HELP Pink tinged laundry!

**baxjul** · 07-17-2007, 07:37 PM

I washed all of dh's work clothes with his work rags (bright red) and his camo shorts all have a pink hue to them

! How do I get it out?

**claimsgirl66** · 07-17-2007, 07:47 PM

I would try Oxyclean and hot water in the washing machine, good luck. Pink is kinda pretty though!!

**Jeanna** · 07-17-2007, 08:55 PM

I know you probably don't want to spend money but a dye grabber would most likely take it out.

**Katybird** · 07-17-2007, 09:18 PM

You might try soaking them in salt water and then rewashing them. I have had this work when I had red that bled onto the white pattern of clothing before.

**justpeachy92** · 07-18-2007, 12:45 AM

I would try the saltwater thing, though if you ran them through the dryer before you noticed you may have set the pink color.

**baxjul** · 07-18-2007, 10:40 AM

Trying the saltwater thing now. Nothing else has worked! They were never dried, so I'm hoping this will work. Thank, ladies!

**Domestic Gal** · 07-18-2007, 10:57 PM

Soak them in some BIZ that always takes out all of my laundry mess ups.

**coltsmama** · 07-18-2007, 11:16 PM

Oh my, I don't think pink is going to go over to well at work for you dh! If the saltwater doesn't work the stores sell a dye remover that you might try. Good luck.

**Neeley** · 07-18-2007, 11:29 PM

I did the same thing to my DS's lucky boxer shorts (this is why I do not do the laundry). I thought he was going to kill me....then he wore them that night and hit his first tournament homerun over a 200 fence. So he still wears them today- eventhough they are a pretty pink color.

There is a cloth thing that you can buy that is suppose to draw the color out. Sorry I do not know the name of it but I have seen it at places like Wal-Mart in the section with stain sticks/Oxyclean/detergents.

Good Luck - I hope the color comes out.

**pkellyc** · 07-19-2007, 11:44 AM

I never used it but I have a sample, it's called Shout Color Catcher.

**coltsmama** · 07-19-2007, 12:23 PM

Any luck removing the pink?

**wildflowerpa** · 07-20-2007, 07:40 AM

RIT makes a color ansd stain remover that works well and as a last resort I have used WINK rust and stain remover. Its expensice (3.99 a bottle here) but a little goes a long way and it did take the pink and stains out of a lavender coat. It didn't do anything to the color thank heavens.