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Stain
Remora/
STAIN
TREATMENT
Adhesive tape, chewing
Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain
gum, rubber cement
remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.
Baby formula, dairy
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash.
aroducts, egg
Beverages (coffee, tea,
Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.
soda,juice, alcoholic
beverages)
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. Presswith 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,
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.
cosmetics
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
apply nonflammable
dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse
oils, car grease, motor oils)
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 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
For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration of an entire load, use phosphate detergent
discoloration
and nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify
discoloration.
Shoe polish
LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of granular 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.
Urine, vomit, mucus, feces
Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
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