How to Remove Color Bleeding From Clothes
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You know what can happen if you happen to wash a dark colored garment with your white clothes. Luckily, you might be able to salvage your tinted laundry with a little knowhow and a little bleach.
Most new garments can bleed a bit for the first few laundry cycles, so washing newer items alone or only with like colors is a great way to avoid dye transfer. But to restore items that have picked up fugitive colors in the wash cycle, you can try a bleach soaking solution, as long as the items are safely bleachable.
What you need
Clorox® Disinfecting Bleach with CLOROMAX® - Concentrated Formula
Plastic dishpan
Gloves
Steps to remove ink from clothing
Check fabrics for bleachability
First, be sure items are bleachable. Check for colorfastness before proceeding.
TipNever bleach wool, silk, mohair, leather or Spandex.
Mix a bleach solution
Combine ¼ cup bleach and 1 gallon cool water in a dishpan.
Soak items
Wearing gloves, soak clothing in bleach solution for up to – but no longer than – 5 minutes.
Rinse and dry
Rinse out the items thoroughly with clean water, and air dry.
Repeat if necessary
If items are still discolored, repeat the bleaching process.