One of the more frustrating and difficult clothing stains you can encounter is dye transfer. Usually it's dye transferring from one piece of clothing to another and can be avoided by not washing lights and darks together. This is a guide about removing dye transfer stains from clothing.
First, soak the affected clothing item overnight or longer, in a solution of 1 cup powdered dishwasher detergent and enough warm water to cover the item. This also works well on stains. Next, wash the item by itself with 1-2 Shout Color Catcher sheets. These are available in the laundry aisle at the supermarket. This may not work if the item has already been through the dryer.
By Jean from Buffalo, NY
I have a Santa suit; the red bled over into the white fur. The suit is not a throw away. I paid $750 two years ago. I need help for how to get the fur white and not ruin it. Does someone have any help? Please. Thank you.
By John
By frugalsunnie
12/29/2011
It really depends on the material the fur part is made of-spot cleaning with the wrong cleaner or application technique could make the problem even worse.
For something that expensive you might want to call around to dry cleaners in your area who have a good reputation (check with the Better Business Bureau and online review sites for businesses in your town).
If someone in your family sews and crafts, he/she may be able to remove the fur to clean it or replace it with new fur.
I have a black shirt with white on the sleeves. The black ran into white. How can I remove this on the white cotton material?
By gustafson from Danforth, ME
By WeeWillie
04/20/2011
One should never let the item dry out after the dye has spread. Contact Amway... they have 2 product syou can use if you use it while it is still damp, and they really do a great job. The products to use are Amway fabric bleach and Tri-enyme laundry pre-soak and detergent booster.
I washed this greenish brownish jacket with some colored clothes, and the color from the jacket has bled onto my purple and blue bra, turning it a lime green color. I also have a gray pair of pants that got washed with this jacket and now have a brown tint to them. Is there any way to remove the color that has bled onto the bra and the pants?
By Randa from MO
By engtchrjean
10/28/2011
Try washing just the bra and pants with several sheets of a product called Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry aisle of the supermarket. The box says use 1, but I have found 3 seems to work better. Air dry the clothes, and repeat if needed. This product has saved several pieces of clothing for me. If you dried the items in the dryer, this may not work.
I've managed to dye my new cream coat, pink, in the washer. How do I get it back to cream? Will bleaching it turn it white? Help if you can please!
By Rachel
By noel
12/05/2011
I once worked for a lady and and did this same sort of thing. I turned all her whites a pink shade! So embarrassing! I thought she was going to fire me. She didn't. Thank goodness! I don't know how long ago this happened but for me, she said to just re-wash everything on cold (after taking out the red item) and everything turned back to white. Not sure how it worked, but it did.
I have washed a white cotton sweater and it came out of the washer with pink blotches. Is there anything I can do to remove the color?
By jackye1
By Sandy/Pittsburgh
01/24/2012
Half cup of Clorox, half cup of Cascade powder in a gallon or so of warm water. Let soak overnnight. (Then wash us usual. It has worked every time for me.
I just got a brand new lulylemon hoodie. I pulled it out of the dryer this morning and it has blue dye stains all over it! It is purple and white. How do I get the stains out?
Hailey from Canada
By fezziwig
By DownSouth
I washed a pair of jeans with a green t-shirt and a pink cotton top. It now has blue blotches. Is there any way to get it out?
By Carol from Kansas City
By Kendy
By Mary T
I wore a black polyester and elasthanne cardigan top over an orange linen knitted sweater and the black material bled all over the under arm area of the orange linen knit sweater. How do I remove this black staining?
I have a mostly white shirt with some appliques that are not white. It is T-shirt fabric. I washed it with some red shorts and now the shirt is mostly pink. How can I get it white again?
My husband washed his red shirt with my clothes and my clothes now have red stains all over them. Is there any way to remove these stains? Thanks.
While bathing my puppy I had a black sweater and white jeans on. The sweater got a little wet and some of the black dye from the sweater spotted my white jeans. How do I get it out?
How do I remove a color from shorts that have had a college jersey bleed on them?
My teenage son washed his favorite 100% white cotton shirt with his new blue jeans in hot water. The shirt turned a light blue. .
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