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33bird
03-04-2007, 09:02 PM
I have a game used Griffey Reds home jersey from 1978. It has started to just slightly yellow over the years due to age I guess. Is there an easy way to "whiten" it up again? It says not to bleach in the tagging. Any ideas, or should I just leave it be. Thanks for your help.
G.Todd
otismalibu
03-04-2007, 09:31 PM
I've used this and it helped somewhat. I get mine at Target for under $3.00.

http://spinblessing.com/images/rit/wb.jpg
33bird
03-04-2007, 09:48 PM
Greg-thanks. I might pick some up at Target and give it a shot. Any other ideas out there?
G.Todd
Eric
03-04-2007, 10:18 PM
Is there a product that can turn a green ripken jersey into one that was actually used?

Sorry, couldn't resist.
both-teams-played-hard
03-05-2007, 01:02 AM
Is there a product that can turn a green ripken jersey into one that was actually used?

No, there isn't. But there is a product that can turn an actually used Ripken jersey, green.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/821/irishspring2vv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Fresh...and green as a whistle!
allstarsplus
03-05-2007, 08:24 AM
Or from the good ole 1970's Wacky Packs "Irish Ring":

http://i12.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/8f/ab/df44_1_b.JPG
34swtns
03-05-2007, 04:44 PM
Wow, "Wacky Packages". In the 4th grade, my notebooks were covered with those. My favorite was "Preparation H-bomb". :p

Seriously, I've tried the Rit whitener on an '87 Jim McMahon away gamer that was very yellowed and it didn't make much, if any, difference. I also tried Oxy-Clean mixed with a little bleach and again, very little difference. I've pretty much accepted that it's just going to be forever yellowed.