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Diane Franklin -- USDA Zone 5
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Nov-06-02, 11:29 PM (EDT)
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"Stain on shirt from lilies- Help!"
 
   O.K. all of you, now it's your turn to help me. I bought a lily the other day and got a yellow stain on my shirt from the pollen. I have tried Shout and then laundered it. It mostly helped but I can still see a faint yellow color. Now what?? Thank-you (I didn't dry it, was afraid it would set the stain)


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George
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Nov-06-02, 11:34 PM (EDT)
 
1. "RE: Stain on shirt from lilies- Help!"
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   Water has a tendency of fixing the stain so you should remove as much of the pollen as possible before getting the item wet (next time). Blowing, vacuuming, or using tape should help remove most of it. The remaining stain should be able to be removed by placing the article in bright sunlight for a few hours to bleach the stain.


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Mike
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Nov-06-02, 11:35 PM (EDT)
 
2. "RE: Stain on shirt from lilies- Help!"
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   I got some orange lilly pollen stains on a blue cotton Oxford shirt which I removed entirely by using blu-tak (this is UK trademark). I'm not sure what it's called in other countries but it's the multipurpose blue sticky stuff used for attaching posters to walls.

I'm also not sure what effect blu tak and heat has on other materials (e.g. satin) so be cautious and try this on an unexposed area first to check it doesn't stain the material. It may be that blu tak leaves slight stains which I can't see on the rough texture and mixed colours of the shirt.

1: As mentioned in other posts, *DON'T* try to wash the stain or brush it in any way. 2: Use some clean blu tak or sticky tape to remove most of the pollen 3: Press a thin layer of clean blu tak onto the entire stain. 4: Use a hairdryer on low power to slightly melt the blu tak onto the surface of the shirt. 5: Leave for 48 hours. 6: Remove the blu tak using another piece of blu tak. This part requires some persistence but it should all come out eventually. The method only works because the blu tak gets into the surface of the fabric and physically absorbs the pollen.

It may also work without the hairdryer or leaving for less than 48 hours. I haven't tried.

Hope someone finds this helpful.


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Debra
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Nov-06-02, 11:36 PM (EDT)
 
3. "RE: Stain on shirt from lilies- Help!"
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   Something that I has luck with for lilly pollen stains was a paste of TSP (tri-sodium phosphate - available at a hardware store), water and a little dish soap to sort of lift out the stain from the fabric. I suppose it depends on the fabric, but this worked wonders on a polyester waitress uniform blouse.


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