Baseball Stains

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any good tips on how to get stains from a baseball field out of uniforms? That dirt is killer! I've always prided myself on being able to get out anything especially with oxiclean but this stuff won't budge!

[Anonymous]

Fels Naphtha.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fels Naphtha.

I second this heartily. It's a miracle worker.

[Anonymous]

wow! I've never heard of that. It's worth a try!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fels Naphtha.

I second this heartily. It's a miracle worker.

3rd. And then let it soak for awhile before washing. The red dirt/clay around here is awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fels Naphtha.

I second this heartily. It's a miracle worker.

3rd. And then let it soak for awhile before washing. The red dirt/clay around here is awful.

4th. Game changer. My kid starts all games looking fresh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fels Naphtha.

I second this heartily. It's a miracle worker.

3rd. And then let it soak for awhile before washing. The red dirt/clay around here is awful.

4th. Game changer. My kid starts all games looking fresh.

PP who suggested Fels Naphtha. I start by soaking the pants in the wash with Tide and OxiClean. Ideally, I let them soak overnight. I then use the Fels Naphtha bar to get the stains out. Unlike the other poster, it seems my kids barely get to the car fresh, after alllll of the time I spent scrubbing those darn pants.

[Anonymous]

I just don’t care. The stains are just going to come right back at the next game. I can’t spend time and effort worrying about it. No one is judging you by the cleanliness of your child’s baseball pants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fels Naphtha.

I second this heartily. It's a miracle worker.

3rd. And then let it soak for awhile before washing. The red dirt/clay around here is awful.

4th. Game changer. My kid starts all games looking fresh.

PP who suggested Fels Naphtha. I start by soaking the pants in the wash with Tide and OxiClean. Ideally, I let them soak overnight. I then use the Fels Naphtha bar to get the stains out. Unlike the other poster, it seems my kids barely get to the car fresh, after alllll of the time I spent scrubbing those darn pants.

Miracle worker poster here. Funny how we all have different techniques! I actually used the bar first to get the fresh stains out (I find doing that gets the vast majority of the dirt out then), and then I use OxiClean spray and wash them with OxiClean detergent. What I haven't done is shred the Fels Naptha to make flakes like it says you can do...just worried about my washer for some reason.

As an aside, my kid, sister, BIL, and I went to the all-star convention last year and the OxiClean guy was giving away decent-sized containers! I made my son get in line for a picture and autograph because free OxiClean! My sister did the same with her husband too. That stuff is like gold in our house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t care. The stains are just going to come right back at the next game. I can’t spend time and effort worrying about it. No one is judging you by the cleanliness of your child’s baseball pants.

I'm with you. I spend time scrubbing out stains (my go to is a Oxiclean paste on the stain and soak overnight), but it's not worth it for baseball. Hope next year they have dirt-colored jerseys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t care. The stains are just going to come right back at the next game. I can’t spend time and effort worrying about it. No one is judging you by the cleanliness of your child’s baseball pants.

I'm with you. I spend time scrubbing out stains (my go to is a Oxiclean paste on the stain and soak overnight), but it's not worth it for baseball. Hope next year they have dirt-colored jerseys.

There's a team in Falls Church (the Copperheads), and their uniforms are the color of dirt. Genius! I think the pants are still white though.