Washing disaster!

Margaret52129

Hi, I've just washed a new outfit, a red and white top and red trousers, I didn't know if the colours would run so I put one of those colour catcher sheets but it didn't work! My red and white top is now red and pink

Is there anything I can do about it? Thanks for any help you can give me.

Margaret

melanzana

I have had that experience too. There may be others who will have a solution, but the amount of time money and effort used in trying to gt the garment back to normal may not be worth it.

I tried washing soda, napisan, weak bleach solution, etc, then the dark colour faded. Waste of time for me.

But someone may have a solution for you.

Petlamb

I'm sorry I can't offer any help re pulling the pink tones out of the white, but I would definitely submit a complaint to the colour catcher manufacturers!

McKneff

The colour has probably run from the trousers.

You can buy something from supermarkets, Colour Run Remover, it works well, and its as well to have a spare in the cupboard to be honest.

But I would still put a complaint in to Colour Catcher.

SpikyHedgehog

If it was sold as a complete outfit & the label says it is washable, I'd be inclined to take it back & exchange it.

pigpen

I'd take the top back and exchange it.. wash the trousers separately and make sure the top is washed at 30' at the very most..

Colour run remover will take the red out of the red striped so it will be completely ruined.

Complain to colour catcher company and take the top back.. don't try anything else it will just destroy it further!

zippychick

we do have a colour run disaster thread which has loads of ideas

Let us know what works and ill merge this later on

Zip