try to douse the spots and then just drop the entire top into a salad bowl and cover the top in vinegar. After soaking it for about an hour, the stains are gone. I handwash the top to get the vinegar smell out and the top is good as new.
The sweater is much easier. I get a pantyhose footie and rub the spot to see if it will come out. Most of it does but there is still a little bit left. So I put some of the vinegar on the footie and rub in just where the spot remains. The rest of the spot comes out immediately. So I just rinse the affected area with a little cold water to get rid of the vinegar residue and lay the sweater out to dry.
Mission accomplished. Pantyhose and vinegar. What do you do if you are out and discover the dreaded white stain? Go into the bathroom and try rubbing the stain against another part of the garment…preferably the inside fabric as this will often work to get most or all of the spot out.
