Stain Removal - Electrolux 6000 series Service Manual

Follow fabric care
label instructions.
Stain
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.
products, egg
Beverages (coffee, tea, Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.
soda, juice, alcoholic
beverages)
Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash
Blood using bleach safe for fabric.
Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm iron until wax
Candle wax, crayon 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.
Chocolate
Collar or cuff soil,
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.
cosmetics
Dye transfer on white
Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
fabric
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Grass
Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy stains and tar,
Grease, oil, tar (butter,fats,
apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse
salad dressing, cooking
thoroughly. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.
oils,car grease, motor oils)
Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover,
Ink
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.
Mildew, scorch
Badly mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged.
Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.
Mud
Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Mustard, tomato
May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail polish remover to back
Nail polish
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
Paint, varnish
beremoved. OIL BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before
washing.
Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine bleach in hottest
Perspiration
water safe for fabric.
For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration of an entire load, use phosphate detergent
Rust, brown or yellow
and nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoloration.
discoloration
LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of granular detergent and water. PASTE: Scrape residue from fabric.
Shoe polish
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.
For successful stain removal:
• Remove stains promptly.
• Determine the kind of stain, then follow the recommended treatment in the
stain removal chart below.
• To pretreat stains, use a prewash product, liquid detergent, or a paste made
from granular detergent and water.
• Use cold water on unknown stains because hot water can set stains.
• Check care label instructions for treatments to avoid on specific fabrics.
• Check for colorfastness by testing stain remover on an inside seam.
• Rinse and wash items after stain removal.

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