How to whiten a painted white thing at home?

In the wardrobe of almost every person there is white clothing. When a white item is accidentally or due to inattention erased with colored clothing, it becomes stained or colored. The easiest and most effective way to save the product is to contact a dry cleaning specialist. But not everyone is willing to pay for the resuscitation of clothing almost the full cost of the thing itself. This leads to the search for a solution on how to wash and bleach the painted white thing at home. In this article you will find the answers to this question and you can solve an unpleasant problem.

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What clothes are dyed?

What to do and how to wash a white yuluza or shirt painted in a different color? Before proceeding to the study of methods for eliminating such a nuisance, it is advisable to know how to prevent such missteps in the future. Things of different colors can molt, and dye with their color not only white things, but also other colored clothes.

Important! If you decide, for example, to wash a light pink shirt with blue jeans, then there is a 99% chance that after washing your pink shirt will be a different color.

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Preparation of clothes for washing. Basic Rules:

• New clothes are always more susceptible to molting during washing. Therefore - all new clothes, especially bright colors, for the first time it is better to wash separately from other things. Both white and colored clothes can be painted.
• White items should always be washed separately from colored items. Even if these colored things are not new and faded long ago, it would still be better to refrain from such risky experiments. This is especially true for washing clothes made of cotton.
• White products should be divided before washing by type of fabric: wool, cotton, synthetics, silk, mixed composition, as different fabrics require a special washing regimen and the use of their own bleaching agent.

Important! If your wardrobe has a lot of white clothes, read even more about the choice of detergents and all rules for washing white things.

• Even a small colored insert can color things during washing. There are times when a small colored collar dyes clothes in lighter tones.
• Washing clothes in hot water further increases the likelihood of coloring lighter clothes.

Important! When washing clothes in high-temperature water, clothes should be more carefully separated by color.

• It is necessary to ensure that the drain in the washing machine does not clog. Otherwise, things will be poorly rinsed and stains may appear on them.
• Wash things in a timely manner by adding emollients to the water.
• Underwear of different colors should always be washed without the addition of bleach - both with hand and machine wash.

Important! Remember that bleach is a potent substance with a specific odor. Do not mix bleaches that contain chlorine even without chlorine. Such their use leads to the neutralization of the action of both agents.

Observing these simple rules, you will never come across the question of how to bleach a shaded white thing.

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How to whiten a painted white thing at home?

If your white items after washing with colored ones have become bluish, gray or have turned pink, use one of the following methods and tools.

Important! General recommendation for all methods: it is advisable to dry after the bleaching procedure in direct sunlight. Ultraviolet enhances the whitening effect.

Wash

Urgently wash these items several times with a good washing powder in plenty of water to whiten a dyed white item at home. In most cases, this simple method helps with a probability of 60%. But it all depends on the type of fabric of the thing - the denser and more natural it is, the worse the result can be.

Bleach:

• You can soak the laundry for 6 hours in any bleach, and then rinse thoroughly. You can use modern oxygen bleach - it treats fabrics more gently compared to a chlorine-based product.

Important! Unlike bleaches with chlorine, oxygen-containing products may not be as effective. Therefore, what should be preferred so that whiten a dyed white thing at homex - it's up to you. You should not take hasty measures with chlorine, if the thing is still dear to you and sewn from delicate material.

• Work with such tools must be strictly according to the instructions.

Important! Before starting the procedure, it is better to test the bleach on an inconspicuous area of ​​tissue. Do not be alarmed, immediately after the thing is in this solution, it will turn pale gray. Then the color will be the same again.

• A great option is the “Vanish” bleach. You can buy such a bleach for both colored and white items. The product must be applied to stains and added during washing.
• “Whiteness” is an old and proven tool that is quite effective and worth a mere penny.

Important! A separate post on our portal in more detail is devoted to the topic of species ranking the best products in this category of household chemicals. Hurry to find out about what today are high-quality bleach for linen.

White + Laundry Soap

Everyone knows that laundry soap has a whitening effect, and when combined with whiteness, it works wonders.

Mode of application:

1. Soak the affected thing for 2-3 hours in cold water.
2. In 3 liters of hot water, add a quarter of a standard piece of laundry soap and mix well until the soap fragments are completely dissolved.
3. Pour 100 ml of Whiteness detergent into soapy water.
4. Immerse the thing that you want to reanimate in the prepared solution and leave it for 15 minutes.
5. After - the clothes should be washed thoroughly in hot water.

Important! You can prepare a similar solution from water, soap and loose chlorine. But in this case, it is quite difficult to calculate the concentration and you risk permanently ruining the white thing.

Laundry soap with whitening effect:

1. Soap all the stains thoroughly with soap and leave for a couple of hours.
2. Wash laundry in hot enough water using a good detergent.

Ammonia

This liquid is an inexpensive and effective tool to whiten a dyed white thing at home. You can buy it at almost any pharmacy.

Mode of application:

1. Soak the white thing for 2-3 hours in cold water.
2. In three liters of warm water, add 100 ml of ammonia.
3. Place a dyed white item in the solution for 30 minutes.
4. Wash clothes in hot water.

Important! If necessary, the procedure can be repeated on another day.

Hydrogen peroxide

This remedy has often been used and continues to be used to bleach hair - it is well known to many blondes, as hydroperite.

Mode of application:

1. Soak the white thing in cold water for 2-3 hours.
2. Prepare a solution: pour 3 ml of hydrogen peroxide into 3 liters of water.
3. Put a thing in this solution for half an hour.
4. Then wash the product in hot water.

Starch + Salt + Citric Acid

There is another folk way to whiten a shaded white thing:

1. Wash affected clothing again with high temperature powder or boil it.
2. Prepare the following: mix one tablespoon of starch, salt, citric acid, and planed laundry soap.
3. Mix all the ingredients with a little water to make a sticky consistency.
4. Put this product on the inside of the stain.
5. Leave it like this for 12 hours.
6. After 12 hours, rinse and wash clothes again.

Important! In order not to spoil the thing, you do not need to exceed the recommended doses of the above substances.

Potassium permanganate

Potassium permanganate can help restore pristine whiteness to clothing.

Important! This method must be used very carefully so that your items do not turn a bright crimson color. Only the right solution will leave no residue.

Mode of application:

1. Make a solution of potassium permanganate with light pink water.
2. Keep clothes in this solution for 20-30 minutes.

Important! You can combine washing in detergent and potassium permanganate.

White vinegar:

1. In a few liters of water, add 120 ml of white vinegar or a teaspoon of liquid detergent.
2. Wash the problem in this solution.

Important! You must be very careful when mixing any detergents. Do not combine detergents that contain chlorine and ammonia. The gas that forms during the reaction immediately induces vomiting. Carefully read the instructions on the packaging of the product before you start mixing the products.

Soda and ammonia

You can try to bleach any fabric in a gentle way using soda and ammonia:

1. In 5 l of warm water, dissolve 2 tablespoons of alcohol and 5 tablespoons of soda.
2. Immerse clothes in a solution and leave for 3-4 hours.

Important! Do not use all methods at once when working with a damaged item, as the fabric may tear. Remove stains should be careful. No need to wait for an instant effect. It will take time for each remedy to “work out”.

If none of them coped even after numerous treatments, and the thing sits perfectly on you and likes the quality of the fabric, try resuscitating it in another way. Use our ideas to give second life of a shed thing!

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How to bleach a gray fabric?

White fabric can acquire a gray tint from frequent washing, from old age, or if the hostess washed white with black. How to bleach the product in this case? Each type of fabric has its own methods.

Guipure and Tulle

You can bleach white guipure or tulle with hydrogen peroxide and ammonia:

1. Pour 10 liters of hot water into a large basin.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia to the water.
3. Soak the cloth in this solution for half an hour.
4. Wash products as usual.

