Laundry Ninjas - getting Guiness stains out of a white hoodie

Executive Steve

.....as the title implies an accidental spillage has possibly ruined what is my nicest and most favourite hoodie of all time ever, and I'm terrified it's ruined for good.

Can it be done? How would you get Guinness stains out of a white shirt? Bleaching / boiling not options as it's green and white, but the stout was spilled on the white bit only.

Toast4532

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If it worked on red wine I imagine it will work on Guinness too.

Bread/baking soda is fantastic for removing stains from clothing.

It's about €2 for a bag which will last ages.

Wet the stains with luke warm water, then gently massage in a small amount of the soda onto the stains and let sit for about two minutes and then rinse the soda out of the garment. Once the soda has been rinsed put the top into a wash and put in about a pinch (not a teaspoon, literally a pinch) of the soda with the washing powder and put the wash on as normal.

It's great for getting tan, make up stains etc. out of clothes so it will hopefully do the same with red wine.

There is also ace bleach which you just spray onto the stains and put into the washing machine straight away. If you use ace bleach DO NOT leave it sitting on the clothes for any more than three or four minutes before washing in the machine otherwise it will stain but if you wash the garment straight after applying the bleach it won't stain but will remove the stains you sprayed with it.

Ace bleach is a few euros and again will last you ages.

Executive Steve

That's exactly what I was looking for - will give it a lash and let you know how it goes, thanks ever so much!