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The color from a red sock turned a load of underwear pink. How can the pink color be removed? |
A dye stain like this is difficult to remove. First, pretreat the stain with a heavy-duty liquid detergent, then rinse thoroughly. Soak the stained garment in a dilute solution of all-fabric bleach (examples: Biz, Vivid, Snowy Bleach, Clorox 2) following package directions. If the stain persists, and the garment is white or colorfast, soak in a dilute solution of liquid chlorine bleach and water. IF the stain is not removed after 15 minutes of soaking in the bleach, which has been diluted according to package directions, it cannot be removed by bleaching, and further bleaching will only weaken the fabric. Caution: Since bleaches can alter the color of a fabric as well as the stain, bleach the whole garment; do not try to bleach just the stain. |
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