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Probably, now very few people will remember that denim was invented as working clothes for miners. Now jeans are popular clothing for all segments of the population, because for convenience and durability they have no equal materials. However, denim fade and turn pale, losing its color. At one point, the day comes when you need to decide, throw things away, use them to give or give them a second chance. Thanks to the tips and folk methods presented in this article, you can return to jeans their former brilliance and rich color.
Repair black jeans
As practice shows, to return black jeans to the former beautiful and rich color is not so simple. However, using folk remedies, you can try to do it even at home. Ways to return color to black jeans:
- With the help of cigarette tobacco. To do this, pour a tablespoon of tobacco with boiling water and leave to infuse the solution.Clean jeans with a sponge soaked in a solution. At the end of the procedure, the tobacco product is not washed off, but dried.
- Rinse jeans in a solution of water and vinegar (a tablespoon of 9% vinegar per liter of water). You can also leave the jeans in the solution for half an hour, and then rinse under cold water and dry.
- Wash jeans with other black clothes. It will be good if these products are highly colored. You can improve the effect if you pause the wash and leave the washing machine for half an hour, then finish the wash. After that, you can rinse jeans in a weak acetic solution.
Black jeans dyeing
Blue
The easiest and most effective option is to use blue. However, this method is only suitable for blue jeans and its effect will be short-lived. The staining itself is as follows:
- Pour water into the basin at room temperature.
- Add blue water to the water.
- Dip jeans into the solution using rubber gloves.
- Wait a couple of hours.
- Take out the jeans and rinse in cold water.
- You can improve the effect by adding a spoonful of vinegar to the solution.
Tip! You can make the result more stable by adding 2-3 tablespoons of salt to the pelvis.
Potassium permanganate
Stages of staining:
- Prepare an enamel pan, make a solution of water and potassium permanganate in it.
- Dip the wet jeans in the solution and hold there for a while until the fabric takes the desired color.
- Enhance the effect with salt.
- Remove the jeans from the solution and wash in cold water.
- You can fix the result if you pour vinegar into the water.
- Squeeze and dry on a flat surface, pre-laying absorbent cloth or towel.
Aniline and acrylic paints
To use aniline paints, read the instructions and follow them carefully. As for acrylic paint, it has a higher durability and practically does not wash off.
Powder Dyes
The easiest way, because for dyeing black jeans is enough:
- Throw jeans in a washing machine.
- Pour powder in there and run the wash.
- At the same time in the machine should not be air conditioning or powder, but you can improve the effect with the help of salt.
- Re-wash jeans.
Hair dye
In order to return the jeans black color, you can buy two packs of hair dye. After dissolving the substance in warm water, you need to put jeans into the solution and leave them for an hour. After that, rinse jeans in water with vinegar. The effect is amazing, but not long.
Important! To obtain the desired color you need to take into account the original color of clothing. You can make jeans darker, but on the contrary - you can not.
Bleach
When returning the color of white jeans need to use bleach:
- Buy oxygen or chlorine bleach (it is better to give preference to the first, since chlorine can destroy the structure of the fabric).
- Rinse jeans in a weak solution of water and ammonia.
Tip! In order for light jeans to retain their color, a whitening agent and a little soda should be added to the washing machine.
Color loss prevention
It is possible to return the color to jeans, but it is much easier to prevent its loss by properly caring for your things. For this you need to remember a couple of simple nuances:
- Wash clothes in the mode indicated on the jeans tag.
- Use special gels and powders for black linen.
- After washing, rinse jeans in cold water with the addition of soda or salt.
- Enzyme gels and powders can be used to remove stains.
