/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

If theyve darkened it means the plating has tarnished. There isnt anything you can really do unfortunately.

If you are up to it you could always replace metal hardware. It's something i plan to do if the issue arises for me. I'd rather bring the piece back to life then it sit in a drawer all sad and dirty looking

>>10210597
>nothing you can do
anon there are a million ways to clean and polish metal, tarnish doesnt mwa. the plating has been stripped away

The metals on most brand jewelry are cheap garbage but even brass can be polished to look nice. Warm water, use a toothbrush to clean tight spots, and get a microfiber or polishing cloth. If not plated, Silvo/Brasso works pretty well, avoid dish soap (can stain silver) and toothpaste (can strip plating) most cheap jewelry will only be plated, so you don't want to use abrasives that reveal the base metal. Ultrasonic cleaners can work wonders, but can fuck up plastic and gemstones. If your plating is wearing away but isn't terrible yet you can go to a jewelry store (or maybe find out what they use yourself) to dip the item in a protective coating. probably good practice with how easy lolota jewelry is to strip, even if it means lightly coating with clear nail polish..

Would people be interested in a list of prints that I’ve washed and how I did it(hand wash, machine wash, is it dryer safe) etc? I figure people could add onto it. There’s no real accessible up to date list with what’s fine to wash normally and what needs TLC.

>>10210616
Yes, please.

Here's a Protip; When HANGING TO DRY taking a moment and straighten out the garment while it is still wet. Give everything a gentle tug and make sure nothing is curled in on itself. This is very important with cotton lace; take the time to go around the entire garment and un-roll the lace and make sure it's in the poisition you want it to be. DO NOT however do this with lace of netting; instead very gently handle it so the lace is straight and flat but do not tug it at all (it could tear). With the thick cotton (both crochet and eyelet) it can handle and can benefit with a little tug but the delicate stuff should be handled with great care and only brushed flat with your hand and no pressure.

>>10210613
dude, what do you think about hydrogen peroxide? it sounds great for silver, but I'm not sure about brass

>>10210597
Also, so it doesn't get worse, get silica gel packs or some other dehumidifier for your accessories

>>10210634
it will oxidize silver and turn it black if you leave it too long. I've used it and sulfur to tarnish things on purpose, not surr what effect it has on other metals

>>10210630
tugging on your lace is important for it to dry properly, you can't iron that shit out afterwards

>>10210616
Yes please do, if you've done any out there ones, could you please include them?

>>10210596
How do I wash velveteen?

I can just machine wash a solid white dress with white lace on the delicate setting, right? It's polyester.

>>10210691
Probably yes. remember to remove any detachable items before doing so.

>>10210693
Thanks!

>>10210691
You can wash most polyester (and non bleeding cotton) dresses that way if you have a front loading washer. Set it to low spin, maybe use Woolite Delicate Cycle.

>>10210616
A warning, AATP Dance of the Black Cat in red WILL bleed even if you just sweat on it. I learnt the hard way.

>>10210691
The important part is to make sure the temperature is not hot and to make sure your machine is set to not do any kind of high-power spin cycle.

>>10210706
Poly seems not to really hold excess dye, which is why it doesn't bleed nearly as often. Although, water temp is really, really important with poly; never set it to anything higher then room temp. Poly is woven plastic; it is sensitive to heat.

>>10210718
It seems like bright red and bright blue/navy often bleed.

>>10210691
No color tags though, right?

I hope I can get a second opinion on this cause I mentioned it before but then someone told me a horror story about oxyclean.

So I accidentally got some sugarpill lipgloss on the bust of my ivory holy lantern zipper jsk.

I was told to use oxyclean and spot remove.
But then someone I know told me a girl in our comm accidentally destroyed her cinema doll by using oxyclean on it.

So what is the best way to get lipgloss out of that kind of fabric?
Lolibrary says its chiffon and satin? Anyone know how accurate that is?

>>10210730
Try grandma’s spot remover I’ve used it on countless AP chiffon/poly

>>10210630
I use a small hand steamer to press the lace into place if it dried in a weird way.

>>10210706
Why does it matter if you have a front loading washing machine?

>>10210750
Nayrt but I'm assuming because of the agitator. I have a top loader without an agitator and it's never given me a problem.

>>10210730
The easiest answer is to try it in an inconspicuous spot and do multiple weak exposures rather than saturating it with cleaner, as it would take to do something that stupid.

>>10210769
Yeah it's the old school (non HE) agitators that can fuck up your delicates. The ones with the spiral. The newer style top loaders are fine tho.

For dresses that are notorious for bleeding, you can hand wash them in a bathtub with extremely cold water ( I added a bucket of ice) a gallon of white vinegar, and some gentle fabric detergent.

