White backgrounds need to be white!

Hi
I'm new here, excuse the basic query.  I have a background to an image which is off-white.  I need it white.  I have tried using the Image>Adjustments>Replace Colour tool but the white remains off-white.  What am I doing wrong?
Jason

*Make sure you merge the levels layer with the image before doing the steps below
Lots of ways, but i'm kinda partial to the following provided your object is black.
a. With the image in question open, Select-All
b. Edit-Copy
c. Add two fill layers Layer-New Fill layer-Solid Color
   Make the top fill layer black
d. Alt click on the top fill layer's mask
e. Edit-Paste
f. Ctrl+I  (Invert)
g. Select-Deselect
h. press the backslash key to show the rgb  composite
i. use the second fill layer to change the background color to verify you have no white fringe
When your satisfied make a new blank layer below the top fill layer, make the top fill layer active and merge down Ctrl+E
Message was edited by: jeep57

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