WHAT PRODUCTS TO USE TO CLEAN VINTAGE, Rating my cleaning products from least used to most used
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- How do to clean vintage clothes? How do to clean vintage fabric?
As a vintage seller these questions all the time. So what I have done is tell you which cleaning products I use to clean my vintage clothes and fabrics all in one video. I share the uses and differences between some common cleaning products. Plus I let you know which of these is my absolute favorite cleaning product for all your delicate vintage.
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Products I use to trace or repair patterns:
Document Repair Tape - bit.ly/DocumentRepairTape
Pellon 815 - bit.ly/PellonRedDot815
Frixion Pens - bit.ly/7packFrixionPens
Products I love for cleaning my vintage fabrics and clothes:
Zote - bit.ly/ZoteLaundrySoap
Woolite Delicates - bit.ly/WooliteDelicates48oz
Synthrapol - bit.ly/Synthrapol32oz
Shout - bit.ly/ShoutSprayRefill
OxiClean - bit.ly/Oxy7lb
Shout Color Catchers - bit.ly/ShoutColorCatchers72
Biz - bit.ly/BizPowderDetergent
Restoration - bit.ly/RestorationEngleside5lb
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Wardrobe: Vixen by Micheline Pitt
Makeup: Mac & Nyx
My info:
My website: www.backroomfinds.com
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Let me know if you have any more cleaning questions that I can answer! I am happy to do in depth segments if that is what y'all are interested in.
Would you happen to have any experience with real fur vintage pieces and how to safely clean those?
I just ordered Restoration. I am attempting to bring my mother’s 1960 hand sewn wedding dress back to life. It has yellowed and has awful stains. Wish me luck!!!
One thing to note is that Biz has been around a very long time (50's, 40's) it has cleaned lots and lots of vintage clothing. I have used a little bit of it and actually boiled the cotton fabric on the stove with Biz..big pot, stir, watch carefully, don't let boil over.
I had a vintage store in the 90's and early 2000's, and I carried mostly kitchen items. I had a lot of kitchen linens and some bedding, usually embroidered or printed cotton or linen. Biz was my best friend, I loved that stuff! I can't find it in stores anymore, everyone seemed to switch to OxyClean, which doesn't work nearly as well.
You can still find Biz on the bottom shelf in most Walmart’s and Targets. In a pinch you can get it from Amazon but it is way more expensive there.
I used to use fels-naptha bars for my sweat stained whites. It worked wonderful if you used it directly on the stain with the bar. I haven't been able to find it recently though so may have to go with a different treatment, thank you for the tips
Sythrapol is a detergent typically used after you dye a garment- as she noted, it is meant to force a fabric to bleed. Once it stops bleeding with synthrapol, it pretty much won't bleed with mild detergents. It's powerful!
You are fun! My first visit to your youtube. I will be back regularly for a little smile and a giggle or two. Thanks for the advice on vintage care! Happy Spring to you and yours. 💐
This was so incredibly informational! You were adorable and so intelligent. Very well done! I too am a huge fan of the shouts!!!
Thank you so very much! And I do love me a good Shout product as well.
This was so helpful! As someone who has been selling for years but is always afraid to ruin things (so I just use gentle detergent for nearly everything), it's nice to see what really works and what's not worth it (cough, oxyclean, cough)
I am so happy to provide insight, especially to seasoned sellers like you. And yes, Oxi is a rarely used product FOR SURE.
Brilliant information. Thank you so much!
Happy to help!
I have a reusable cloth colour catcher good for 30 uses (they have a check box on the back). Very grateful to have it for my quilts, so the bright and dark dye doesn't get absorbed into the white/light bits.
Oh interesting!! I haven’t seen the reusable ones. Would love to know the brand you use so I can try it out.
@@StephanieCanada I picked it up new at the local Mennonite charity shop, in CANADA - I actually live there. ;)
Packages says: Carbona
www.carbona.com
Made in New Jersey
(I thought to mention the brand initially, but I had a cat in my lap, so obviously it was impossible to grab it and check - more comments more engagement for the algorithm, right?)
