Cleaning sweat stains off blazer

[spoolinq]

I have some sweat stains on the interior lining of my blazer. Is there a safe way to remove these stains without damaging my blazer? I was considering the vinegar + oxiclean route.

 

[Chrenetique]

Go to the cleaner. If not effective, change the lining.

 

[JapanAlex01]

Dry cleaner..? If that fails to work 1. ask for your money back 2. like above, take it to a tailors, and get a new lining!

 

[GBR]

Originally Posted by JapanAlex01

Dry cleaner..? If that fails to work 1. ask for your money back 2. like above, take it to a tailors, and get a new lining!

And perhaps look to avoid the problem in future by using an anti perspirant.

 

[JapanAlex01]

Originally Posted by GBR

And perhaps look to avoid the problem in future by using an anti perspirant.

Lol, to be totally hippy-ish, antiperspirant doesn't work"”eating well does!

 

[stubloom]

Find a competent dry cleaner who will remove ALL the perspiration (including all the acids and salts from the perspiration) in the lining BEFORE they ever place it in their dry cleaning machine.

Perspiration is a water-based stain; dry cleaning solvents and fluids only emulsify oil-based stains. So that perspiration must be flushed out of the lining by a skilled stain removal technician BEFORE it's placed into the dry cleaning machine. If the perspiration is not completely flushed out on a spotting board using a spotting gun, the acids and salts will remain in the lining fabric, the cause of any underarm odor will remain, and the color of the lining in the underarm area could change over time.

Warning: You might get your blazer back and it might APPEAR that the perspiration has been removed. If the blazer was dry cleaned only and those acids and salts were not removed in the manner stated above, they're still in there.

Here's a way to test your blazer after you get it back from the cleaner.... hit the underarms with a jet of steam from a steamer or steam from the spout of a kettle. If you smell a foul odor, the salts and acids are still in there.

Hope this helps.

 

[lenahan]

Sweat stains are often not from the sweat but either the reaction twixt sweat and an antiperspirant, or the reaction twixt the flora on ones body and the sweat (heavily influenced by diet). Depending on the age, it may not be possible. At a minimum, clean it so that it doesn't take on an odor, and point it out to your cleaner. Over time, they learn what works and what doesn't. Worst case scenario--reline it.

 

[Harold falcon]

Originally Posted by lenahan

Sweat stains are often not from the sweat but either the reaction twixt sweat and an antiperspirant, or the reaction twixt the flora on ones body and the sweat (heavily influenced by diet). Depending on the age, it may not be possible. At a minimum, clean it so that it doesn't take on an odor, and point it out to your cleaner. Over time, they learn what works and what doesn't. Worst case scenario--reline it.

I have heard this before, but I honestly don't know if it's true. I do know that now that I don't use an antiperspirant my white undershirts don't get stains in the pit areas. I still use a deodorant because I don't want to stink the joint up.

 

[ki113r-7ofu]

Interesting, never heard that before but will definitely give no antiperspirant a shot.

 

[ter1413]

Don't wear wifebeaters under blazer...

 

[stubloom]

The Wall Street Journal (May 11, 2011) just published a related article entitled "Out out pesky sweat stains", wherein they (inconclusively) discuss the causes of yellow underarm stains. They conclude the article by offering a screwball solution courtesy of the University of Illinois Extension Service. Special note to the researchers at UoI: It's time to apply for another grant. You wasted the first one. WSJ link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...le_LeadStoryNA