Chevrolet Fleetmaster Series 1947 Owner's Manual page 44

Chewing Gum -
Moisten the gum
with carbon tetrachloride and work the gum off the fabric with
a dull knife, while still moist.
Fruits-Fruit
stains of practically all
kinds can be removed by treatment with very hot water. Wet
the stain well by applying a little hot water (boiling if possible)
to the spot. Scrape all pulp, if any, off the fabric with a dull knife.
Then rub vigorously with a cloth wet with very hot water. If
this treatment does not suffice, sponging after drying with a
clean rag wet with carbon tetrachloride is the only further
treatment recommended.
Soap and water are not recommended, as they will more than
likely set the stain and thereby cause a permanent discoloration
of greater magnitude than the original stain. Drying the cloth
by means of heat (such as by the use of an iron) is also not
recommended for the same reason.
Grease and Oil-If
a considerable
quantity of grease has been spilled on the material, as much as
possible should be removed by scraping with a dull knife or
spatula before any further treatment is attempted.
Grease and oil stains may be removed by sponging and rub-
bing with a clean cloth wet with anyone of several solvents, such
as carbon tetrachloride, benzene, ether, or motor gasoline (free
from tetraethyllead).
In
general, carbon tetrachloride is the best
grease remover. To lessen the possibility of grease rings, start
just outside the spot and rub toward it with a circular motion.
Care should be taken to use a clean portion of cloth to rub the
stain. Several cloths may be necessary .
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If, after repeated treatments with the solvent, a dirty stain
remains, due to particles of dirt contained in the grease, rub the
spot with a clean rag saturated with lukewarm suds, then rinse
off the soap by sponging with a clean cloth wet with cold water.
Ice
Cream-The
same procedure is
recommended for the removal of ice cream stains as for removing
fruit stains.
If the stain is persistent, rubbing the spot with a cloth wet
with warm soapsuds may be used to some advantage after the
initial treatment with hot water. This soap treatment should be
followed by a rinsing, by rubbing with a clean cloth wet with cold
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