washing disaster

gin

i may have washed mr gin's black jeans with his orange high visability poly/cotton jacket, which is now a murky mustard colour. any ideas please people? i'm panicking and he is lording my washing disaster over me big time...

ps first to suggest he does his own washing gets to mend my washing machine first time he jams it with assorted screws and bolts when he forgets to check the pockets...

thanks people

Robothell

Colour run remover (think the one I've used is called Dr Beckman's Colour Run Remover - seen it in both Sainsburys and Tesco) and a colour catcher sheet? Might need to wash it a few times to get the dye out.

Olliebeak

Try giving it a soak in warm, soapy water overnight, then using your knuckles give it a good wash/rub; wring it out and give another warm cycle in the machine. May just fade it - the black colour can't be all that stable to have run in the first place. What do the wash-care instructions say?

Is it one of the jackets with the Hi-Vis strips on top of the fabric of the jacket? Or is it just the colour of the jacket that's Hi-Vis? I find that eventually most colours that have run, usually fade with wearing/washing.


And if push comes to shove, I'd suggest one of these:

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10096648

Ben84

When this happens I cool wash the stained item with lots of soda crystals and some powder. Don't let it dry out, stick it back in soon as possible. So far it has always worked.

RichyRich

Can't help with getting the stain out, I'm afraid, but can offer you some advice..if your husband's employed, he should be able to get another one off his employer. They aren't allowed to charge him for it as it's classed as Personal Protection Equipment and as such necessary for his safety. HtH Rich

zarazara

personally i'd tell him to do his own washing in future.

CleoTheCat_2

Hi viz PPE usually has a label on it saying that it should not be washed more than 20 times (or 25, I can never remember!). Perhaps he could suggest to his employer that it's time for a new one as his old one has lost it's visibility due to too much washing?;);)

~CtC~

pigpen

RichyRich wrote: »

Can't help with getting the stain out, I'm afraid, but can offer you some advice..if your husband's employed, he should be able to get another one off his employer. They aren't allowed to charge him for it as it's classed as Personal Protection Equipment and as such necessary for his safety. HtH Rich

Correct as informed..

It is damaged beyond repair.. even if you did get the colour run out it would have completely destroyed any 'hi-vis' it had in it.. he will have to get a new one.

My hubby goes through about 5 a year due to washing ... he has 3 on the go at once usually.. one dropping dust in his office.. one dropping dust at home and the other dropping dust wherever he is.. he would choke to death if he wore one for more than 2 days running.