I added bleach to my laundry and now I have bleach stains on some of the clothes.?

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Some were dark and one set of cropped pants was beige/tan. They look tie-dyed now. ): Any help? Thank you :)
I’ve already tried all this, thank you though. So far no really helpful answers :) .

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  1. madamdreamweaver says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    If you don’t want to give up on your cropped pants, it might be possible to redye them–but very tricky and results wouldn’t be guaranteed. You’d have to buy some Rit Color Remover and entirely remove the current color from both pants, then buy Rit dyes in the colors you want those pants to be. Directions are on the Rit containers. You can go to their website at http://ritdye.com for a wider selection of colors.The directions say so, but you should add 1 cup salt to the dye bath. And I recommend adding 1 cup vinegar to the rinse dispenser to help set the color. Be aware, home dyed stuff tends to fade faster than store bought.
    It could also be more trouble than it’s worth. Good luck.

  2. Marie says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    I have no solution to your problem… but in the future never add bleach directly to the load of laundry. Use the dispenser!

  3. gtspot1 says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    keep them, make rags or throw them out… that’s about it.

  4. Trey E. says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    u cant get the spots out ive tried…but if u put the bleach in first before all the clothes that should keep the spots out.

  5. Bonnie says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    You can’t put regular bleach and any type of colored clothing together with any whites. The dye from the more colored clothing will be stripped and will end up on the lighter clothes. Either seperate your clothes into whites and colors or buy color safe bleach.

  6. Doug. B says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    "Technically, you can’t remove bleach stains–they’re set for good–because bleach stains have already removed the color or dye from the fabric you’re attempting to save. When it comes down to it, the removal of bleach stains is more akin to restoring the color that has been lost, either by stripping away the damaged fabric on a molecular level (if that’s even possible), or by fading the color of the surrounding fabric to blend the bleach stain into the rest of the garment."

    If you’re trying to remove or repair a bleach stain, the first thing I would try is White Vinegar. Go get yourself some heinz white vinegar or even the generic stuff; it doesn’t matter which. Soak a clean white cloth with the vinegar and start dabbing/blotting the stain. Keep doing this until the fabric won’t hold anymore vinegar in the immediate vicinity of the bleach stain. Rinse with cold water and repeat. Vinegar has been used traditionally as a color restoration solution for a very long time. Not only does it immediate neutralize any bleach agents left in the fabric, but the acids in vinegar (acetic acid) will help to dissolve or peel away any damaged fabric that may be causing a bleach stain to stand out. Vinegar will eventually damage cotton fabrics with enough exposure, so use white vinegar conservatively when treating bleach stains.

  7. Steffie says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    Bleach is forever sorry to say. You need to get color safe bleech next time. Sorry about your pants wash colors sepertely from now on.

  8. Karen L says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    Bleach doesn’t stain, it removes colour. A stain is when something leaves colour in fabric, like say red wine will do. Once the colour is bleached out, it’s gone. The only way to restore colour is to dye, but if you start out with uneven colour on a garment, you get uneven colour unless you dye very dark, and even then the lighter spots can show.

  9. Valerie H says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    Well, I’d only put bleach in loads that have only white. If you have enough dirty clothes, I’d do a dark, light, and white load. Next time, dilute the bleach with water, and then add it to the washer.
    Hope I’ve been a help!

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