Particulate family: dry, brush, then wash
How to get football field paint and turf out
Line paint and rubber turf crumbs grind into jerseys.
Do this first
Shake out turf crumbs outside
Fresh stain
- Shake out turf crumbs outside
- Rinse
- Gently work in detergent
- Wash cold to protect numbers
Dried or old
- Enzyme soak
- Oxygen soak if colourfast
- Fabric care
- Wash jerseys inside out.
- Time
- 15 min
- How to tell
- Look: white streaks, black specks; Feel: gritty; Smell: rubber
Where this fix comes from
- Household folk practice, checked against the guides above
- American Cleaning Institute, Stain Removal Chart
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.