We extend the life of your favorite clothes: Learning to paint jeans yourself

If you feel sorry to throw jeans that lost your original color and polished, you can try to paint them. And how to do it, read in the article

Jeans are very popular clothes in both men and fine sex representatives. It is not surprising, because the pants are comfortable in the sock, they are well sitting, and if, for example, a woman will complement his image with beautiful shoes on a heel and blouse, it may well go in such a date.

It is at the expense of such a demand that jeans do not always serve long. Some trousers lose their color due to frequent styrics, others are spoiled by negligence of their owners. But if your favorite pants are sitting perfectly, it looks decent and the only problem is an ugly spot on your knee or slightly cutting paint, then you can return the thing to life. You only need to return to jeans former brightness and color. So let’s talk about how to paint jeans at home.

Methods of painting

Revip the color of the polinted denim products using special dyes for fabric. Methods of conducting a given «Operations» somewhat but whatever you choose, remember that before starting to color, the pants need to wash and dry carefully. Otherwise, paint will take bad.

You can buy dyes for fabric in household chemicals store or market. They may differ in their composition, as well as the method of application.

Some funds go with a fixer, others without it. Therefore, before you start painting your thing, carefully read the instructions on the package. Follow all manufacturer’s recommendations, just so you get to do everything right and do not spoil your favorite jeans.

Consider several ways to use dyes

Coloring in a washing machine:

• So that the pants were painted evenly, dark stains or divorces were formed, it is recommended to pre-distribute the paint in 0.5 liters of water, unless otherwise specified on the package. When breeding paint, make sure that it is completely dissolved in the liquid, any grains and lumps can spoil the case;
• The resulting solution pour the drum of the washing machine. If your means is written on the label, you should add soda and / or salts, then these ingredients also spare in the drum;
• Pants you’re going «revive», Load into the machine, set the washing mode. Choose for flax or cotton, and put 95 degrees;
• In the time, give preference to the long cycle. After the technique finishes his work, jeans need to be pulled out and put in the pelvis, where the water vinegar will be pre-divorced (at the rate of 1. L. 9% vinegar per 1 l liquid);
• Let the praps fade a quarter of an hour, after which they must be laid in a typewriter with the addition of powder. Mode Choose the shortest possible, temperature set no more than 40 degrees.

After all manipulations, your pants will get the desired color, the coloring process can be considered complete.

Color in enameled bucket, saucepan and other dishes:

• Dye Divide in 1 liter hot water. If the package is written about what you need
  add salt and soda, then pour the substance into the ass, all stir;
• Now break the fluid to the selected enamel container. Add 5-7 liters of water there, lower the pants that are going to paint;
• Place a saucepan with jeans on gas and «Breate» them at a temperature of not more than 95 degrees about an hour. Do not forget to stir the contents of the pan;
• An hour later, pull out the pants out of the solution, let it cool down and rinse first in warm (it’s not worth it with hot water), and then in ice water. Soak jeans for 20 minutes in acetic solution, and then post manually using powder.

Now you know how to paint jeans in a washing machine and enameled dishes. Just remember that if you have to produce a staining procedure in a typewriter, immediately after that do not erase the white thing in it.

Better give the technique to work «Khostuyu», adding a little bleach to the drum. It will help not spoil another dress with a dye.

How to paint jeans blue?

If your clothes did not flow much and does not have noticeable contaminants, you can use for «revival» Sinky colors. True, it is worth understanding that the substance will not be able to drastically change the color of your outfit. Xinka only gives a blue tint of the thing, which, by the way, after 2-3 washings, washed off, unlike dyes.

But such a lack of interest is compensated by using blue, and blue jeans immediately acquire a fresh look. For staining, just soak pants for a couple of hours in water with the addition of blue. How much to add funds, you can read on the package. Then, rinse the clothes in the liquid with the addition of vinegar.

How to paint jeans white?

At one time in Russia were very fashionable so-called jeans-«Varenki». Every person who considered himself at least a little mod, knew the secret of creating such stylish trousers. Yes, and this is not such a complex, as it seems at first glance, you only need to take advantage «White».

So, take one cup of ordinary «White» and dig in a bucket of water. Pants thoroughly twist and fix in that position with rubber bands. Lower into the container with the solution, in this case it is necessary to boil pants at least 15 minutes. It is important to ensure that the thing does not float to the surface.

Having done all the manipulations, you will get trousers with unusual large patterns. So you can paint things any color: blue, black and t.D.

How to paint jeans in black?

The most correct approach for those who are going to paint their pants – take advantage of fabric painting. Such dyes will help to give pants black, blue and other colors. But if there is no possibility to buy a special dye, then what else can you paint jeans at home? Spend «Revival» Clothes can be painted for hair, but to such a way it is worth resorting only in rare cases.

On the items, the procedure will look like this:

• Buy paint. When choosing a means, pay special attention to its shade. It is important not to be mistaken, otherwise get the desired color will not succeed. By the way, if you are going to aback the pants of a large size, it is better to purchase 2 packs of paint;
• The remedy is in water. The amount of fluid vary so that you can completely immerse the pants. Leave the thing in the resulting solution by 60-90 minutes;
• When the time comes out, rinse jeans first in clean water, and then in fluid with the addition of vinegar and salt;
• Dry pants and appreciate your work.

It is worth saying that this method of staining is not the most successful, since the result can be quite unexpected, however, not always bad.

If you do not want to drastically change the color of your clothes, and just dream to stand out from the crowd in a bright way, you can use acrylic paints.

To apply the image, you will also need brushes of different sizes, and the drawing can be consolidated with a hot iron.

To do this, the thing with the applied picture must be turned inside out and stroke. True, apply images acrylic on trousers for everyday socks. Such things are subjected to frequent washing, so the drawing quickly polins.

Today you have learned how to paint at home jeans in black, blue and other colors. Perhaps thanks to new knowledge you revive some old trousers. Good luck!