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STAIN
TO REMOVE
Iron or rust
Colored
or noncolorfast
items:
Apply lemon juice and salt. Place in the sun
to dry. Rinse thoroughly.
Repeat if necessary.
White or colorfast
items:
Try a rust remover.
Test first on inside seam or
hem. Some rust removers
are not washer safe. Follow package
directions.
Ketchup
or
Sponge
immediately
with a nonflammable
dry cleaning
solvent or apply a
tomato
prewash
soil and stain remover.
Rinse. Wash. If stain remains, apply a liquid
products
detergent
to stain or soak in warm water with an enzyme
presoak.
Rewash.
Lipstick
Apply nonflammable
dry cleaning
solvent or prewash
soil and stain remover.
Blot with absorbent
material.
Repeat if necessary.
Rinse. If stain still remains,
rub with liquid detergent.
Wash.
Meat juice,
Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Soak in cold or warm water with enzyme
egg
presoak at least 30 minutes, or treat stains with a nonflammable
dry cleaning
solvent. Wash.
Mildew
Wash in hottest water safe for fabric. If stain remains, soak in warm water and
an all-fabric
bleach for 15 to 30 minutes.
Rewash.
(Old mildew stains are
almost impossible
to remove.
Mildew fungus destroys
or weakens
fabrics.)
An alternative
to bleach is to treat with salt and lemon juice and dry in direct
sunlight.
Rinse and rewash. Mildew may form if wet or damp laundry remains in
your washer for extended
periods of time. To prevent mildew, promptly
dry
laundry after washing.
Mustard
Treat immediately.
Scrape off excess mustard.
Sponge with a nonflammable
dry cleaning
solvent or a prewash
soil and stain remover.
Rinse. Work liquid
detergent
and a few drops of vinegar
into stain. Rinse. If stain remains, apply
3% hydrogen
peroxide.
Rinse and wash.
Paint
Hand wash paint-stained
items.
Water base: Treat stains while still wet. (These paints cannot be removed
after
they have dried.) Rinse in warm water to flush out paint. Sponge with a
nonflammable
dry cleaning
solvent.
Rinse. Wash.
Oil base: Scrape off fresh paint. Sponge with a nonflammable
dry cleaning
solvent or treat stain with recommended
thinner. While stain is still wet with
solvent,
rub liquid detergent
into it. Wash with hottest water safe for fabric.
Perspiration
Remove stains before ironing. Perspiration
stains may weaken fabric. Wash or
sponge stain thoroughly
with detergent
and warm water. If perspiration
has
changed
the color of the fabric, use one of the following
treatments:
Fresh stains:
Apply ammonia
to stain. Rinse. Launder to remove ammonia
odor.
Old stains:
Apply white vinegar to stain. Rinse. Launder to remove vinegar
odor.
Scorch
Severe scorch cannot be removed.
Wet stain with 3% hydrogen
peroxide.
Cover with a dry cloth and press with an iron as hot as is safe for fabric. Rinse
well. Wash.
OR
Wet with lemon juice and spread in the sun to dry. Wash.
Soft drinks
Sponge
immediately
with cold water and alcohol. Heat and detergent
may set
stain.
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