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Good thought, Piper. However, by the time I reach the point to turn the
collar, the shirt has been through the laundry so many times the fabric at
the elbows is getting weak. I am the best dressed gardener on the block;
dress whites all the way!
"Piper" <piperetteMYSOCKS@direcway.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:13:10 GMT, "John Gregory"
> <jaygreg90@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Given: 100% cotton dress shirts always worn with tie and buttoned snuggly
>>(military style). Laundered commercially after one day's use. Applies to
>>those bought right off the shelf and those custom made over the past 45
>>years.
>>
>>Problem: Within months, collar begins to show signs of discoloration which
>>grows increasingly worse. Before I kick the bucket... I would sure as heck
>>like
>>to find an answer to these two questions:
>>
>>Q1) How remove prevent?
>>Q2) How prevent?
>>
>
> I doubt very much if you can prevent. It's the nature of human skin
> to be oily and the nature of white dress shirts to yellow/wear in that
> area over time. I use a Spray n' Wash type product on my husbands
> until they will not come clean, then he uses them for yard work or
> rags. Face it, nothing lasts forever. You could, however, take them
> to a good seamstress and have the collars turned over to make them
> last longer.
> --
> Piper
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