How Do You Remove Color Bleeding Stains In Clothes?
Dye transfer, when one color bleeds onto another during a wash cycle, commonly occurs when a red sock or another brightly hued item accidentally ends up in a load of whites. As a result, you often end up with newly pink laundry. While you might be tempted to throw up your hands and resign yourself to pink whites, a number of solutions exist to fix this common laundry problem. Armed with persistence and a bit of knowledge, you can remove color bleed stains. Separate clothes and remove those unaffected by the color bleeding and identify the “culprit” responsible for the dye transfer problem and remove it as well. Place stained clothes back into the washing machine and fill it with cold water. Turn on the machine and agitate the clothing for several minutes. Add 8 oz. of chlorine bleach to the washing tank for white clothes or 8 oz. of color-safe bleach for colored ones. Agitate clothing for five minutes and allow it to soak for 10 minutes. Wash clothing as normal but check to ensure the
