How to Remove Hair Dye From Nylon Shower Curtains
Nylon is a man-made fabric that is durable and lightweight. The fabric is made of petroleum and inexpensive. Like other materials, nylon is not immune to stains, including hair dye, dirt and debris buildup. When removing hair dye from nylon shower curtains, you want to use a non-bleach cleaning solution that flushes the dye from the fabric instead of just changing the dye's color. Once clean, it is important to dry the curtain properly so it won't shrink. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Plastic sheeting
- 2 buckets
- Cool water
- Ammonia
- Latex gloves
- Scrub brush
- Clothespins
- Laundry detergent
- Washing machine
- Clothesline, drying rack or clothes dryer
Instructions
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Place a piece of plastic sheeting on your kitchen or laundry room floor to keep the floor from getting wet. Place two buckets on the sheeting.
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Mix 1 gallon of cool water and 1 cup of ammonia in a bucket. Wear latex gloves to keep the mixture off of your hands. Stir the mixture with a scrub brush.
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Remove the nylon curtains, if you haven't done so already, from your shower. Place one of the curtains on top of an empty bucket so the dye stain is directly over the bucket's opening.
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Use clothespins to secure the curtain to the bucket. Pour the ammonia mixture slowly over the stain to flush the dye from the nylon fabric.
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Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each hair dye stain present on the nylon curtains.
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Place the curtains in your kitchen sink and rinse the fabric under cool running water and then place the curtains in your washing machine.
Add 1 cup of laundry detergent to the machine, cold water and set the machine on a "Regular" wash cycle.
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Dry the curtains on a clothesline, drying rack or in your home's dryer using a "Cool" setting.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also dry your nylon curtains by hanging them back in you shower and letting the fabric drip-dry.
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