Stain Removal Suggestions - Electrolux WAVE-TOUCH 137356900 A Use And Care Manual

Stain Removal Guide
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Stain Removal Suggestions

STAIN
Adhesive tape, chewing
gum, rubber cement
Baby formula, dairy prod-
ucts, egg
Beverages (coffee, tea,
soda, juice, alcoholic
beverages)
Blood
Candle wax, crayon
Chocolate
Collar or cuff soil, cosmet-
ics
Dye transfer on white
fabric
Grass
Grease, oil, tar (butter,
fats, salad dressing, cook-
ing oils, car grease, motor
oils)
Ink
Mildew, scorch
Mud
Mustard, tomato
Nail polish
Paint, varnish
Perspiration
Rust, brown or yellow
discoloration
Shoe polish
Tomato
Urine, vomit, mucus, feces Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Wine
TREATMENT
Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash
stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid.
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more.
Wash.
Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.
Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing en-
zymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm iron
until wax is absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with prewash
stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash us-
ing bleach safe for fabric.
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 nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid to back of stain. Replace towels under
stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly. 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 nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid.
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 can-
not be removed. 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 water safe for fabric.
Use rust remover safe for fabric. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discol-
oration.
LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of powder detergent and water. PASTE: Scrape residue from
fabric. Pretreat with prewash stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid. Rinse. Rub
detergent into dampened area. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Pretreat or soak in cold water. Wash in hottest water and bleach safe for fabric