I'd never heard of them, but apparently they make a bunch of stain removing products, and should be far easier to obtain the colour catchers at common retailers in Florida, than if I were to try to buy a replacement locally.
I've also seen DIY options that use scrap white fabric and washing soda. Jillee has a recipe. I don't keep washing soda on hand, so I've never tried them myself.
VERY WELL DONE!!!! I haven't used all of your products... But this is a well done video.
Thank you so much!
Oh my gosh you are hilarious! Loved your video. I am on the search for how to clean vintage/antique sheets & linens. I think I might give a try with what I’ve seen here. Seems to me if you’ve used these products on vintage clothing it may work for my vintage linens. I wonder if I should treat the sheets/linens as if they are pit stains????
A friend gave me a huge bag of vintage pillow cases & sheets. All are stained badly, but the embroidery work is unbelievable! I want to see if I can get the stains out. Or at least lessen them somewhat.
Thanks!
I can't find the shout brand colour catchers for the life of me in Canada, but there's a brand available at Walmart called Dr Beckmann which saved one of my dresses. (Also widely available in Europe apparently) They are an utter godsend.
So I recently purchased an 80s folk skirt in the brightest shade of red and it bled like a mother. Quite literally. I was shocked and terrified I ruined it. I should have tested but seeing as it was 100% cotton I didnt worry about shrinkage. welp.... Now here I am googling what to do and I purchased the color catcher but Im worried abou the dye bleed so fingers crossed when I get home and inspect it isnt as bad as Im imagining. Thanks for all your tips!
So, how did your bloody red skirt turn out?!
"Where's my coffee?" does seem to be your mantra...
That is correct!
Hello! Great info and presentation. Can I ask you a question regarding garment cleaning ?
What in particular did you want to ask?
Shared with DC Monumental Retro group and on the Monumental Pinups and Dapper District page. Cleaning vintage definitely is a scary thing - lol
Thank you so very much!!
So glad I found your channel today. Just purchased a few yards of vintage fabric from goodwill today. After you soak the fabric, do you put it in the washer to rinse and dry? Thx.
Oh hooray! And welcome! After you soak then I do a “casual” wash on my washing machine or “delicate” depending on how fragile/color bleed prone the fabric is.
@@StephanieCanada thank you!
Do you have any tips on what to use for a 1950s satin wedding dress that is really dirty? ANY tips or direction would be so appreciated! Thank you!
Hi! I have a family table cloth - white with colored needlework at the corners. Some of the stains seem to be oil-based (cause, ya know, /tablecloth/), and it makes me nervous. Also, I'm unsure if I can use the color catcher with all the methods you recommend or just a select few. I would appreciate any advice. Dry with Shout on the stains, then Biz with a color cather? Thank you!
Brooks Brothers 100% cotton shirt, new with tags, but there are rings on the fold of both cuffs! I’ve tried what I can find in Italy, but are there any base products, not USA brands,that can help?
Hi! Thanks for all the great tips. Is Restoration safe on wool? I have a vintage wool coat with some stubborn stains around the collar. I’m worried about putting it in warm water.
HI Sarah, I saw in another video that Restoration is not safe for wool or silk as it will eat through the material. I haven't independently verified but wanted to let you know. I am hunting for wool cleaning guidance as well.
Hello Stephanie, i need advice please.
Today i received a 1950s satin & netting prom dress and it also came with q horrendous musty odor that is really awful. Do i just take it to a dry cleaner and hope they can help or what do you suggest how i can rid this dress of smell.
Thank you, Candy💜
For knitting projects I use Eucalan. Its a no rinse cleaner. Ever tried it?
OH! That is a new one to me. I will have to give it a try thank you for mentioning it. How does it work for you?
@@StephanieCanada it works well but I am not using it on heavily soiled things per say. But they are very delicate for sure. Couple caps fulls [ or glugs poured] into a clean tub. In goes the newly knitted item for a soak. A bit of swishing around after the soak, light wring, then rolled towels. It might work well where something is fragile or has color fastness issues. Ive never had a wool item felt on my with it or loose shape or bleed tons of color.
