Sunning out stains

[Dream.A.Dream]

I must say when I saw this mentioned I thought you were all bonkers.

However, I've just gone to get nappies off the line and ones that were stained yellow are white

I'm actually amazed. How does it work?!

 

[Mervs Mum]

You dont really want the scientific explanation do you?

I always peg things to face the sun even if its not really in need - keeps things bright and clean looking

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I do, it's boggling my mind xx

 

[Mervs Mum]

https://www.associatedcontent.com/article/309631/the_bleaching_power_of_the_sun.html

 

[Rach28]

Its great isnt it... I'm just worried about the winter, no sunshine and yucky stained nappies

 

[littlestar]

but they'll still sun out in summer!

 

[xxxjacxxx]

Its great isnt it... I'm just worried about the winter, no sunshine and yucky stained nappies

sunbed?

seriously!! Or would they get a tan?

 

[leighbaby]

I got lily pollen all over my mates powder blue sweat shirt at uni....dark orange staining and I left in on my chair in the sun and when I went to grovel and give it back...the stain had gone!!!!

It is why loads of things fade in the sun too, like sofas etc.

 

[Arcanegirl]

In winter can we not use sunlight through a window?

 

[leighbaby]

In winter can we not use sunlight through a window?

good question....windows have filters for the harmful rays though, so I think that incudes all UV rays? (i might be wrong)

 

[gills8752]

windows dont filter uv at all thats why you can still get sunburnt inside if you sit at a window all day lol.

Great article! At least my wheelie bin is cleaner than I thought it was! lol

 

[kelly342000]

i was same as you, i didn't believe it either and was shocked when it did work!

 

[Kota]

apparently bright moonlight will do the same.

 

[gills8752]

works overnight! I did it overnight too!

 

[Mervs Mum]

if you leave things on the window sill it bleaches them. I put mini boosters on there when its not good weather but the light still gets to them

 

[leighbaby]

OMG, i thought windows did have filters!!! What a mistakea-to-makea!!

 

[leighbaby]

just read that normal windows do block some UV rays, but not all.

 

[gills8752]

yeah, it blocks uvc but not uva or uvb which are the damaging waves. Windows will only refract those rays.

 

[leighbaby]

all the websites say that most UVB and some UVA are blocked. UVB are the most immediately damaging rays.

 

[kelly342000]

i thought you couldn't get sun burnt or tan through a window??