Laundry problem - RED CLAY

[DuneLaker]

Try rinsing and soaking in baking soda about a dozen times. Throw some vinegar on there once or twice for good measure. Set them out in the sun, too, while they soak.

 

[aggieb]

buy a new pair.

 

[Matt J]

Wow, leave it to the gay guy or the engineer.

Red clay comes from the high iron content of the clay. More than likely the best bet is a lite soak in CLR and a normal run thru the washer.

 

[ClintClint]

First, go kick the ever lovin' sheet out of your car--oviously the real culprit.
Second, go get a new car 'cause your old one has a huge dent in the door.
Soak entire pants in red clay mud and learn to love the color---5 million Georgians can't all be wrong.
Learn that lesson that you've got no business wearing anything except a bikini and flip flops

 

[BrownEyedGull]

a product called Iron Out in the laundry isle - a friend of mine uses it for baseball uniforms, socks, etc.
.

 

[jensieblue]

You know there is a company that uses red clay to dye their clothes...It is very hard to get out I've lived in the land of red clay all my life when I would take my kid to buy new shoes, all of the socks I could see were dyed red...even the kids had red skin. The only suggestion I can offer is to use any product but leave it on longer and rub the stained fabric against a slean patch. Good luck. You would be amazed at what you can do with stained clothes to reinvent them. Oh, and some fabric protection, ie. silicone or another stain repellant can help, pre stain. If all fails, tell people the stain happened when you were saving a child from an alligator...

 

[greenroomsurfer]

Its Red Dirt Clothing Co. in Hawaii. Even in Paradise they have red dirt.

 

[jodiFL]

Put excessive amounts of T*D* w/bleach into the washing machine with them and for get about them for a day or so. With all the pretreatments you have done a good old overnight soak might work.

 

[seagrovegirl]

I haven't tried many of the remedies mentioned here and it has given me some ideas. North Alabama clay is like glue and you have to chip it off your shoes when the mud dries, not to mention the stains on socks, the botton of pants, etc. Red clay is nasty!!! Please let me know, SN, if you find anything that works.

 

[sunspotbaby]

Wash them in red clay...

I have a Texas dirt shirt and it's a rather pretty color. :roll: