Remedy for Bleach Spilled on Clothing

Covering the Bleach Spot

• 1

  Color in the bleach spot with permanent marker or fabric marker. This step should only be attempted if the bleach spot is small and you can find a marker shade that matches the clothing, but it is often successful, especially with black garments.

• 2

  Soak the entire garment in bleach to remove all the color from the fabric.

• 3

  Rinse the garment and soak it in a bowl of water with a half bottle of hydrogen peroxide to neutralize the bleach and prevent fiber damage. Rinse the garment again.

• 4

  Dye the garment using a fabric dye. The clothing should take on the new color evenly.

Adding a Bleach Pattern

• 5

  Cover large bleach splashes by using more bleach to give the garment a tie-dye pattern. Pour bleach into a spray bottle.

• 6

  Lay the garment flat. Cut out small shapes from pieces of scrap cardboard. Arrange the cardboard over the garment.

• 7

  Spray the bleach solution over the garment. Soak the garment thoroughly and then remove the cardboard pieces. The garment will have contrasting spots of white and color.

• 8

  Soak the garment in a bucket or sink containing water and a half bottle of hydrogen peroxide to keep the bleach from damaging the fabric. Rinse thoroughly.