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Stuart Noble

On 29/07/2014 23:16, wrote:
For anyone looking at this now and needing help, This is what worked
for me when I stained my white acrylic bath with pink clothes dye
(which leaked from a scarf I'd left to soak).

*Put in plug. *Threw half a pot of baking powder on the stained
area. *Half a bottle of lemon juice. *Left for 10 secs *Scrubbed with
a typical kitchen sponge (with the green soft scourer - do not use
anything too scratchy). *added water and scrubbed again. *drained and
rinsed (much better but still pink) *repeated the baking powder and
lemon juice *filled water to cover the stained area and scrubbed
more. *left for 2-3 hours *scrubbed with the water still in *drained
and rinsed (tiny bit pink) *Bathroom bleach spray, scrub, rinse. *99%
back to normal! *Phew!

A lot of traditional fabric dyes are vegetable based and, not being
totally water-fast, will disappear eventually (from the fabric and the
bath)