I washed my milky berry op in mint and had zero bleeding. In my experience though, bleeding often happens in places where fabric is pushed up against a lighter color fabric, so if the waist bow, etc doesn't need to be cleaned I will remove it and reattach when it's done.

>>10210840
Oh and I dried it by laying it on a big towel and rolling it up tightly. Do that a couple of times, shake it out, and put it on a drying rack. I stuffed paper towels around the areas where it seemed the red colors might have bled to the fabric underneath. Areas like the sleeves are common culprits

>>10210780
>>10210734
Thanks!!

>>10210830
>>10210750

Wouldn't this be solved if you were using a laundry bag? Then your dress straps and all wouldn't be getting caught in other things.

>>10211055
yes

>>10211055
The dress in the bag can get trapped too

>>10210769
Oh ok i dont have one like that. I was just curious. Thanks

I've heard a lot of lolitas complain about people's droopy waist bows (like the front ones) I don't have that problem, but I'm curious. Would just steaming it give it enough shape to not be droopy? If i did have that problem, I probably would've thought to starch it first, bc thats what i had to do in cadets for my uniform

>>10211116
Starch.

>>10211116
imo best way to combat droopy bows are thread and needle

>>10210730
I've cleaned so many dresses in oxiclean. wtf happened to hers? Did the dark dye bleed or something? If so it's not really oxicleans fault

I have the Holy Lantern JSK in red. Will it be ok if I hand wash it gently in lukewarm/cold water? Would regular detergent be ok? Woolite? Baby (heh) detergent?

I did do some research and came across a old EGL thread where someone washed their red OP and it bled and stained the white cuffs.

My burando cleaning cabinet contains:

•eucalan, my go to delicates detergent
•oxiclean, for my whites and stain treatment
•synthrapol, just in case dye ever bleeds
•padded mesh laundry bags, nothing goes in the washer without being in one. pic related are my favorite for main pieces.

I always use cold water and the most delicate setting, then hang to dry.

>>10211116

It depends. On most of my burando and Bodyline, the bows are interfaced with something or another so they're pretty much going to be stiff all the time, no starch needed. In which case what you really need to do is make sure you spread the dress out and pull the bows "wings" straight so that they actually dry flat and open.

And then I have some dresses/boleros where the bows are stitched/buttoned/pinned to the dress in 3 places, those you also need to open up and make sure the bows dry flat, otherwise the lightweight stuff is likely to still scrunch up front the bottom.

If you simply toss these items all crumpled into the dryer, that's what's gonna result in a scrunched up bow. It's really just a small step to spread it open and airdry it flat, so that's why when you see some ita wearing a dress you recognise actually has decent bows, you can also guess it's a messy undomesticated person who doesn't know how to care for their nice clothes.

Starching: I've only ever had some homemade stuff that didn't have either interfacing or multiple contact points (barring AP chiffon, which is meant to be limp anyway). In which case a good starching and some pressing is needed to make the bows stand up properly.

>>10211228
The jsk is fine, I've hand washed it with a gentle detergent many times.

Has anyone had success getting out a really old stain before? I have a dress that got stained by a previous owner (seems like a tea or coffee stain), and it looks like it's been that way for quite awhile. Is there any hope for getting this kind of stain out?

>>10210830
I have a washer with an agitator. Will my dresses be fine on the delicate cycle?

>>10213060
Maybe do a cycle that doesn't use the agitator at all. Should be at least one setting for it.

>>10212971
I've had luck making a oxyclean paste. Dab the mixture on the stain and pat it. It's lifted out stains from dresses I've bought

>>10213060
Yea. I have one as well. Put them in a laundry bag, turn the garment inside out and you should be good

>>10212971
I've had luck with oxyclean too! Just make a paste and work it in, then let it sit before washing completely

>>10211226
>Did the dark dye bleed
I actually don't know that girl - someone was just telling me their horror story because they knew why the dress was sold. But apparently she soaked the dress in oxyclean. And then yes, the dark dye came out onto the rest of the dress.

>>10213081
>>10213181
Thank you for the suggestions, anons! May I ask what kind of dresses you did this on because the stains in question are on an AP cotton print. I'll do the usual test in an inconspicuous area of course but I just hope that it won't harm the print.

Please no judging but are there any sure fire tips for getting spunk off frills? It's always so stubborn and even when using cold water it feels like it really cosgulates and gunks up. Baby batter is always such a fuckin pain if it gets anywhere but the skin. Its especially a pain if it gets on lace. JEHOVA help you if a load blows onto that. I've used a toothbrush to gently scrub it out of lace but there has to be a better way. Even asking him to drink more water just leads to more viscosity in his jank milk instead of making it more watery.

