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bleach withother household
chemicals
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toilet c leaners,
rust r emovers,
acid orproducts
containing
ammonia.
These mixtures can
produce dangerous
fumes which c an cause
serious injury o rdeath.
Follow fabric c are label instructions.
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Stain Removal
Safe Stain
Removal
Procedures
_To
reduce the risk of fire or serious injury to persons or property,
comply
with the basic warnings
listed below:
Read and comply with all instructions
on stain removal products.
Keep stain removal
products in their original
labeled containers
and out of children's
reach.
STA_
Adhesive tape, chewing gum,
rubber cement
Baby formula, dairy products,
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash.
egg
Beverages (coffee, tea, soda,
Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.
juice, alcoholic beverages)
Blood
Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash using
bleach safe for fabric.
Candle wax, crayon
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 nonflammable
dry cleaning fluid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Chocolate
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Collar or cuff soil, cosmetics
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with
bar soap.
Dye transfer on white fabric
Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Grass
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Grease, oil, tar (butter, fats,
Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy stains and tar, apply
salad dressing, cooking oils,
nonflammable
dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly.
Wash
car grease, motor oils)
using hottest water safe for fabric.
Ink
Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover, denatured
alcohol or nonflammable
dry cleaning fluid.
Mildew, scorch
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.
Mud
Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.
Mustard,
tomato
Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Nail polish
May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail polish remover to back of stain.
ReF;eat, replacing paper towels frequently.
Do not use on acetate fabrics.
Paint, varnish
WATER BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is dry, it cannot be removed. OIL
BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended
on can label. Rinse thoroughly
before washing.
Perspiration
Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine
bleach in hottest water safe for
fabric.
Rust, brown or yellow
For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration
of an entire load, use phosphate detergent and
discoloration
nonchlorine
bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because
it may intensify discoloration.
Shoe polish
LIQUID: Pretreat with
a paste of granular detergent
and water. PASTE: Scrape residue from fabric. 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.
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Thoroughly
wash any utensil used.
Do not combine
stain removal products,
especially ammonia and chlorine
bleach.
Dangerous
fumes may result.
Never wash items which have been previously
cleaned in, washed
in, soaked in or
spotted
with
gasoline, dry cleaning solvents or other flammable
or explosive substances
because they give off vapors that could ignite or explode.
Never use highly flammable
solvents, such as gasoline, inside the home. Vapors can
explode
on contact
with
flames or sparks.
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 aRer stain removal.
Stain
Removal
TREATMENT
Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain remover or
nonflammable
dry cleaning fluid.
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