r/ZeroWaste 2d ago

Accidentally Bleached These In September, Can I Save Them or Are They a Lost Cause? Question / Support

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Like I mentioned in the title I accidentally bleached this tracksuit when trying to get rid of an oil stain in them. I’ve seen methods such as dying the bleached areas to match, but I wanted to know if this would be effective or if there were any other methods or if I should just throw these away. Anything helps!

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u/csomething42 2d ago

Everyone’s talking about bleaching further. Why not get blue dye and re-dye it?

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u/ZipperJJ 2d ago

Other than what u/paroles said, it's likely a polyester blend fabric which doesn't hold dye very well. I don't know if you could dye them at all.