How to Remove Cement Stains from clothes

         Have you or your husband ever spent a day constructing or crafting something with cement? Once you are done with what you are doing, you are not only left with your handiwork to admire but also with hardened cement blotches on your clothes to resent.

        These cement stain are difficult to get rid of and mar the appearance of your clothes. In order to tackle them satisfactorily, you need to take some immediate and effective measures. The steps you would undertake to get rid of these annoying cement stains depends upon whether you are dealing with dry cement dust or wet cement stains.

          Given below are some tried and trusted remedies which will prove to be fruitful in both these scenarios. Follow these directions and get rid of cement stains for good.

Method One (For Dry Cement Dust)

The following method is recommended if you are supposed to battle dry cement dust.

Things that you will require:

·      Bristled clothing brush

·      Water

·      Liquid laundry detergent

Steps that you need to take:

1.  First of all, you need to make sure that you do not moisten the cement. Wet cement tends to harden and therefore its removal becomes all the more difficult.

2.  Take a soft- bristled brush and use it to dust off maximum cement particles off your clothes.

3.  Once you are sure that maximum amount of dust has come off which could be possibly removed then take some water and pour liquid laundry detergent into it.

4.  Soak your fabric into this soapy water so that any leftover traces of cement might also be cleaned effectively.

5.  Afterwards, wash like you normally do.

6.  However two things should be taken into consideration while washing. Primarily, make sure that you use plenty of water and secondly, ensure that the washer is not crowded.

Method Two (For Wet Cement Stains)

            Wet cement stains happen to be more stubborn as compared to the former ones and consequently their removal also happens to be a tad trickier. Follow the steps below for successful stain remover.

Things that you will require:

·      Any lime based product ( Lime-A-Way or CLR)

·      Plastic gloves

·      Water

Steps that you need to take:

1.  Since, cement is lime-based therefore its cleaning agent ought to be of the like kind as well.

2.  Take hold of any lime based product such as Lime-A-Way or CLR.

3.  Apply this agent onto the cement stain by rubbing it in. Yet make sure that you put on protective gloves prior to this application.

4.  You can repeat this process as required until you are sure that the stain has been removed satisfactorily.

5.  Finally, rinse the previously stained area well with clean water.

Tips and Warnings

1.  The latter method can most likely cause the color of your fabric to fade away. Therefore once you have treated the cement stain, you can dye the faded area.

2.  The best remedy is to take precautions before handling cement. It’s best to take off your everyday routine clothes and put on work clothes so that even if they do acquire cement stains, it doesn’t make much of a big deal.