is it safe to remove unwanted color?


Name: kathy
Message: Is it safe to use RIT color remover on an item that has suffered the effects of dye transfer? Will the RIT remove the original color too?

Color Remover Sometimes it's safe, and sometimes it is not. Sometimes Rit Color Remover, or any other discharging agent, will remove the original color, and sometimes it won't. There's no way to predict. Even two apparently identical garments or bolts of fabric sold by the same company, with the same catalog number and everything, may be completely different - one with dye that is removable by Rit Color Remover or bleach, the other with dye that won't come out for anything - due to changes in the fabric supplier overseas.

Generally, you should use Rit Color Remover only if the current color is unacceptable, so that it is worth the risk of removing the original color.

Posted: Wednesday - November 03, 2004 at 04:23 PM   All About Hand Dyeing Q&A     Previous   Next  

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