Stain Removal Tips - Equator EZ 3600 C Owner's Manual

STAIN REMOVAL TIPS
Blood
Rinse or soak fresh stain in cold water. Work detergent in¬
to any remaining stain. Rinse. If stain persists, put a few
drops of ammonia on stain and repeat detergent treat¬
ment. Rinse. If necessary, bleach.
Candle Wax
Scrape off excess. Place stain between clean white blot¬
ters or several layers of facial tissues. Press with warm
iron. Sponge with cleaning fluid. If dye spot remains,
bleach.
Ketchup
Scrape off excess. Soak in cold water 30 minutes. Pre-
lieai with a deleigeni paste. Laundei.
Chewing Cum
Rub with ice to harden. Scrape off excess with dull blade.
Sponge with cleaning fluid.
Chocolate or Cocoa
Soak 15 minutes in cold water. Rub detergent into stain
then rinse thoroughly. Launder in as hot a water as is
safe for fabric If colored stain remains, sponge with hy¬
drogen peroxide, rinse and launder.
Coffee or Tea (Black)
Soak fresh stain immediately in cold water. Then use
bleach treatment with as hot water as is safe for fabric.
Or. if safe for the fabric oour boiling water through spot
from a height of 1 to 3 feet. Launder.
Coffee or Tea (with cream)
Rinse or soak in cold water, work detergent into stain.
Rinse. Dry. If stain remains, sponge with stain remover.
Repeat, it necessary, if stain remains, bleach.
Cosmetics
Apply undiluted liquid detergent to stain, or dampen
stain and rub in soap or detergent until thick suds are
formed. Work in until stain is gone, rinse well. Repeat if
necessary. If color remains, bleach if safe for fabric.
Cream, Ice Cream or Milk
Sponge stain with cool water or soak stain in cool water
for 30 minutes or longer. If stain remains, work a deter¬
gent into spot, then rinse. Bleach if necessary.
Deodorants and Antiperspirants
Wash or sponge stain thoroughly with warm water and
detergent; rinse. If stain remains, bleach with hot sudsy
water. Launder. You may be able to restore fabric color
by sponging with ammonia. Rinse thoroughly.
Dye
Rinse or soak in cold water. Work detergent into stain.
Rinse. If necessary, bleach. Stain is not always possible to
remove. A commercial color remover may also be used.
Egg or Food Grease
Rinse in cold water. If stain remains, sprinkle with meat
tenderizer - let stand 15-20 minutes. If stain still remains,
sponge with cleaning fluid or diluted bleach. Launder in
hot water. The use of hot water first may set stain.
Fabric Softener Stain
Rub thoroughly with bar of soap. Rubbing alcohol is
sometimes effective if the color of the garment can take
it. Launder. If desired, dry cleaning can be used.
Felt Tip Pen
Spray spot with cleaners suitable to this purpose. Sponge
stain thoroughly. Rinse with cold water. Reapply cleaner
if necessary.
Fruit, Wine
Soak fresh stains immediately with cool water. Then use
bleach treatment with as hot a water as safe for fabrics.
Or if safe for the fabric, pour boiling water through spot
from a height of 1 to 3 feet. Launder.
Grass
Work detergent into stain. Sponge with denatured alco¬
hol. Bleach, if necessary.
Oil or Grease
Scrape away excess. Rub detergent or a general purpose
liquid household cleaner into stain, rinse with hot water.
If stain remains, sponge thoroughly with grease solvent.
Dry. Repeat if necessary. To remove yellow stain, use a
chlorine or oxygen bleach.
Ball point Pen Ink
Some bail-point inks are set by water. Test first on a scrap
of cloth. Sponge stain repeatedly with nail polish re¬
mover, amyl acetate or rubbing alcohol. Hair spray is ef¬
fective. Launder. Bleach if necessary. Use amyl acetate
on acetate, arnel, dynel and verel. Use acetone on other
fabrics.
NOTE: some inks cannot be removed.
Mildew
Brush off surface growth to keep mold spores from
spieadiny. Dip ai title into solution of 1/2 tup bleach pei
I gallon of cool sudsy water for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse
well. Launder.
Mud
Let stain dry; then brush well. Rinse repeatedly in cool
water until mud comes out. Launder. (Hot soap suds set
a red or yellow clay stain).
Mustard
Soak in hot detergent water for several hours. If stain re¬
mains, bleach.
Nail Polish
Treat while fresh, scraping or wiping off as much as pos¬
sible before it dries. Place stain face down on white pa¬
per towels. Sponge back of stain with nail polish remover
or denatured alcohol and a few drops of household am¬
monia. Sponge stain frequently. Launder with water at
temperature suitable for fabric. Do not use acetone on
acetate, arncl. dynel or rayon.
Paint
Sponge or soak in turpentine or solvent recommended
as a thinner on label. Launder.
Perfume
Rinse in cold water. Rub undiluted liquid detergent or a
detergent paste into stain. Rinse. If stain remains, bleach.
Perspiration
wash or sponge stain thoroughly with warm water and
detergent paste. If perspiration has changed the color of
the fabric, restore it by treating with ammonia or vinegar.
Apply ammonia to fresh stains; rinse with water. Apply
vinegar to old stains; rinse with water.
Rust and Iron
Apply commercial rust remover, according to manufac¬
turer s directions. Rinse. Or, if safe for fabric, boil stained
article in solution of 4 teaspoons of cream of tartar to I
pint ot water.
Shoe Polish
Scrape off as much as possible. Pretreat with water and
detergent paste; rinse. If stain persists, sponge with di¬
luted rubbing alcohol (I part to 2 parts water) or turpen¬
tine. Remove turpentine by sponging again with warm
detergent solution or with alcohol. Bleach if necessary.
Soft Drinks
Sponge with cold water. Some stains are invisible when
they have dried, but turn brown when heated and may be
impossible to remove.
Act quickly before stain is dry. Sponge with grease sol¬
vent or turpentine. Launder.
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