How to Cover Bleach Spots on Black Pants
White clothes benefit from being laundered with bleach, but sometimes bleach accidentally makes its way onto colored and black clothing. There are a couple of ways to salvage your pants at home with specialty items for this kind of problem. Avoid spending money on a new pair of pants and do it yourself for only a few dollars. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Fabric marker
- Rubber gloves
- Bucket
- Fabric dye
- Newspaper
- Garbage bag
- Cotton balls or swabs
- Dry cloth
- Iron
Instructions
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Fabric Marker
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Rinse the bleach out of the fabric and dry the clothes item.
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Use a black fabric marker to cover the bleach spots. Go over the spot a few times.
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Let the area dry, then repeat the procedure.
Dye
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Spot dye the pants. Put on a pair of rubber gloves and empty 1/2 cup hot water into a small bucket with 1 teaspoon of fabric powder dye. Stir the dye around until it dissolves in the water.
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Lay down some old newspaper or a small garbage bag on a flat surface. Dip a cotton ball, swab or an old cloth into the dye mix.
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Rub the dye onto each of the bleach spots and let it sit for about 20 minutes. To set the dye quicker, run a hot iron over the spots a few times.
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Turn the pants inside out and wash them in your washing machine with cold water and a mild detergent. Hang the pants to dry.
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