1) Set the water level to low and with no clothes in the machine add the bleach and soap
2) When it reaches the low level let it agitate for about a minute.
3) Add the clothes and let them become good and soaked in the mixture, but don't agitate.
5) Now, set the water level to high and let it fill up and wash for five minutes.
6) Turn the machine off and let them soak. Sometimes I'd go overnight.
7) Spend the dial around and let the machine go through the entire cycle.
Presto, your khakis are CLEAN.
The level of fading depends on how much bleach you use. I use very little. I rely on the soaking and the extended washing cycle to do the job.