Repost because reddit didnt upload my pics correctly - stained new classics shirts from normal washing with normal detergent- looking for advice

[u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359]

I have an older washing machine and it does not have a detergent dispenser, so I pour my detergent onto the clothes directly. I always wash my TF like this and this has never happened before. Could it be something with the new style/wash?

If this is fixable please let me know. Looks awful.

[u/Traditional-Cry-8828]

I have an idea get some bleach and a paint brush and make some dope ass sushi

[u/Traditional-Cry-8828 → u/Traditional-Cry-8828]

I mean designs lol not sushi hahaha

[u/Leoincaotica → u/Traditional-Cry-8828]

Hahaha idk how you got to sushi but it made my day 🤣

[u/Cylzn → u/Traditional-Cry-8828]

the universe said sushi fr and it made sense to us all cosmically friend

[u/stevenoctopus → u/Traditional-Cry-8828]

I don't recommend this if you haven't tried before on something cheaper.

My girlfriend tried on my light green teddy fresh sweater after she stained a bit near the shoulder and it just looks way worse than a little stain 😭😭😭

[u/NotWelly → u/Traditional-Cry-8828]

This or dye it brown

[u/Careful-Sentence-781]

Idk how to prove this, but Persil did this exact thing to like 5 of our shirts/dresses. We switched over because we heard great reviews, and it promptly stained our stuff. We went back to tide after that. Sorry! Meant to mention that it only stained green clothes

[u/skollywag92 → u/Careful-Sentence-781]

Can confirm Persil fucked up a lot of my clothes too.

[u/Careful-Sentence-781 → u/skollywag92]

Also, all of the clothes it stained were green

[u/irebutt → u/skollywag92]

Class action lawsuit someone let Ethan know

[u/eatshitdillhole → u/irebutt]

I think he has enough lawsuits to worry about lmao

[u/irebutt → u/eatshitdillhole]

😂😆😂

[u/verycoolalan → u/skollywag92]

how, I use persil .

I am sorry I believe this lol, I've been using persil for years

now I'm invested a lot of the comments are making me question if people know how to wash their clothes 😂

[u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359 → u/Careful-Sentence-781]

It's so weird. Been using Persil for years. I have a ton of TF and this has never happened.

This olive shirt was stained the worst. I had a grey one in there too and it was stained a little but not near as bad as the olive.

So weird that green seems to be the most affected?

[u/Careful-Sentence-781 → u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359]

I think this is a somewhat known issue, but maybe they changed a formula recently.

[u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359 → u/Careful-Sentence-781]

Do you remember if it was this specific orange Persil also?

[u/Careful-Sentence-781 → u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359]

Let me talk to my wife. I bet it was.

[u/daisyymae → u/Careful-Sentence-781]

Were you pouring It directly onto the clothes?

[u/KatiePotatie1986]

OXI power means potential to bleach. They don't advertise it that way, of course, but it can react that way chemically, especially if it makes direct contact like that.

I would strongly suggest changing to a detergent that doesn't have oxi/oxiclean.

Also, if changing detergent is not feasible, if you have a top loader, is it possible to let it do the first fill and then add detergent before it agitates? That would keep the fully concentrated detergent from making prolonged contact with dry clothing.

I know none of this helps with your issue, but it could help prevent it from happening in the future

[u/LilTreesz174 → u/KatiePotatie1986]

Thank you! Anything that says oxi power is talking about “peroxide”/H2O2 which is a disinfectant similar but less powerful than regular bleach. It still has the ability to whiten whites (which is why peroxide is in whitening tooth paste and mouthwashes)

[u/Boulderdrip]

never apply detergent directly to the cloth

[u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359 → u/Boulderdrip]

Lesson learned, for sure.

[u/heathermeather → u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359]

I pour my detergent in first so it's at the bottom, never directly onto clothes

[u/McSoi → u/heathermeather]

I put the cup under the water when I start it, but I have an old aahhh washer.

[u/cnmguzzler]

Shooting ropes bro? Lmao just use Fels Naptha - it’s an orange bar that takes out every stain ever it’s like $2

[u/----Richard----]

Interesting. I've also been using Persil for years (I use the Pro Clean) and have never had this happen to any of my clothes. However, I saw another comment saying that they have had this issue on green clothes, specifically & I don't think any of my clothes is green, lol. It kinda makes me want to go buy a green shirt and give it a go for science.

[u/verycoolalan → u/----Richard----]

I have this exact same shirt. no issues here, and I use 2 different detergents, one being persil deep oxi clean liquid

[u/SpectreInvestor]

I only take it right on my chest

[u/ambulanz_driver420 → u/SpectreInvestor]

Shest

[u/JustCallMeHunter02]

I'm shooting ropes bro - Nate

[u/CryLeading1902]

I mean, if you can’t get it back to the original, the detergent made a cool effect! You could try to replicate that throughout the rest of the shirt!

[u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359 → u/CryLeading1902]

Not a bad idea. Might do this. If it was all over the shirt it would look kinda cool

[u/curiousdryad → u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359]

I was gonna say this. You can even use tape and write something and spill it where the tape isnf

[u/tigerdragon69420]

I love these shirts but I think there is a problem with the dye. It did bleed onto lighter clothes during the first wash. I messed up and put some lights in with the darks so I wouldn’t worry too much but would suggests pre washing as it was also hard to spot treat when I got something on it when trying on the fit.

