Q&A for How to Bleach Jeans

No. When you have a dyed item of clothing, it will just give you orange and yellow stains.

It does, but it may take a few hours.

This will not work due to bleach powder being heavier, but you can put the powder in water for a period of time, then use this to bleach your jeans.

In some cases, the bleach may look different after it's finished drying. Inspect your jeans after they've dried, and decide whether you want to add finishing touches.

No. If you attempt to bleach a dyed item of clothing, it will come out an orange/yellowish color, and you probably don't want that.

No, bleach will not shrink your clothes.

You can flush it down the toilet or pour it down the sink. As a bonus, it will help to clean those areas too!

You can't really fix that, the fibers of the jeans are most likely permanently damaged. Next time use a more diluted solution.

No, because they would already be dyed and it will come out an orange yellowish color, and you really don’t want that.

You can use bleach to get stains out of jeans. Research ways to remove clothing stains with bleach to learn about that process.

Yes, but it really depends on the quality of the material as to what the end result will be. Blue jeans generally turn white because they need to start with a white white cotton to get a true blue color. Light blue jeans are probably going to be very bright white.

Make a solutions of 1/3 bleach and 2/3 warm water. Stir it. Put your jeans in the solution, turn and stir every 30 minutes until you get the result you're looking for. Rinse in cold water, then wash in 30 C water without fabric softener or detergent. Hang dry.

This is not recommended. You need to keep an eye on the color, stir the solution, and turn the cloth once every 30 minutes to get an even color.

I'd recommend washing the denim without softener or detergent in 30 C (86 F) water.

It is unlikely. It depends on the nature of the cloth that was dyed black. When the dye is bleached away, the true color of the cloth appears, probably tan or orange or even grey to some degree. You could then dye them blue, though the results might be odd, combining with the tan/orange base color.

Yes, but the result will usually be an orange color.

Follow the guidelines in Acid Wash Black Jeans .

The jeans will just turn lighter.

There isn't really a way to bleach dyed jeans without turning them yellow/orange, but you could try researching how to lighten/whiten dyed jeans.

Grey/white. It depends how concentrated your solution is and how long you let them soak.

Yes, i will work to make dark jeans white. I left my dark blue jeans in bleach overnight and they turned out white by morning.

No, your jeans would probably turn pink or an unpleasant color because they're dyed.

Use a paintbrush to apply bleach to those darker spots. Do it gradually, a little bit at first and then let the jeans dry so you can see if you've reached your desired colour. Try diluting it with water so it doesn't turn into a white spot. Repeat (gradually) until the colour is even.

It is possible, but it would make it a lighter black, or a color that was used to make the black color in the first place.

Try very little amounts of bleach first and test them on your coat with a brush, if you think you need more bleach or water add more until you get your desired color. You could try dabbing a little material with a brush to test it out for yourself.

You should use laundry/cleaning bleach for this, not hair bleach. Read the label and make sure it doesn't say "chlorine free", as it won't work as well.

No, as they've been dyed to look that way, bleaching will leave yellowy/orange stains, not white. You can still try it, but it most likely won't come out as white.

Probably, but it depends on the type of dye used to make them. Just expect them to have a yellowish tint to them when you're done.

Yes, it should be fine to use any type of bleach for this, including Clorox®.