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Stain Removal Guide
Stain Removal Suggestions
STAIN TREATMENT
Adhesive tape, gum,
rubber cement
Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain down on paper towels. Saturate
with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.
Baby formula, dairy
products, egg
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for
30 minutes or more. Wash.
Beverages (coffee,
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 containing 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
nonflammable 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, salad dressing,
cooking oils, car
grease, motor oils)
Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for
fabric. For heavy stains and tar, apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid 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 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. 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 can’t be removed. OIL BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent
recommended on label. Rinse thoroughly before washing.
Perspiration Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using
non chlorine 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 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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