I accidentally ruined my daughter's favorite delicate light pink shirt. Somehow, I managed to get blue streaks of dye all over it. I tried stain remover, but the dye didn't budge. I did not dry it in the dryer, thank God! But it did sit in the laundry room for a couple of weeks thinking I would have to trash it. I decided I didn't have anything to lose so I researched and did a combination of different recommendations.
I applied rubbing alcohol, nothing happened. Directly over the alcohol, I applied white vinegar, still nothing. I filled the bathroom sink with hot water and dissolved 1/2 cup of Tide, 1/2 cup of Borax detergent booster, a big splash of rubbing alcohol, a big splash of white vinegar, and small splash of regular Clorox bleach. The blue dye instantly vanished!
Now, it is in the wash with cold water and Woolite. I am sure my daughter will be thrilled!
Editor's Note: Use caution when mixing household cleansers with other substances, especially bleach. Toxic gasses are easily created, which could cause injury. Read all labels first.
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I just washed a pair of jeans that were running a little with medium blue sheets. The darker Blue from the jeans ran into one spot in the sheets. the fitted sheet it got caught up inside so there was a darker blue patch on top of the lighter blue sheets. I had tried to get an oil stain out of the jeans by using a splash of WD-40 and then scrubbing right away. That made the jeans run, so I thought let's see if the WD-40 get the dark dye out of the sheets. So I filled the sink with hot water and put some oxy clean in then I took the WD-40 and gave it a squirt into the water with the oxy clean. Used a long handled small brush and mixed well.
Soak overnight in Biz....always works! Safe for all colors....even brightens them
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. That worked for us too! (but we didn't add bleach). Saved us from a very tearful morning :)
Where would i get rubbing alcohol from
Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol is commonly available at any grocery or drug store. I would look in the medical supplies, near the hydrogen peroxide.
i accidentally ruined my arsenal t-shirt i washed it wth a red dress so d white part of my tshirt changed to red so plz help cz am scared of using bleach
This worked for me, thanks! Although I did not have Tide or Borax so i went with Arm & Hammer and Clorox booster/stain fighter. And I had no rubbing alcohol so in went some gin along with vinegar.
This worked for me, thanks! Although I did not have Tide or Borax so i went with Arm & Hammer and Clorox booster/stain fighter. And I had no rubbing alcohol so in went some gin along with vinegar. Used gloves and held my breath- it worked! Thankful because apparently a new sweater had stained my new monogrammed white puffy vest my sister bought me for xmas. I was so upset.
Hello there!
I had a white t-shirt with a little blue dye transferred to it. I was so sorry because it was one of my favorites, you that one white simple t-shirt you can wear with a skirt or a good pair of trousers... I tried rubbing it with a lemon, then I sprinkled a little salt on top rubbed it with the lemon again and then handwashed it with a little SKIP active clean a little splash of bleach.
Please do not mix bleach and vinegar, it is toxic.
did this bleach the shirt at all? the same thing happened to a light blue pair of shorts i have, but the stains are like a faded orange
Sending you loads of hugs! I just had a similar situation with one on my husband's nice shirts. Nothing worked until I found your post. Thank you thank you thank you!
I found a beautiful light pink dress on discount. When I come came home I realized it had blue dye marks very faintly all over the backside of the dress.
How can I use Clorox bleach when the items are colored and not white? I am excited to try this, as I washed a load of clothes with a royal blue dress and a magenta shirt (both have been prewashed prior,) and I have 10 items of clothing that have either magenta streaks or blue marks from color transfer on them. I washed in cold water, but I think bc I didn't take them out of the washer until the next day, and it has been almost 100 degrees out, I am thinking they got too warm and that's why it happened... Either way, wouldn't Clorox bleach ruin the clothing (all different colors)?
Thank you,
Rebecca
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