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12-19-2013, 08:05 PM | #1 |
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Help/thoughts on damaged admiral tunic
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I picked up this admiral tunic today from a local antique store. The jacket, dated 1963 btw, is in a miserable state as it has gone through some really rough treatment. What has happened is that at some stage, someone has mounted a pair of shoulder boards with red bottom on the jacket and then at some stage, it has been washed. The red color of those boards was not safe for wash, and the red color went out onto the white cloth. Just look at the mess! :thumbsdown I got the jacket at steal price - the question is - will the red color come off if washed and treated in a professional manner? I know there are a number if different specialized detergents in the market, but my first thought is to bring it to a professional cleaner - unless someone know of a miracle cure? Last edited by Tretov; 12-19-2013 at 08:26 PM. |
12-19-2013, 08:26 PM | #2 |
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Re: Help/thoughts on damaged admiral tunic
All I can say it's perfectly safe to take it to the Dry Cleaners and give it a try. I dry clean all of my new items also to kill moth eggs.
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12-20-2013, 02:26 AM | #3 |
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Re: Help/thoughts on damaged admiral tunic
It can't be worse, but thing is - in the pocket of the jacket was a dry cleaner paper, which means either a dry cleaner caused it - or a dry cleaner already tried. But I will bring it today to my local guy.
Looking at the pattern of the red stains, the reddish color seems to have appeared from the spots where the attaching thread has penetrated the shoulder boards. |
12-20-2013, 04:35 PM | #4 |
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Re: Help/thoughts on damaged admiral tunic
I've had the same issue on a Naval uniform before (in this case it was washed with non-fast blue).
Long story short, get used to the red colouring as it is there to stay. Unfortunately white is the most problematic of colours. A bit late to ask the quartermaster to issue a replacement.
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12-20-2013, 04:43 PM | #5 |
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Re: Help/thoughts on damaged admiral tunic
Well, this is Sparta. I bought a mild, yet very effective stain remover / color remover and let the jacket have a bath. Now there is not a single trace of the reddish crap on the tunic. The aged stains, which were way way older, are still there. That is nice. Now, the tunic is drying up, inside out, in a towel in the living room. I just hope the outer cloth does not get wrinkled.
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12-20-2013, 04:55 PM | #6 |
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Sounds like some extremely good fortune. Obviously the dye in the boards wasn't as stubborn as good old British wartime dye.
Sounds like it turned from a nightmare to a bargain.
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