Fighting the lint fight

[Briank]

OK, what's the secret to keeping the "corporate working uniform shirt" lint free?

I've made a number of changes in my laundry routine that help, but the problem still is not solved for that particular uniform piece.

- I've switched from warm to cold water, helped a little.
- I quit using fabric softener, helped a little.
- I switched from using a dryer to hang drying, helped a LOT.
- I'm careful which things I wash together (colors/fabrics), but based on experimentation, it actually has no effect.

After the above, all my clothes come out fine *except* for that pesky shirt.  My lint roller and lint brush will pick up a little bit of dark lint that I can't even see on the shirt, but nothing touches the remaining lighter colored lint except picking it off by hand.  Is there some magic laundry additive that I'm missing that would help?

[Eclipse]

If you're washing it separately, and not drying it, where's the lint coming from?

[Briank]

If you're washing it separately, and not drying it, where's the lint coming from?

Beats me.  The washer itself?  However, I don't get why I don't have the same problem with any other clothes.

[Eclipse]

It might be time to run a couple cleaning cycles on the machine - I haven't seen any issue like that specific to
the golf shirt, and I've got both the newer cotton-y one and an older dry-wick one.

[Holding Pattern]

- I switched from using a dryer to hang drying, helped a LOT.

Tear apart and rebuild your dryer, removing lint from all the things.

[SarDragon]

The shirt may be olde enough for the fabric to be pilling. There's no easy solution except a new shirt. Washing them inside-out will also help in general.

[etodd]

How much lint? One or two tiny little ones?  Isn't the whole idea of the polo to be a bit more causal than the starched and pressed into cardboard blues one?   

[SarDragon]

You can be comfortable and still look good. I have my own problem with cat hair. It is usually easier to take care of than lint (steer clear of the little beasty after dressing), but I make sure I clean it all off before leaving my house.

[Briank]

How much lint? One or two tiny little ones?  Isn't the whole idea of the polo to be a bit more causal than the starched and pressed into cardboard blues one?   

Lots.  It's the "casual, just rolled out of dumpster" look.  :-)

[PHall]

Try having the cleaners launder the shirt once and see if you still have the lint problem.
That will tell you if it's the shirt or your dryer.

[THRAWN]

How much lint? One or two tiny little ones?  Isn't the whole idea of the polo to be a bit more causal than the starched and pressed into cardboard blues one?   

A little more casual is one thing, looking like 200 pounds of hot garbage is another.

[RRLE]

You could try putting the shirt in a pillow case and then tying the pillow case closed.

[indiaXray]

A little more casual is one thing, looking like 200 pounds of hot garbage is another.

Agreed!  Whatever you wear, wear it properly and with pride. 

[Briank]

Finally found a trick that works for a shirt that's already linted (as all the other tricks Google turns up don't work at all)...

Rub the shirt with a damp washcloth.  Doesn't do a perfect job, but is a dramatic improvement (at least 10x better than a lint roller).  Planning on washing that shirt by itself and doing this each time afterwards.  Hopefully it'll stay cleaned up...