HELP! Accidently dyed my MFs!

[Vincenzo]

So I was washing my towels tonight, but let me start off with telling you how I typically go about this. I wash them in the washer with a generic, non-scented non-fabric softener soap and some APC on a mild setting. I always separate my double/single softs and my drying towels and do those first, and then do my old walmart brand MFs along with some other various things. Well last week I got some of those black towels in a daily special and just got around to washing them, and here is where the problem starts. I had them in a pile with my walmart MFs, or so I thought. One managed to sneak into my single/double/drying towel pile, and when I washed them, all of the towels came out a splotchy gray! I just threw them back in the washer for another round without the black towels, but I don't think it is helping too much. Is there some kind of dye remover I could use on them? I know bleach is out of the question, but what about that stuff from RIT? Any help is appreciated.

[mc2hill]

Won't hurt a thing. Didn't you ever end up with pink underwear in college?

 

What's the rush Rich, let him finish high school first!

[fortplainman]

boil some water, remove it from the heat, add some bleach, mix it around, then add the white towels, and let it soak for about 5 minutes. rinse them out and wash them as you normally would.

 

 

i gotta try this

[Vincenzo]

Ok, so no cats or underwear in the microwave. I got it. But I can still put silverware and other metal stuff in there to dry off, right?

 

 

Yeah, I guess I'll just keep them as is for now. They don't look awful, just kind of dirty all the time.

[Redvenm]

I always thought it was the cat you shouldn't dry in the microwave

 

No microwave??? You guys are confusing me!!! Where does the cat go then when he comes out if the dishwasher?

[Bill-V8V]

Just letting him know what to expect. Oh, and don't dry your undies in the microwave either.

 

 

 

I always thought it was the cat you shouldn't dry in the microwave

[Rich]

What's the rush Rich, let him finish high school first!

 

Just letting him know what to expect. Oh, and don't dry your undies in the microwave either.

 

[BlueGenCoupe]

they're ruined...send them to me....

[txredgt]

Use them as is or wash them with a ultility towel or 2 and you can get some solid gray towels like I have lol

[Chris@Adams]

I would use them as is, won't hurt!

[Z71_Denali]

boil some water, remove it from the heat, add some bleach, mix it around, then add the white towels, and let it soak for about 5 minutes. rinse them out and wash them as you normally would.

[Chewy]

You can bleach them... I've done it a couple of times with NO issues. Otherwise, the color doesn't hurt a thing...

 

Chris

[Vincenzo]

Well I guess I will just have to deal with it

 

They are all splotchy looking. If they were 1 color (gray) I wouldn't mind, but they look like old worn out rags now, lol.

[07RS4]

yeah i use some huge walmart MFT that are similar to a big double soft which are blue to wipe down the truck after a wash and its made all my other towels blue haha.

 

not the worst thing though, my dad told me today that my mom said she found some detail towels and threw them in with regular towels...with fabric softener...and dryer sheets:eek:!

 

I feel your pain man. They might not affect the towels as far as how they work, but who enjoys blue, pink, etc. towels that are supposed to be white? Not me. That would drive me nuts. Especially on towels that are $$$. Let me know if you figuire anthing out that works.

[fortplainman]

yeah i use some huge walmart MFT that are similar to a big double soft which are blue to wipe down the truck after a wash and its made all my other towels blue haha.

 

not the worst thing though, my dad told me today that my mom said she found some detail towels and threw them in with regular towels...with fabric softener...and dryer sheets:eek:!

[Rich]

Won't hurt a thing. Didn't you ever end up with pink underwear in college?

[ChargerMatt]

Does the dye effect the performance of the rag? I wouldn't even think twice about it... but that's me.