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Stain Removal Guide
Stain Removal Suggestions
STAIN
TREATMENT
Adhesive tape, chewing
gum, rubber cement
Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with
prewash stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid.
Baby formula, dairy
products, egg
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or
more. Wash.
Beverages (coff ee, tea,
soda, juice, alcoholic
beverages)
Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.
Blood Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product con-
taining enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Candle wax, crayon Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with
warm iron until wax is absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining
stain with prewash stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid. Hand wash
to remove solvent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Chocolate Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using
bleach safe for fabric.
Collar or cuff soil,
cosmetics
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.
Dye transfer on white
fabric
Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Grass Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using
bleach safe for fabric.
Grease, oil, tar (but-
ter, fats, salad dress-
ing, cooking oils, car
grease, motor oils)
Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For
heavy stains and tar, apply nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid to back of stain.
Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly. Wash using hottest water
safe for fabric.
Ink Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash
stain remover, denatured alcohol or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid.
Mildew, scorch Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and hot
water before washing. Badly mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged.
Mud Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.
Mustard, tomato Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Nail polish May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail
polish remover to back of stain. Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. Do not
use on acetate fabrics.
Paint, varnish WATER BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is
dry, it cannot be removed. OIL BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended
on can label. Rinse thoroughly before washing.
Perspiration Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine
bleach in hottest water safe for fabric.
Rust, brown or yellow
discoloration
Use rust remover safe for fabric. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may
intensify discoloration.
Shoe polish LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of powder detergent and water. PASTE: Scrape resi-
due from fabric. Pretreat with prewash stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning
fl uid. Rinse. Rub detergent into dampened area. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Tomato Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Urine, vomit, mucus,
feces
Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Wine Pretreat or soak in cold water. Wash in hottest water and bleach safe for fabric
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