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Stain Removal Suggestions
STAIN TREATMENT
Adhesive tape, chewing gum, Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Placestain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain remover
rubber cement or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.
Baby formula, dairy products, Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash.
egg
Beverages (coffee, tea, Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.
soda, juice, alcoholic bever-
ages)
Blood Rinsewith cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash
using bleach safe for fabric.
Candle wax, crayon Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Presswith warm iron until wax is
absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with prewash stain remover or nonflam-
mable dry cleaning fluid. 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 (butter, fats, Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy stains and tar,
salad dressing, cooking oils, apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinsethor-
car grease, motor oils) oughly. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.
Ink Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover, dena-
tured alcohol or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.
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. Placestain 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 WATERBASED: Rinsefabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint isdry, it cannot be removed.
OIL BASEDAND VARNISH: Usesolvent recommended on can label. Rinsethoroughly 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 discol- Use rust remover safe for fabric. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoloration.
oration
Shoe polish LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of powder detergent and water. PASTE:Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat
with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. 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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