Stain removal help please!

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Sep 2020
8:09pm, 17 Sep 2020
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Lip Gloss
RH that’s a new one but hope it works
Sep 2020
8:28pm, 17 Sep 2020
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Rosehip
Chemistry - let the more reactive metal (aluminium) steal the oxygen from the less reactive one (iron)
Works well on corroded (oxidised) silver - can't say I've tried it on rust on fabrics, but in principle it should work
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8:29pm, 17 Sep 2020
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Lip Gloss
I love fetch :-)
Sep 2020
8:30pm, 17 Sep 2020
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Rosehip
and iron is slightly soluble in water, iron oxide has v little solubility -

It might work (aluminium oxide is white, so shouldn't stain a white fabric visibly)
Sep 2020
6:06pm, 22 Sep 2020
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Kieren
Did it work?
Sep 2020
8:04pm, 22 Sep 2020
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LazyDaisy
The lemon juice and sunlight definitely made a big difference. It hasn't gone completely but it is much, much fainter. I tried again the next day and there was no perceptible difference.

I also tried Stain Devils Rust remover on another patch which hadn't had the lemon juice treatment, and I think it had some effect but not as much as the lemon/sunlight one.

I couldn't find any Bio-tex but soaked the second patch in Vanish Oxi-action and that's helped.

Having washed the shawl several times now I think it's in an acceptable state :-) *I* know where the (now very faint) stains are, but it would easily escape the notice of anyone else.
Thank you, everyone who has commented!
Sep 2020
8:07pm, 22 Sep 2020
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Lip Gloss
Once your new gorgeous grandchild ( as I assume that’s why it’s getting Ready ) has been sick or peed on it you won’t notice lol x
Sep 2020
8:12pm, 22 Sep 2020
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LazyDaisy
That's what I think too LG :-)
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8:14pm, 22 Sep 2020
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Lip Gloss
:-)

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