Stain Removal Suggestions - Frigidaire 137350200C Use & Care Manual

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Stain
Removal
Suggestions
STAIN
TREATM ENT
Adhesive tape, chewing
Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with pre-
gum, rubber cement
wash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.
Baby formula, dairy
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more.
products, egg
Wash.
Beverages (coffee, tea,
Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.
soda, 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 sol-
vent. 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, cos-
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.
metics
Dye transfer on white
Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
fabric
Grass
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach
safe for fabric.
Grease, oil, tar (but-
Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy
ter, fats, salad dressing,
stains and tar, apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels
cooking oils, car grease,
under stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly.
Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.
motor oils)
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 pol-
ish remover to back of stain. Repeat, 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
Use rust remover safe for fabric. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify
discoloration
discoloration.
Shoe polish
LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of powder 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.
Tomato
Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Urine, vomit, mucus,
Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
feces
Wine
Pretreat or soak in cold water. Wash in hottest water and bleach safe for fabric

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