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Conference quark::mennotes-v1

Title:Topics Pertaining to Men
Notice:Archived V1 - Current file is QUARK::MENNOTES
Moderator:QUARK::LIONEL
Created:Fri Nov 07 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 26 1993
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:867
Total number of notes:32923

281.0. "COFFEE STAIN BLUES" by NBC::STEWART () Thu Sep 29 1988 08:59

    		HELP, MORNING COFFEE BLUES
    
    Can anyone out there helpme with a remedy?  I must be a sloppy
    
    morning person.  How do you get the small coffee stains out of the
    
    front of a shirt.  I know with a tie, but I'm looking to remove
    
    them altogether.  I like wearing my shirts without a tie so if
    
    anyone has a remedy, please reply.
    
    thanks in advance,
    
    DAN
    SIOUXI::STEWART
    
    
    
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281.1QUARK::LIONELAd AstraThu Sep 29 1988 11:2415
    Hmm - an interesting topic for MENNOTES.  First thing I would try
    is rubbing dishwashing detergent into the stain with a brush, rinsing,
    and see if it lessens.  Repeat until it doesn't seem to be doing
    any good.  You can also try some of the commercial laundry products
    such as Spray 'n Wash.  Lastly, try a spot remover, such as Carbona
    or K2R.  I've got a small spray bottle of a product called "Outright"
    that I picked up in a drug store that took a stain right out of a tie -
    maybe it'll work for your shirt.
    
    There are very few stains I haven't been able to get rid of using
    one of these methods.  However, if you've washed and dried your
    shirt several times, the stain may have set so that it isn't
    completely removeable.
    
    				Steve
281.2Water and TowelRUTLND::KUPTONThe Blame Stops HERE!Thu Sep 29 1988 13:269
    	It's a bit late but.....the minute you recognize that you have
    stain on your shirt go immediately to the restroom and soak the
    area with COLD water. Take a paper towel to BOTH sides of the cloth
    and rub the wet area vigorously. The towels not only absorb the
    water but the stain also. In about 10-15 minutes the shirt will
    dry. This works for near anything except the cloth killing ingredients
    in the dte contents of a POPSICLE.
    
    Ken
281.3Better late than never?NYEM1::COHENaka JayCee...I LOVE the METS & #8!Thu Sep 29 1988 14:485
    This may also be a little late, but CLUB SODA/SELTZER works great...it
    will usually take out any stain if it's caught right away.  
    
    Jill
    
281.4RANCHO::HOLTJoe Sbrk in disguise...Thu Sep 29 1988 17:053
    
    Try Zout, baking soda, and/or H2O2...
    
281.6RUTLND::KUPTONThe Blame Stops HERE!Fri Sep 30 1988 10:196
    If you're going to be working around a heater or an open flame,
    never use H2O2 on any natural fiber cloth. The cloth will become
    expanded from the liquid, O2 will stay trapped and heat will ignite
    it. H2O2 is an oxidizer. 
    
    Ken ( your friendly Chemical Safety Instructor)
281.7Spray & Wash is lousy!!!WOODRO::OLSONMon Oct 03 1988 09:317
    for just about any stain, excluding underarm stains, if the stain
    has set there is a product at your local ADAP or automotive store
    called "Bleche-White".  It works great!  Believe me, I won't even
    let my fiancee do my laundry, or anyone else.
    
    -jeff- (when it comes to laundry I'm another Tony Randall)
    
281.8Be creative!DCC::HAUSWed Oct 12 1988 11:026
    It is kind of funny, what kind of problems men have with coffee
    and how creative they can be. Why not take off the shirt and only
    wear a tie?
    
    Angelika
    
281.9ASIC::EDECKdisco STILL sucks!Wed Oct 12 1988 12:032
    
    What if he spills the coffee on his pants?
281.10Take 'em off!TUNER::FLISmissed meFri Oct 14 1988 13:575
    re: .9
    
    Take off the pants and wear a *bigger* tie  ;-)
    jim
    
281.12tie?CSC32::DELKERFri Oct 14 1988 18:262
    Then what happens if you spill on the tie??
    ;-)
281.14What a sight!TUNER::FLISmissed meMon Oct 17 1988 13:0012
    re: .13
    
    Great!  So, there you are...
    
    
    
       
       	...bareass naked, with your tie draping down your back, eyes
    bugged out for lack of caffene, figiting for a cup of coffee that
    you know you shouldn't be drinking...
       
    ;-)
281.15Do we have a volunteer?? ;-)CSC32::DELKERThu Oct 20 1988 19:474
    Now, wouldn't *that* be a sight to behold?  It would sure break
    up the monotony of a boring day!
    
    -Paula
281.16HANDY::MALLETTSplit DecisionFri Oct 21 1988 10:544
    This explains a lot about our Materials Planning group. . . 
    
    Steve