Okay here's the problem. A while back I bought a orange towel and I washed it with all my other dark colored clothes. I used the warm setting and it turned out the orange towel started to bleed and stained the collars of several shirts. So after this, I stopped using the orange towel.
But now, when I wash those shirts that have been stained, somehow they manage to put orange marks on the collars of the other clothes as well. Right now it's not too bad as the orange on my clothes isn't too noticeable, but it seems everytime I wash my clothes, it gets a little worse. What can I do to stop this process? And also, is there anything I could do to the clothes that already have the orange marks on them?
2007-01-11 08:28:16 · 7 answers · asked by Sharkie 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Thanks for the answers. Whenever I wash my clothes, I usually just separated them into whites and then everything else into another load. I read that I should wash all colored clothes with cold instead of warm. If I started doing this, would it stop the stained clothes from re-staining others?
2007-01-11 08:41:14 · update #1
Separate your white, bright colours and dark colours!
2007-01-11 08:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by Trapped in a Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems unlikely that the stained clothes are re-staining others...the stain usually sets pretty firm..if it is only on the collars, check your cosmetics, hair products or colognes ...that could be the problem. and definitely stop washing the items together. Try a pre-wash stain remover on the collars like Shout.
2007-01-11 08:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by sw-in-gardener 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Id suggest washing those clothes that are already orange separately from the others. As for saving them i really doubt there is much you can do now
2007-01-11 08:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by shorty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a detergent that is made for dyes that have run into other clothing,ask an assistant in the super market for some and use it on your ruined clothes,it should come out a treat.
PS in future buy white towels. sorry!
2007-01-11 08:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by Countess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it's something white, then clorox?
Otherwise.. i guess you just need to be careful next time..
And as a general rule, separate your whites, colors, and towels/sheets into 3 separate loads, it may be expensive, but you'll keep things looking nice
2007-01-11 08:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by K.H. L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are already engrained in the material
Good luck try Daz and a whole Lemon
2007-01-11 08:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by Police Artist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is Rit dye that has a dye remover.
2007-01-11 09:13:29 · answer #7 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