Bleaching??

Posted by gavsko on October 3, 2006, 3:56 pm

Is there a way to take a yellow couch cover (polyester?) and turn it
white? What kind of bleach should one use?

Posted by on October 3, 2006, 5:24 pm

You can't use regular bleach on polyester--it will set the yellow. Try
Oxyclean or Miracle White, both in the laundry section at the grocery
store

Teri

Posted by BEI Design on October 3, 2006, 6:24 pm

gavsko wrote:
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I doubt you'd get very good results, that large a piece of fabric
will bunch up, even in a commercial machine, and any product will
have difficulty reaching all the bits. That said, you might take
a look at the Rit products for color/stain removal:

http://www.ritdye.com/laundry.asp

NAYY,

Beverly

Posted by Kay Lancaster on October 3, 2006, 10:40 pm

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It this is a yellow polyester (instead of a stained polyester), you're
pretty much out of luck. Poly is not dyeable by home methods, nor
can you strip the color easily.

Kay

Posted by gavsko on October 4, 2006, 4:58 pm

Thanks for the advice everyone, it's been very useful