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Getting Started
Understanding Fabric Care Labels
Garment labels contain washing/drying instructions expressed in small symbols. Learn the symbols on this table; they'll help you to obtain
better wash results, treat your clothes properly, and get a better performance from your machine.
Machine Wash
Cycle
Normal/
Cotton Heavy Duty
Water Temp.
Hot
o
(50
C/120
Tumble
Dry
Dry
Cotton Heavy Duty
Special
Instructions
Line dry/
hang to dry
Bleach
Symbols
Any bleach
(when needed)
Stain Removal Chart
Always check the care labels before treating a stain, and check the fabric for colorfastness by testing stain remover on an inside seam.
Stain
Adhesive tape, chewing gum, rubber
cement
Baby formula, dairy products,
Beverages (coffee, tea, soda)
Blood
Candle wax, crayon
Chocolate, grass, mustard, tomato
Collar or cuff soil, cosmetics
Dye transfer on white fabric
Grease, oil, tar (butter, fats, salad
dressing, cooking oils, car grease,
motor oils)
Ink
Mildew, scorch
Mud
Nail polish
Paint, varnish
Perspiration
Rust, brown or yellow discoloration
Permanent Press/
Delicate/
wrinkle resistant
Gentle
Warm
o
o
o
F)
(40
C/105
F)
Normal/
Permt Press/
Delicate/
wrinkle resistant
Drip dry
Dry flat
Only non-chlorine bleach
(when needed)
Treatment
Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry
cleaning fluid.
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash.
Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe or fabric.
Rinse w/cold water. Rub w/bar soap or pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash using fabric safe bleach.
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.
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar of soap.
Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
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.
Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover, denatured alcohol or
nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.
May be impossible. Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric, or soak in oxygen bleach and hot water before washing.
Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.
May be impossible. 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.
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.
Use pre-wash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using non chlorine bleach in hottest water safe for fabric.
SPOTS: use rust remover safe for fabric. DISCOLORATION OF ENTIRE LOAD: use phosphate detergent and non-chlorine
bleach.
Hand wash
Cold/Cool
o
o
(30
C/85
F)
Do not
Do not dry
Gentle
tumble dry
In the shade
Do not bleach
Do not wash
Do not wring
"Look! Always check the
labels on your clothing. They
will help you select the right
wash program, temperature,
laundry aids and more."
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