Remove Lint From Clothing

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Basic tips on remove lint from clothing

Here are some methods that you can try.

Using Stick-on Velcro tabs. Put the hooked side of the tab on the back of your brush, and leave the fuzzy side on until you need to delint a garment. Pull the fuzzy side of the Velcro off, brush the hooks over the garment, and "presto!" There is no more hair, lint, etc. Rub it against the grain to clean. Reattach the fuzzy side to the hooked side to keep the Velcro clean while not in use.

Use A Single Blade Razor, hold the razor at an angle so it skims the surface of the fabric but does not cut down into it, and then begin shaving off the lint balls. This process takes awhile but it works quite well.

If the lint isn't stuck too badly to your clothing you can use masking tape to remove it. Wrap a piece of masking tape around your fingers with the sticky side out and then dab at your clothing with it to pick up the lint. You will probably need quite a few pieces of tape to finish an article of clothing, but it is a good, inexpensive way to remove lint from clothing.

A Pumice Stone - Pumice stones work wonders to remove lint from clothing. Simply take a pumice stone and roll it over the surface of the sweater or article of clothing. Again, use caution and don't press or pull hard on the pumice stone since it can tear holes in sweaters. You can also use sandpaper in any grit - just rub it lightly on the clothing in one direction.

A Sweater or Lint Shaver - These little devices are battery powered and look almost like an electric razor. Just glide them over the surface of your sweater or clothing and it should remove the fuzz balls. Many people have mixed results with sweater shavers and their effectiveness depends a lot on the item of clothing that you are shaving.

Try putting a cup of vinegar in the wash load, you can prevent lint from clinging to clothes. You can also use scour pad, callus remover stone, Pumie Scouring Stick or Sweater Stone to brush the lint off the clothes. Another cheapest way is to Use a damp cloth, rub the linty clothes in long sweeping motions.

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