How to Clean the Dryer From Bleeding Jeans

Drying new blue jeans for the first time may result in blue dye stains on a clothes dryer’s drum. These blue dye stains are most prevalent when new jeans are dried directly after they are laundered, as the wet dyes in the jeans’ fabric tend to rub off onto the dryer’s interior surfaces. Bleeding dye stains not only appear dingy on dryer drums, but they also may rub off onto future batches of wet laundry. Promptly clean bleeding jean dye from dryers before it becomes stubborn or transfers blue stains onto other laundry.

1/4 teaspoon liquid dish soap
1-quart bowl
Spoon
2 rags

Instructions

- 1
  Unplug the dryer for safety purposes. Let the dryer’s drum thoroughly cool if it is hot.
- 2
  Squirt 1/4 teaspoon of liquid dish soap into a 1-quart bowl. Fill the bowl with warm water.
- 3
  Stir the solution until the soapsuds are evenly dispersed throughout.
- 4
  Dampen a rag in the solution. Wring any excess solution from the rag. Wipe the dryer’s drum to clean off the jean dye.
- 5
  Continue wiping the dryer’s drum with the solution until no more blue dye transfers onto the rag.
- 6
  Moisten a fresh rag with water. Wipe the dryer’s drum to rinse off the soapy residue.
- 7
  Leave the dryer’s door ajar to permit the drum to air-dry. Plug in the dryer once it’s dry.

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