So I just opened up my bags of dirty filter socks to wash and some of them have some nasty stains on them - almost looks like rust.
Typically when I take out my dirty socks I put them in zip lock bags and then in a bucket. Once I start to run low on socks I take all the socks out of the individual bags and clean them. This is how I clean them -
1 - Wash with a hose to get as clean as possible
2 - Soak all the socks (about 40) in water and bleach over night in a brute garbage can
3 - stake out water bleach soak and wash with a hose and get any remaining gunk out.
4 - Into the washer in hot water and bleach with an extra rinse cycle.
5 - One additional wash cycle (no bleach) in cold water with an extra rinse cycle.
The only thing I can think of is possibly the socks sat in the bags too long and all of the gunk caused a massive ammonia spike and it stained the socks? It’s not on all the socks just a few. They did sit for a while in their bags and in the heat if the summer as well. Some of the other socks are a little off color but nothing that worries me.
Anyone experience anything like this or have any ideas?
Here is the worst of the 4 that have the stains
Typically when I take out my dirty socks I put them in zip lock bags and then in a bucket. Once I start to run low on socks I take all the socks out of the individual bags and clean them. This is how I clean them -
1 - Wash with a hose to get as clean as possible
2 - Soak all the socks (about 40) in water and bleach over night in a brute garbage can
3 - stake out water bleach soak and wash with a hose and get any remaining gunk out.
4 - Into the washer in hot water and bleach with an extra rinse cycle.
5 - One additional wash cycle (no bleach) in cold water with an extra rinse cycle.
The only thing I can think of is possibly the socks sat in the bags too long and all of the gunk caused a massive ammonia spike and it stained the socks? It’s not on all the socks just a few. They did sit for a while in their bags and in the heat if the summer as well. Some of the other socks are a little off color but nothing that worries me.
Anyone experience anything like this or have any ideas?
Here is the worst of the 4 that have the stains