How do I fix my black shirt with a bleach stain on it?

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I love this black shirt.

Also, it’s brand spankin new.

Problem is, there are 2 quarter size bleach stains at the bottom of it. (Which are very noticeable on a black shirt) It’s 91% cotton, 9% spandex. I thought about possibly dying it, but have never done it before and don’t even know if that will work.

Any suggestions?

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  1. Nickel says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    SHARPIE. Black. and let it sit for a long while before you actually wash it, to make sure it is dry and won’t get on other clothes or come out. Just stick the marker tip against the fabric and let it soak in there til it gets close to the edges. If that doesn’t work I don’t think anything will except maybe cutting a strip out of the bottom of the shirt and then hemming it – it will be a little shorter, of course. I stink at sewing so I would probably get a seamstress to do that.

  2. w says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    cut the stain out with scissors

  3. GG says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    buy a permanent black market and go to work on it. or buy some black clothes dye and dye the shirt.

  4. hellnocutco says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Dye it or throw it away.

  5. emilyefren says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    sharpie…idk sorry

  6. jezzabell says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    sorry, you can’t

  7. ╚╦Drew╦╝ says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    The only way I can think of to conceal it would be to dye those small areas. A bleach stain is permanent and cannot be taken out of the fabric. It can only be concealed.

  8. yahoo answers says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    You could try and use rit dye. More than likely though it will not come out to a perfect match. It would look better than the bleach spots though.

  9. Steve C says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    get some shoe polish.

  10. Raymond B says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    dye

  11. Jimmy K says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    its not happening unless you dye the whole shirt

  12. booshua says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Bleach the rest of it.

  13. Ally S says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    It’s usually not possible to repair bleach stains, but I would try a black permanent marker and see if the color will set. Good luck.

  14. WeRuleTheSchool says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Yeah, you can dye it, with so much cotton, it will work.

  15. kjbuckeye8818 says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Dying it should work. Make sure you dye it in your sink, not washing machine. Or try using a magic marker

  16. Sunshine™ says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    You could dye it. Try the kinda you put in the wash. You can pick it up in the laundry aisle at any store. Also, coloring it in with a black sharpie works great too.

  17. Lori E says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Dying it will work if you follow the directions on the dye bottle and do it the right way. Dying it is the only way you can repair the damage of a bleach mark.

  18. SoftWhere_HardWhere says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    get it dyed… if all else fails…

  19. Teddy's Mom says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    I have used a sharpie marker to fix black jeans. It doesn’t wash out. Hopefully your skirt will be the same color of black. Good luck.

  20. C B says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Get fabric dye and a smal paint brush and blend it in. keep going over it until it matches. Wash it and see if it is gone. If not continue. You have to set the dye with a hot iron.

  21. Jazzy Red says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Well,,,you can either dye it or buy another one,,,,duh!!!!!

  22. bobgobmx239 says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    well i tryed dying a pair of chef pants i had and it didnt work, you could still see the stains but i kept wearing them anyways but like after 3rd time i washed them, where the stains were it started to rip idk it was weird, so i would just buy another shirt if i were u

  23. shwsmluv says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Put the shirt under your pillow before bed and little elves will come fix it.

  24. Joe T says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Carefully cut the shirt into 4 equal size pieces and go wash the car with them.

  25. Laura B says:
    September 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Pantone permanent markers ( check artist supply stores ) come in every imaginable color and can be used to repair "bleached" spots in fabrics. Lucky for you, black isn’t too hard of a color to match.

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