A few of my white work shirts have faded from washing, washing accidently with a black sock, etc. They also have my company's logo sewn into them. It's bright red and green. How do I brighten the white without fading the logo's colors? I have lightly bleached the bottom half of the shirt below the logo on some of them. But, I would like to brighten the whole shirt.
2006-08-08 09:37:47 · 12 answers · asked by Left Port Redd 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Use Clorox 2 and/or Oxy Clean. Worked for me like a charm!
2006-08-08 09:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by UVRay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a colorsafe bleach, rather than the regular kind. Before you dunk the whole shirt in, test it on a small part of the logo to make sure that the logo is colorfast - it should be, but better safe than sorry!
2006-08-08 09:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by triviatm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Soak your shirt in a solution of 2/3 cup white vinegar to two cups cool water and soak for about an hour. Rinse and then launder as usual.
or... baking soda removes stains (such as yellow underarm stains - yuck!) without removing dyes, so you could try soaking your shirts in baking soda and water, then launder with the baking soda.
Otherwise, colorsafe bleach is great for removing stains that aren't yet "set" without removing dyes. You could try any colorsafe bleach to see if it will brighten your whites. If it doesn't, it at least won't harm your logo.
2006-08-08 10:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wash in very hot water and a good laundry soap. Rinse in hot water and a little vinegar 2x as well. Do not use bleach or softener. Then follow instructions on a pkg of DYE REMOVER. In the future stop drying your whites in a hot dryer and use only recommended amounts of bleach soaps etc. The HOT DRYER is a killer. You can also try old fashioned BLUING.
2016-03-27 04:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by Cynthia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Color-safe bleach, such as Clorox II.
2) Oxy-clean
Both will brighten the white, as well as the other colors, without any bleeding.
2006-08-08 09:41:47 · answer #5 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn shirt inside out and wash in cold water with color safe bleach added in detergent or you can but it separately and add it in along with detergent
2006-08-08 09:44:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wash them with bleech but if the logo gets messed up throw the shirt away and buy another shirt
2006-08-08 09:41:48 · answer #7 · answered by kanwal S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ammonia won't fade your colors & it'll brighten
may be too late though, to do anything for them
Iron Out is a good brand for whitening, also
2006-08-08 10:19:34 · answer #8 · answered by Cap'n Donna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try borax, I used to use it on cloth diapers, or use a non chlorine bleach. Hope it helps.
2006-08-08 09:41:33 · answer #9 · answered by shirley e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have this stuff called dye its for all colors and white and more some they have it at the rite-aid store or cvs,
2006-08-08 09:44:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