What to do if a thing has faded during washing: methods for restoring white and colored clothes

If ugly spots and stains appear on the linen, do not rush to throw the product away. In most cases, it can be resuscitated. It is better to hand over an expensive thing to a dry-cleaner so that experienced specialists “conjure” its restoration. Less expensive items can be saved on their own. For this, they use both household chemicals and folk remedies that have been tested for centuries.

How to protect things from molting

What to do and how to fix it if the white color is stained during washing or your favorite dress is stained? It is much easier to prevent the shedding of things than to select an effective method for solving the problem in the future. Protecting valuables from the appearance of unaesthetic stains and stains is not difficult at all. To prevent things from shedding, experienced housewives recommend washing them, following the following six rules.

1. Learn the labels. Almost all manufacturers indicate on the tags the recommended washing, ironing modes. Given these recommendations, you can not only prevent molting of products, but also maximize their life.
2.  Sort the laundry carefully. Before washing, especially in the washing machine, carefully sort the laundry. White items should be washed separately from colored or dark ones.
3. Check new products for molting. Very often new things fail. And in most cases, synthetic fabrics. Therefore, such products should not be immediately thrown into the car. Initially check the fabric for molting. To do this, you can use a piece of fabric, which the manufacturer sews to the back of the product and is usually perceived as a "patch". And even if the fabric does not fade, it is better to wash the product for the first time manually.
4. Fix the colors before washing. If there is a suspicion that the product is able to shed, then you can fix the shades using saline. To do this, add salt to cool water (one tablespoon per liter of water) and mix thoroughly. In such a liquid, the laundry is lowered for 15-20 minutes. This is enough to fix industrial dyes whenever possible.
5. Choose the right detergent. Initially, it should be remembered that powders marked “Color” are suitable for washing a colored product. It is they that prevent molting of shades and contribute to the consolidation of color. For white products, products marked “White” are intended. They help whiten tissues.
6. Set the correct temperature. Colored items, especially black and white items, should not be washed at temperatures above 30 ° C. And it’s best to put “delicate wash” on the washing unit.

How to wash faded things: methods for white products

So what to do if the thing has faded during washing and is it possible to restore the previous look? It is much easier to deal with stains on white products. But you need to act as soon as the laundry is removed from the machine and ugly stains are noticed. Then just re-washing with bleach can help. To return things to their original snow-white at home, there are two ways to go.

1. Soak. Hot water is poured into a large basin and the maximum dose of washing powder is poured. To enhance the whitening effect, you can use chemical bleach (for example, whiteness, Ace, "Vanish"). In this solution, soak the laundry for two to three hours. Then things are washed by hands. If spots remain, the soaking procedure must be repeated.
2. Washing. You can reanimate faded things with the usual washing in a washer. The laundry is re-loaded into the tank, after checking that there are no provocateurs left. The maximum permissible dose of powder is poured into the detergent compartment. For enhanced whitening, you can add one or two teaspoons of soda ash. Choose a heat for washing. But such a method is valid only for cotton fabrics.

Other methods of tissue repair are known. When choosing the most suitable one, be sure to consider the type of material. The following methods will tell you how to whiten faded white things of different textures.

Digestion

Features This method is only suitable for natural fabrics such as cotton or linen. In no case should you digest synthetic things. Refuse this method if the product is decorated with lace, guipure or other decorative elements.

Digestion technology

1. Water is poured into a large pot, filling the container halfway. Pour detergent at the rate of five liters - a quarter cup. Then add the same amount of bleach and mix thoroughly.
2. Laundry is put in the solution and the fire is turned on.
3. During cooking, the laundry is periodically mixed with special forceps. The boiling procedure lasts from 60 to 120 minutes, depending on how much the thing has faded.
4. After boiling, rinse the laundry with cold water several times.

Washing with a home stain remover

Features To return the product to snow white and eliminate stains, you can use alternative methods of tissue cleansing. A rather effective tool is a homemade stain remover of salt, citric acid, starch and brown soap.

Washing technology

1. Five liters of hot water are poured into the basin. Two tablespoons of starch, one tablespoon of salt are added to the liquid and 100 g of citric acid are added.
2. Finely grated laundry soap in the amount of two tablespoons is introduced into the resulting solution.
3. The liquid is thoroughly mixed until completely dissolved.
4. Linen is dipped in such a solution and left for 12-14 hours.
5. After soaking, the product must be thoroughly rinsed.
6. White things are hung out to dry under the scorching rays of the sun. After all, ultraviolet light acts on the fabric as an additional whitening.

Hydrogen Peroxide Soaking

Features Shed items can be bleached with hydrogen peroxide. This tool is considered an effective bleach. It is suitable for eliminating stains from flax, cotton products. Peroxide is allowed to be used for delicate things for which aggressive chemistry is contraindicated, for example, for a woolen dress.

