How to Get Dirt Stains Out of Clothes. Get dirt on your clothes? Learn how to remove dirt stains including mud and red dirt from white clothes, fabrics, and other types of clothing and surfaces.
Laundry
Dislodge
First, be sure to dislodge any loose dirt or mud, and then rinse it out with cold water.
Pre-Soak
Pre-soak in warm water with powder detergent for at least one hour. Dirty water means it’s working.
Wash
Use detergent plus ⅓ cup Clorox® Disinfecting Bleach for bleach-safe whites or Clorox 2® For Colors 3-in-1 Liquid for colors or white items with spandex.
Dry
Dry as recommended by the care label. Wear as recommended by style guru.
Tip
Super dirty? for bleach-safe whites, presoak in a bleach and water solution made with ¼ cup bleach per gallon of water for 5 minutes before machine washing.
Surfaces
Remove
Remove excess dirt.
Wipe
Wipe surface clean with Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes1.
Rinse
Rinse with water.
“How to Get Dirt Stains out of Clothes,” Clorox®, February 25, 2016, https://www.clorox.com/learn/how-to-get-dirt-stains-out-of-clothes/.
