HELP, Everything is RED
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HELP, Everything is RED
Okay ladies, I found my bottle of Retayne and proceeded to wash all my red fabric. EVERYTHING is red, even the little white design on a few pieces. What do I do now? Rewash and throw in a couple of color catchers or do these pieces go in the trash.
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Retayne sets the color. It's meant to be used on solid fabrics, not on prints, although I don't know whether that particular bit of information is stated in the directions. I don't think there's anything that will remove the red.
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Don't dry it! That'll set the color more than it already is.
You can try Synthropol, and/or just wash, wash, wash, wash, wash the piece(s) that have the bleeds and see if that helps. If the dye came loose once, there's a chance it'll do it again! Definitely try rewashing a few times before throwing it away - it can't hurt! The Retayne might have set it for good but you won't know unless you try - you might get lucky.
You can try Synthropol, and/or just wash, wash, wash, wash, wash the piece(s) that have the bleeds and see if that helps. If the dye came loose once, there's a chance it'll do it again! Definitely try rewashing a few times before throwing it away - it can't hurt! The Retayne might have set it for good but you won't know unless you try - you might get lucky.
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I don't have any Synthropol. I'm on my 4th washing and a 1/2 box of color catchers. Some of the red did come out of the white but not all. Whatever I end up with after this washing is what I'll have to deal with. I think I found one of the culprits which I removed, but no matter what, I'm done.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
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