After this procedure, the gray curtains, curtains and bedspreads will again become white and beautiful.

Cotton and linen

Cotton clothes and linen products are the most demanded among the population, therefore they most often suffer from a similar problem. In order to bleach a gray cotton or linen item, use the following methods.

Bleach

The grayened linen from cotton and linen can be well bleached at home with the help of whiteness or other special means during machine washing:

1. Pour the product into a separate tray for softener or bleach according to the quantity specified in the instructions.
2. Start the prewash mode with an extra rinse.

Soda ash

Whiten flax will help you soda ash. Wash the product in hot water (up to 70 °) by adding soda to the washing machine.

Persol

Persol perfectly bleaches linen items. If you regularly add it during washing, the linen product will become much whiter.Very effective is a prolonged, for 12 hours, soaking of the grayened fabric in a solution with washing powder and persol.

Important! Dry cotton in direct sunlight - ultraviolet light can bleach better than any bleach.

Synthetic fabrics

You can bleach synthetic grayed fabric in salt water. To do this, use a solution prepared in the proportions: per tablespoon of warm water, 2 tablespoons of salt.

Wool and silk

White items made of silk and wool eventually acquire a slightly yellowish tint. You can get rid of this phenomenon using the following methods and tools.

Method number 1

1. To bleach silk and wool at home, things should be soaked in a special solution: in 5-6 liters of water, dissolve 1 tablespoon of washing powder, 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide, 1 tablespoon of 10% ammonia solution, 4 tablespoons of coarse white salt .
2. Mix the solution well and soak the yellowed things for at least two hours.
3. After you need to rinse things.

Method number 2

Delicate woolen and silk items are well washed with mustard:

1. A tablespoon of mustard powder pour 1 liter of hot water and let stand for 2 hours.
2. Drain the infused water into another container.
3. In the same way, pour mustard a second time and drain the water again.
4. Wash clothes in this mustard-infused, drained water as usual.

Method number 3

You can bleach woolen products with a weak solution of oxalic acid. But it is not so easy to find in a distribution network. Look for acid in a chemical store or in a specialized base.

Important! It is better to rinse the coat in water with the addition of ammonia (a teaspoon of alcohol per liter of water). For silk, vinegar can be added to the rinse water (one tablespoon per liter of water).

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How to “reanimate” colored clothes and restore the former color of the product?

The unpleasant consequences of improper washing can affect not only white things, but also colored ones. To remove the “excess" color from the product and return to the clothes their former colors, you should use special tools to restore the color on the fabrics. Manufacturers of detergents and detergents have developed special preparations that can restore the color of things after problem washing:

• "Antilin" - a tool that is designed specifically to restore the color of tissues. Reviews about this tool are mixed: there are both positive and negative. To understand whether it is suitable for you, you just need to try it yourself.

Important! You are more likely to restore color if you use this product immediately after a problematic wash. The more time passes after, the better the paint is absorbed into the fibers of the fabric.

• If colored clothing has faded, you can try soaking it in a special stain remover for colored items marked “Color” for half an hour or a little more. Then it is necessary to wash the faded things in the washing machine.

Important! To conclude the discussion, how to whiten a painted white thing at home, once again I want to remind effective means for various types of fabrics:

• Whiteness and other bleaches containing chlorine - flax, cotton.
• Ammonia and hydrogen peroxide - any material.
• Soda - flax, cotton.
• Salt - synthetics, flax.
• Mustard - wool, silk.
• Oxygen bleaches - use according to the instructions.
  

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As you can see, whitening white things is not so difficult as it might seem at first glance. There are many tools - both improvised and special, that will help you return the pristine whiteness of the fabrics. If for some reason you do not want or are afraid to take popular advice, do not rush to throw your clothes in the trash. In an extreme case, a faded thing can be repainted using blue or other clothing paint. You will not return the former appearance to this, but such clothes can last a long time.