Stain Removal - Kenmore 2927000 Service Manual

STAIN
Adhesive tape, chewing
gum, rubber cement
Baby formula, dairy
products, egg
Beverages (coffee, tea, soda,
juice,alcoholic beverages)
Blood
Candle wax, crayon
Chocolate
Collar or cuff soil, cosmetics
Dye transfer on white fabric
Grass
Grease, oil, tar (butter, fats,
salad, dressing, cooking oils,
car grease, motor oils)
Ink
Mildew, scorch
Mud
Mustard, tomato
Nail polish
Paint, varnish
Rust, brown or yellow
discoloration
Shoe polish

Stain Removal

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.
Pretreat stain. Wash using COLD water and bleach safe for fabric.
Soak the item in a bowl of COLD water for at least 30 minutes. Then launder as usual.
Remove all surface wax. Put the garment in the freezer for a couple of hours, then
remove and break away as much wax as possible. Try a commercial removal product
like Goo-Gone, Goop, or Go-Jo cleaner for the remaining wax stains. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO REMOVE WITH HEAT!
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 soap.
Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Pretreat or soak in WARM water using product containing enzymes. 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 throughly. 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.
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.
Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.
Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
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.
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 throughly
before washing.
For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration of an entire load, use
phosphate Detergent and nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it
may intensify discoloration.
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.
Rub detergent into dampened area. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
TREATMENT
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