Woolite Oxy Carpet Cleaner. (Cleaning Your Kilt Question)

[Dreadbelly]

Today, in the store, I found something called Woolite Oxy Carpet cleaner. I think we have all seen the commercials for the cleaning power of oxygen.

Anyhow, after looking at the bottle, I read on the back, it's gentle enough to use on sweaters, skirts, and pretty much any wool garmet as well as wool carpets. It's a spray bottle, and removes stains, bad oders, and protects colours from fading. All it takes is a light rinse and presto, like new clean wool. After washing, it coats the fabric to prevent new stains from setting in.

Based on the description this looks like it would make a great kilt cleaner for wool kilts that would need dry clean only. Jimmy Carbomb pmed me about never taking a kilt to the dry cleaners, to use Woolite. Well, this stuff looks even better then regular Woolite. Protects colours? We could keep our greens greener, our reds redder, blues bluer, and yellows and oranges eye piercing. And that stain resistant coating, think that will actually work? If it works as advertised, I could see wool kilts being a bit more knock around if you didn't have to worry as much about stains or spots. I am a mess waiting to happen... And I eat things that drip like sloppy Mexican food and BBQ. Stainguard as a feature is something I can not resist.

I might try it out and post results if I choose to buy a wool kilt.

[David Woodington]

Thanks for the tip, I love H&P sauce on my bridies and meat pies so I am always worried about a possible accident,oops . So this might be a real life saverthat or I need one of those lobster bibs the size of a tarp. Maybe our kilt makers can chime in on this one?


Dave

[Jimmy Carbomb]

IFFFF... you should go that route, just be sure to try it on an under pleat or the sub-apron first!

I KNOW that Woolite works, and that's all I've used so far. If there's a brave soul out there willing to try this stuff in a minimal application, and then post the results, I'm sure it would be most appreciated by all!

[Dreadbelly]

IFFFF... you should go that route, just be sure to try it on an under pleat or the sub-apron first!

I KNOW that Woolite works, and that's all I've used so far. If there's a brave soul out there willing to try this stuff in a minimal application, and then post the results, I'm sure it would be most appreciated by all!

Well, it is meant for delicate wool clothing as well. And it promises to keep colours bright, not fade them. What harm could it do?

I know Scotchguard can fade colours, but, this is not Scotchguard. At least I don't think.

Comes in a black and purple spray bottle. When I get my kilts, I will have to try it. For the sake of Kilt Science.

[RockyR]

My suggestion is to buy a small amount of wool from a fabiric store, maybe a remnent? and try that first...