How to fix the paint on the fabric at home?

Often in our lives, so lacks bright colors. So why not fill the gap with colored clothing? And worry about the fact that over time paint can wash out or even burn out is not worth it. In this article we will share with you tips on how to fix the paint on the fabric at home and thereby prolong the life of bright things. So read a few easy but important tips to facilitate your task.

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How to fix the paint on the fabric at home?

There are several ways to fix the paint at home.

For this you will need:

• water;
• soda;
• vinegar;
• laundry detergent;
• washing machine;
• liquid ammonia.

Steaming

The most common method of fixing the paint on the fabric is the steaming method. Following these instructions, you can achieve the desired result:

1. Place the thing on a thin cotton cloth and carefully fold it into a small roll so that it is not tight.
2. Then fold it in half, tape the edges together and tie it with a rope.
3. At the bottom of the pressure cooker, pour a little water( no more than 2 cm) and place a bundle on a specially installed tripod.
4. Take the foil and cover the package with a previously made hood( made of foil).Thus, a homemade canopy can protect the package from condensation, which will collect on the cover of the pressure cooker.
5. Next, close the steamer and bring to a boil, gradually reducing the heat.
6. Stir the item for 20 minutes with low heat.
7. Then turn off the pressure cooker and allow it to cool.
8. Remove the bundle, gently unfold it and dip the thing into the soapy solution for 5-10 minutes.
9. Next, wash in a washing machine in a delicate mode with the addition of powder to remove all excess solution and paint.
   

Fastening the paint with vinegar

The easiest way to fix the paint is to fix the color on the fabric with vinegar, because this procedure will take a few minutes, and the result will not be long in coming.

So, we will need:

• large basin;
• 10 liters of cold water;
• 1 cup of vinegar.

Important! In the absence of vinegar, you can use 0.5 cups of salt + 0.5 cups of baking soda.

Follow this procedure to proceed as follows:

1. Mix 10 liters of water and a half cup of vinegar.
2. Stir the solution thoroughly and lower the thing, the paint you need to fix, for 5-15 minutes.
3. Remove the item and rinse it in cold water several times to remove the sharp vinegar odor.
4. Hang a thing to dry, and then iron it from the inside, while turning off the steam function.

Fixing paint on wool with ammonia

On woolen cloth, as a rule, the paint is fixed differently. Therefore, both the method and method of fixing the color on the wool fabric is slightly different. To do this, you need to do the following:

1. Wash the desired wardrobe item in a weak water solution with a rinse aid or detergent.
2. Press the product slightly.
3. Prepare a solution( 10 liters of water + 1 tbsp ammonia) and rinse the thing.
4. Then wash clothes in water and 2 tbsp.l.vinegar. Gently wring out and wait until the fabric drains completely.
5. Iron the thing on the inside by turning off the steam option at this point.

Important! In no case should the water temperature during the washing of woolen fabrics exceed 35 degrees, as this can lead to a reduction in the size of the fabric.

How to keep the bright color of cotton fabric?

The bright color of cotton fabric will help to keep the laundry things in a special solution immediately after purchase. Perfectly suitable for this solution of salt and soda:

1. Pour 10 liters of water into a large container, as well as half a glass of soda and salt. Soak the product for a while in the solution.
2. After this, a well-processed thing should be thoroughly rinsed in clean water( until the material stops staining the water).
   

How to save a drawing?

Finally, consider the option how to fix the paint on the fabric at home, if you decide to transform it with your own drawing:

1. First of all, you need to carefully read the instruction for the paint that you are painting.
2. Then iron the drawing with the iron, first turning off the steam function and setting the mode that is suitable for cotton.
3. It is better to iron through a thin gauze or on the wrong side, so as not to damage the pattern.

Important! In the future, wash in water no higher than 40 degrees and only on a delicate wash.

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How to check the fabric for color strength?

Not all bright things are prone to molting. Therefore, in order to determine whether it is necessary to carry out procedures to fix the color on the fabric, it is sufficient to carry out several simple experiments beforehand.

So, you have to do the following:

1. Dampen a small piece of cloth on the thing you need to check, and then attach a sheet of paper to it and iron through it a prototype. If there are colored spots on the paper after that, be sure that this thing tends to burn out and moult.
2. Take a small sample of tissue( on the tag of the thing you usually sell an additional flap or cut off at the seam), and dip it into ammonia for about 7-10 minutes. Then rinse and dry the flap. If the color of the prototype has become dimmer than the thing itself, you know, the material is shedding and you need to fix the paint on the fabric at home.
3. Dilute a small amount of detergent in warm water and dip it there for 5-10 minutes. Then take out and, without rinsing, wrap the thing in a small piece of white cloth, lightly pressing. If after that the color changed to white material - the product tends to shed.

After you learned to determine things that are prone to burnout and loss of shade, it would be appropriate to tell you how to properly wipe fabrics that are shedding, and what are the rules for this.

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Tips for washing things that are prone to moult

In addition to the washing rules indicated on the tags of things, one should not forget about some important tips that will help you to keep a presentable kind of things for a long time.

Here are some of them:

• Before washing, do not forget to sort out the underwear by colors( black separately, color separately, etc.).
• It is better to choose powders and rinses that fix the colors, preference should be given to the gels.
• Do not use stain removers and bleach, as this can lead to loss of color.
• When washing, the water temperature should not exceed 30-40 degrees.
• To fix the color, you can use the above methods of fixing the paint.

We hope that our advice and recommendations will help you, and in the future you will not have any problems with fixing the color on the fabric at home. And also, we assure you that by observing these simple rules you will be able to keep the former attractive look of your favorite bright clothes, to avoid its molting and burnout.