Soaking technology

1. Four liters of water are poured into the basin. For woolen products, the liquid should be slightly warm.
2. 50 ml of peroxide are added to the container.
3. Next, pour a tablespoon of shavings of laundry soap.
4. Mix the solution thoroughly until it is completely dissolved.
5. Carefully lower the items.The soaking process lasts about 10-12 hours. For woolen products, the maximum soaking time is two hours.
6. Then things rinse well in cool water.

Soaking with ammonia

Features If you have to restore a delicate sweater or blouse, you can use ammonia. This method is guaranteed to clean the faded product from stains. But it has a significant drawback. After soaking, the product will retain a sharp “aroma” of ammonia.

Soaking technology

1. Six liters of hot water are poured into the basin.
2. Then add 100 ml of ammonia to it.
3. The solution is stirred.
4. Faded things are laid in the basin.
5. Products should be bleached within two to three hours.
6. Things are thoroughly rinsed and hung out for drying.

Wash with potassium permanganate

Features According to reviews, it effectively copes with the procedure for whitening faded white things potassium permanganate. A solution of potassium permanganate will clean not only unnecessary colored spots, but also eliminate the grayish coating, which may appear over time.

Washing technology

1. In five liters of hot water, pour half a glass of powder.
2. Several crystals of potassium permanganate are added to the soap solution.
3. It is important that the solution becomes a light pink.
4. Shed items are immersed in the solution and left for three to four hours.
5. Then things are removed, extended and carefully rinsed.

Whitening with Aspirin

Features With the help of Aspirin, you can lighten gray tissues, eliminate almost all spots and remove even old faded stains. Acetylsalicylic acid can be added to the washing machine as a bleach to the powder. But most often aspirin is used for manual soaking. To ensure better dissolution of tablets in water, it is recommended to use the drug “Aspirin C”.

Whitening technology

1. Ten Aspirin tablets must be carefully crushed.
2. Medicinal powder is dissolved in eight liters of water.
3. It is important that the solution becomes homogeneous and does not contain undissolved particles.
4. The products are loaded into a basin with a bleaching liquid and left in it for eight to ten hours.
5. After this procedure, things must be rinsed. To facilitate the process, you can use the washing machine by setting the rinse mode.

How to restore colored things

During washing, not only a snow-white thing can shed. Sometimes this happens with colored products. Some difficulties arise here. After all, returning color to faded colored things is much more difficult than bleaching snow-white fabrics. However, do not give up. Resurrecting a thing is quite possible.

Ammonia

Features Colored items may lose their vibrant rich color. After the first wash, they look like they are a dozen years old. To restore the color of a faded thing, you need to use ammonia or ammonia.

Washing technology

1. In five liters of warm water, 200 ml of ammonia are diluted. The drug is taken 10%.
2. Products that have lost their original color are soaked in such a solution for one hour.
3. Things are thoroughly rinsed and hung to dry.

Chalk

Features If it is necessary to update woolen products, restore their color scheme, then again you can turn to folk remedies, such as ordinary chalk.

Washing technology

1. A kilogram of chalk is carefully ground.
2. The powder is poured into three liters of water.
3. The solution is thoroughly stirred.
4. Affected items are immersed in the liquid for 30-60 minutes, not more.
5. During soaking, the product must be constantly mixed.
6. Having taken out the linen from the solution, it is rinsed with cold water.
7. The procedure is repeated several times.
8. During the last rinse, a little vinegar is poured into the water. This will give a natural shine to products. In addition, vinegar “works” as a color fixer.

Means for dishes

Features Initially, it should be understood that it is possible to save a faded colored thing only if the spots are not pronounced. Minor stains are easily susceptible to laundry soap. A dishwashing detergent is very effective at fading areas.

Washing technology

1. Shedding stains are rubbed with a detergent.
2. In this form, the product is left for two to three hours.
3. Then things are well washed and rinsed.

Method for two-tone clothing

What to do if a two-color thing has faded? Quite often this happens with white and black items. To wash faded clothes of two colors you will need green tea and salt. Follow these six steps.

1. Initially brewed two liters of green tea, medium strength.
2. The drink is filtered.
3. In a solution of green tea, a shed thing is soaked for 15 minutes.
4. The product is removed from the solution and squeezed a little.
5. Salt is poured onto white areas. They wait another 15 minutes.
6. Then the product is washed in the usual way and rinsed.

It is not at all difficult to learn how to wash molting things correctly. The main thing is to apply cool water, wash the product separately from other things and add a little vinegar to fix the shade. But if nevertheless there was a nuisance and as a result it was not possible to save the thing, then you can go the other way and simply repaint the product in a different, darker color.