No, I don't plan on stopping cause my bf really likes it and in exchange I get to do stuff to him he isn't too into.

>>10213471
I buy a lot of old school 2nd hand, so Baby, Meta, AP, Putumayo, Cornet, IW. all have been on cotton.

>>10213476
Kill yourself

>>10213476
This is definitely a fetish post, if it wasn’t there’s no way you’d find a million different ways to say jizz and talk about the thickness of his cum

>>10213509
It's fun to think of playful names for egg seasonings. I don't blame anon.

>>10213514
Fuck off troon

>>10213509
Yeah any normal woman would just say come inside me and be done with it. No need to make a blogpost

>>10213476
>r/ihavesex

>>10213476
>JEHOVA help you
No JW would actually be saying this

>>10213476
>jank milk
This made me sick to my stomach not gonna lie.

I just noticed I got a nice stain on my jewel marine ribbon and the actual dress. I just got it recently, does anyone recommend actually using oxyclean or maybe just water will get the stains out

>>10213686
What color? And what’s the stain? I have jewel marine in pink and grandma’s secret spot remover has done the trick with stains from tea before

>>10213476
Well I'm never buying a second hand dress ever again.

how do i clean faux fur? i'm getting the BTSSB window bag and i haven't owned anything else with fur trim.

>>10213746
Spot cleaning is good - very gently with lukewarm water and detergent. Faux fur mats and is rougher to the touch if you don't treat it with care.

>>10213691
Oh, I'm sorry! I meant to specify I have the lavender colorway and the stains look like dirt. I'm 99% sure that's what it is

>>10213476

Do any anons have recommendations for good detergents?
I'm trying to find ones without dye, fragrance, SLS, etc. but it's really hard to do as it seems most detergents barely disclose their ingredients.
Even ones that claim to be for sensitive skin still have SLS and other random ingredients like polyester (I believe Method had both.)

>>10217664
I've used plain laundry soap if I'm concerned about the contents of detergent.

>>10210673
I spot clean velvet, velour and velveteen with a handheld steamer, making sure to avoid pressing the plate onto the fabric. I heard about using brush heads, but personally too afraid to do so as the replaceable heads that came with my steamer have very stiff and coarse bristles.
I’d love to hear other anons’ opinions on cleaning velveteen as well, please share your experiences!

Does anyone know how to clean flocky prints? I'm afraid of rubbing off the velvet fuzz coating if I scrub or use too harsh a cleaner, and the three dry cleaners I approached refused to take it because they didn't know how to clean it safely.

>>10217664
I use Soak Wash but that's mostly intended for hand washing & delicates, not washing machines. They do post their full ingredients list online if there's a specific allergen you need to check for: https://soakwash.com/about-us/faq/ (it's just the first ones listed under "soak ingredients" the ones under "hadmaid" etc are for their hand creams I think)

>>10213476
Jesus anon, if you have to get spunk on your dresses at least use bodyline or sturdy brand that can handle a washing machine on a gentle cycle.
I really hope you don't plan on ever selling the pieces in question too.

>>10217717
Cold gentle hand wash, no friction. Basically you immerse it in dilute soapy water, swish it around gently then rinse it. Spot clean if necessary.

Has anyone ever washed Ribbon Berry Bunny? I am concerned the red will run.

>>10218264
It runs

>>10218271
Nayrt but what do you do then? Take it to a dry cleaner?

>>10218301
Idk I don’t wash it, mine smells like vomit now due to the crusty BO

>>10218264
>>10218271
>>10218301
Maybe I should try those color catchers? I have never owned a item that is known to run. I am willing to dry clean it if that will keep it from running.

Is there any way to restrech knit? I have this red Bodyline bolero and over years of wear and not so careful washing it’s kind of shrunk in on itself, the sleeves are shorter and the lace is shrivled.

>>10218316
Do you flat dry it? Normally to shape a knit piece you just lay it flat and stretch it the way you want it to dry. Knitters call it blocking if you want to get technical with it; some use foam mats and pin their creations down.

>>10218571
No I just let air dry in no special way. I'll try that! Thank you anon!

>>10218264
I have it in pink and mine doesn't run. I hand wash all my brand in cold water with a mild detergent.

>>10210673
Cold hand wash with minimal friction for all my velvets, velveteens and flocked prints, I'll let them have a gentle spin cycle in a washbag but no wringing/squeezing. The nap on velvet gets crushed easily so you often need to either refluff by hand, steamer or ironed on the reverse side with a pressing cloth and very fluffy towel underneath.