Does anyone know who makes Biz? Haven't heard of it in uk or ireland. Useful advice thank you Stephanie.
Birdy
How would you clean antique ‘20s pongee?
What about Fels Napa bar soap my mom has used it since I was a baby it works on black food dye baby messes !
Hi! New subscriber and regretful oxiclean user 😬. I have a bunch of vintage 50s wool skirts that aren’t stained, they just smell like they’ve been hanging in the basement for 70 years. Any advice on how to clean them?
First, I would try to put them in a bag with baking soda and put it in the freezer for 3 days. After that, do a gentle handwash using Woolite delicate.
Ok l recently took on a project of two very very old 17 inch Santa’s that both have that clear plastic that’s shaped like a cone shape or like a funnel cloud this keeps Santa standing.
Ok my question is where do l get replacement plastic to keep him standing and the clothes and platic things are stained and really old question is how do l restore all of it
Ok you museum archival folks, a major textile problem. I have a 1930s-40s, red, Japanese kimono I had hanging because I love looking at it but unknown to me was a freshly placed glue trap to catch mice. Hold on.......my beautiful kimono somehow “fell” (my husband admits to nothing and hates my kimono collection) and some of the hem plopped into the thick glue trap and now has thick, sticky glue on it. I delicately removed the trap from the kimono but it still has thick glue that needs to be removed. I live in the D.C. area and was thinking to call someone at the Smithsonian but I don’t know whom to ask or where to start. Any suggestions?
Is the Restoration product safe to use on rayon? Thanks
What do you do to wash something that is at risk of bleeding? I have some vintage silk Chiffon Dresses that smell musty and are discolored, but I'm afraid to get them wet because I don't want them to lose so much dye. It's happened to me before, I had a dress that used to be purple. It's not anymore...
Oh man, that is tricky. I have used synthrapol FIRST to set in the dye in a RAYON garment before (yes, it will still bleed, but what remains should be set for good). However, please do all of this knowing that I have never tried this on a silk, let alone silk chiffon. No matter what you do, if you put it in ANY water, please use a BUNCH of color catchers so that if it does bleed, it doesn't go back into the dress to make it splotchy. Best of luck though!
Hi
I recently purchased a gunne sax dress
It has some stains and I was wondering what you would recommend
I normally just sell as is but I would really like to try and clean it
Go gentle. Start with Restoration.
@@StephanieCanada okay and by gentle do you mean spot treat it or use the restoration
By chance do you have a video of the process ? I am so scared to ruin it :(
I agree! Biz is the biznezz. However. Soilove is the best stain remover I have found for the many mystery stains of thrift. It is at the 99 cent only store here in California … green bottle and has raves on Amazon. I got many people addicted t it. I swear … it is like … insanely great. It must have plutonium or a flux capacitor. Or both. It is Legend on the purse forum thrift threads …
Oh interesting!! Must look into that one. I can always use another cleaner in my aresenal. I had to bust out the Wink for a stain on a 1960’s romper just now. That stuff is scary powerful but it works!
Hello I'm trying to clean a very old publicity pan from my late grand pa business, it's in métal and all rusty. I'm scared to erase the paint...any suggestions?? It's sentimental
Oh I am so sorry. I really have no advice for something like that.
Have you ever had to get nicotine (smoke-saturated) stain and smell out of a garment? How did you do it?
I have tried, and been successful with Patterns only not fabric.
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Does anyone know how to get out yellow stains from lace
I have a dress that's 84% Rayon and 16% Iris. What is Iris? I can't find it. It has old stains. Says dry clean only. What should I use for stains? Probably 18 year old food stains.
Yes, I know this is an old video. My comment is for the algorithm.
And I agree about Oxiclean. It is the worst. If it were a human instead of a cleaning product, it would tell me that all the vintage patterns are now online and are FREE dn't cha know> … yep. Disappoint.
if oxyclean were a human.... I about died!
I think if people would just stop stabbing their linens and garments before washing them, they might not bleed at all. .... . achhhh! Ow!!! Stop throwing rocks!!!