Mildew on a bathing suit?

[disneymom3]

If that is indeed what we are dealing with, is there anyway to get rid of it? DD went swimming with the church youth group today. Well, it wasn't exactly swimming--we were told they were going to have the "world's largest slip n' slide" which turned out to be a tarp covered in baby oil. Yeah. If it weren't a church I would really have to worry about that.

So, at any rate, we have been washing out her swim suit--she only did it twice because as she says, it was gross. (Y'think??) But it has this black grainy looking stuff on it. She said there was dirt at the bottom of the slide, but they sprayed her off. Her suit felt greasy and I took Dawn to it and it feels clean now but still has this stuff on it. I suppose if it wasn't hung to dry properly last time she swam it could have gotten mildew on it. That is the only thing I can figure as this stuff is not coming out.

Ideas? This is a brand new and very cute suit from Gymboree.

 

[N.Bailey]

Good luck! Mildew is one thing I've never gotten out of anything.

 

[barkley]

maybe try white vinegar in the next washing (then of course run again to get vinegar smell out)-seems to me this worked with one of ds's t-shirts.

good luck

 

[Froggyswife]

Not without using bleach or tilex and that will make the color fade completely out and leave spots on it. If it gets it out at all. You may have to just toss it sorry to say it.

 

[disneymom3]

Ugh. Well, the vinegar sounds like a good possibility. I really don't want to get rid of it. I'll try that and let you know if it works.

Thanks!

 

[Caradana]

Trash it. Every time you look at it, you'll remember the mildew. You'll never put your daughter in that suit the same way.