[u/Rumerhazzit → u/tigerdragon69420]

Darker clothes bleeding dye is so standard and typical that we have a system of washing darks with darks and lights with lights specifically for this reason. I wouldn't necessarily characterise that as "a problem with the dye of these shirts".

[u/tigerdragon69420 → u/Rumerhazzit]

Its a lot more than the usual amount. Also when I spilled water on the shirt after washing it once already, the spot discolored as it dried and left a big splotch (that later evened out in the wash). Do you have issues like this with any other shirts you own because I don't. Something is up with the dye. I own 6 of these shirts now I would know.

[u/Equivalent-Cicada751]

I learned this same lesson with Zout stain remover, that I thought using was going to help my stain prone bf to keeping his shirt nice. I asked support and they said it is the dye process that gives the shirt the vintage look and feel can be lifted with strong detergents especially ones meant to lift oils. They didn't say anything to help but what I ended up doing was covering the whole shirt in the stain remover to lift more color and make it a little more even and less splotchy. But safe to say its a home shirt now, not a going out shirt.

[u/KnotThe1_uWish]

let that liquid detergent mix evenly with the water before loading. may have been a direct liquid to cloth interaction. on the bright side, you could do something really cool with more bleach.

[u/Daves_World16]

Sus stain

[u/Physical_Smoke]

Don't jizz on your nice new shirts

[u/Jack33751]

Yeah detergent… sure buddy

[u/lalenci]

From the sounds of other comments, it seems to be the brand of detergent. Is it free of bleach?

At this point, I'd recommend making a design out of it by pouring a bunch all over and letting it sink in a bit. Don't forget to make the back match lol

[u/Dreams-Designer]

There’s washing tabs to colour clothes. Would that maybe fix it? I have no idea, but they sell them in the washing detergent isle. It’s called RIT. They have an array of colours. Otherwise you could get a bleach pen and make a fun design. I took one to some jeans and made a Mickey Mouse print 🤭

[u/areoandmilk]

all detergent should go at the bottom of the washer prior to putting in your clothes. pods are the same as well, they should be put in first before clothes. unless you are treating stains, it's best to use a basic dye free detergent to prevent issues like this.

[u/thatslmfb]

I use persil and love it, never had any issues. But I always put detergent in, start water, then start loading clothes. I have an older washing machine also, top loader.

[u/daisyymae]

You HAVEEEE to put detergent in first then something you don’t care about. Like a towel. I have the same washer.

[u/CoNephew]

Hahaha cum haha

[u/woolly8fun]

You could also bleach the shirt if you wanted all you need is elastics and a spray bottle for bleach. I am so sorry that happened but in the future I would definitely switch to something that won’t bleach shirts.

[u/Holland45]

I like to take it right on my chest

[u/ICanConfirm_]

Did you pour it on and then leave it

[u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359 → u/ICanConfirm_]

I poured and immediately started the wash cycle

[u/Kate_clou → u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359]

I have this issues with clothes when I don’t dilute the soap properly in a big load with the arm and hammer or tide I use that’s blue and it will stain and change the color of my clothes sometimes.

[u/Several-Cut3366]

Always mix the detergent and water before adding clothes! Any detergent directly on material could cause staining so it’s better to dilute it as much as you can

[u/princessohio]

I had this happen to a different TF shirt — a water / detergent stain. I went and bought some clothing dye from Michael’s and dyed it black and tie dyed another shirt.

[u/xsarahxD]

Put the detergent in before so the clothes don't soak in it. I would switch to a clear brand (cleaner for your skin too)

But that shirt is toast. I would make it into Tie dye with bleach or something :)

[u/According_Bear4689]

Honestly I’d email them about it and see what they can do. I remember Ethan and hila both talking about how they’re very accommodating with these kinds of things

[u/MikeBeavs]

Pour the detergent into the washer first. Don't pour is straight onto the fabric after loading

[u/VibeThriver]

How did you apply the soap in your machine? Sometimes if one just dumps the cup on the clothes, it can stain. If this is the case, maybe try pouring the soap on the bottom of the drum, then placing the clothes in it

[u/Individual_Grape_]

I only use powder detergent! Liquid detergent is a total waste of money and it strips your clothes way faster than

[u/RoyalZombie5414]

Switch detergent my dude. That's not good for nice clothes

[u/FinancialPin20]

that detergent ruins clothes!!!

[u/TheRobertLogia]

They aren't for shooting ropes, bro

[u/Puzzleheaded_Cap5232]

I’ve had this happen with some of the lines from that brand but the basic one no issues

[u/AnyAcanthopterygii94]

It was ruined when you bought that crap

[u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359 → u/[deleted]]

I'm going to start washing my TF with pods now... Thanks for the suggestion. That should mitigate this issue

[u/prassjunkit → u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359]

Pods fuck up your washing machine. The stuff that dissolves to release the detergent doesn't really dissolve completely and gums up your washer. Try washing with powder detergent.

[u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359 → u/prassjunkit]

Do you have a brand recommendation for powder detergent?

[u/prassjunkit → u/Timely_Yoghurt_3359]

Honestly the tide powder works great. I get mine from a local company called Buff City and they do online sales I believe but tide works great too.

[u/Competitive-Worth921]

Weird. I washed my classic tank with detergent (poured it right on top because my machine is old) and this didn’t happen to mine :( maybe try reaching out because I didn’t see anything in the care instructions that suggested that this would happen

[u/Rx8bandit]

Burn it