Originally posted by Mrsjvb: gentle or delicates cycle, cold water. dry, if you must, on LOW heat or air dry, take them out IMMEDIATELY. Woolite if ya got it.
don't Bleach unless they are really grey and dull. Bleach tends to yellow them.
have to disagree...yellowing is normally from inadequate RINSING...the soap 'burns'...
If you do have a spot you can use a Chlorox bleach pen directly on it before you throw it into the wash. It works like a charm and has saved me from buying a new white shirt on 2 occasions.
Get your bucket, scrub brush, box of Tide, and some tie ties and find an open spot at that big cement table. Make sure you get the collar of your skivy shirt, and the inside of your White hat extra clean while your at it.
Originally posted by RiverRat139: Get your bucket, scrub brush, box of Tide, and some tie ties and find an open spot at that big cement table. Make sure you get the collar of your skivy shirt, and the inside of your White hat extra clean while your at it.
By the time I got there in May of 79 they had transitioned to sending out the laundry to somwhere, NEX related as I remember it, so passing it out every night was as close as we came to doing laundry.
Turns out I didn't have to wash my dress whites anyway, I still had a fresh pair hanging up from the dry cleaners.
On a side note, I got to be part of the flag detail for a retiring ETC, and not only did we pass on the Flag without a hitch,... we all looked damn sharp doing it. I think we made the chief real proud.
Originally posted by JPope: Ah yes, the good old scrub table and the infamous "clothes stop." I don't believe that memory will ever be forgotten! December 69 to March 70.
Originally posted by ETCPJ: By the time I got there in May of 79 they had transitioned to sending out the laundry to somwhere, NEX related as I remember it, so passing it out every night was as close as we came to doing laundry.
We ironed it. The contractor washed everything except skivvie bags. We washed those in house and ironed utilities. We had a watch rotation of sorts. The watch woke you up and you had 20 minutes each night to iron for the next day.
On a side note, I got to be part of the flag detail for a retiring ETC, and not only did we pass on the Flag without a hitch,... we all looked damn sharp doing it. I think we made the chief real proud.
Guess they have changed the material from when I was in. We just washed them with the whites and maybe put Blueing in. We always had a set done by off shore laundry that were starches and pressed ready for Liberty or Inspecion. Course we only had Undress Whites For the hat I would wash it and rub in a large amount of salt on the sides. Then set some place to dry. Looked great and stayed white.
I forgot about the ironing. I don't remember any watch type thing. Everyone just ironed there own stuff. used those big scrub tables in the heads, put the towel you had used that day down and ironed on top of it, one shirt one pair of pants, didn't take that long. We just folded everthing else.
