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For more information on care labeling. send for "What's New About CARE LABELS."
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Dry Cycle
up
20
to
Plastic-1ined pants,
45+0
Rinse at once, soak in diaper pail with solution of cold water and borax ( 1 X teaspoons to gallon). Soak before
washing with a presoak product. Use warm water.
2540
Midpoint
Pretreat heavily soiled areas; brush on a little liquid detergent, or wet area and rub in detergent. Use Warm
Soak for oil and juice stains. Use Cold Soak for egg, milk and cereal stains.
Follow Label Directions
85-95
Shake out excess dust. Remove stains. Pretreat heavily soiled areas with detergent. Wash one large or two
65-95
15
See "Washable Woolens" instructions below.
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Small loads 3545
If badly sun-weakened, even hand washing will cause teting. Be sure colors are fast and fabric is washable.
5-10
Remove hooks and non-washable trim. Use Warm Soak if heavily soiled.
Less Dry
Frequent washing lengthens life,
3040
Do not
Less Dry
If badly sun-weakened, even hand washing will cause teting. Be sure colors are fast and fabric is washable.
Remove hooks and non-washable trim. Use Warm Soak if heavily soiled.
Midpoint
Midpoint
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More Dry
Turn slacks and dark items inside out to prevent whitening of seams and creases.
25-35
20-30
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Use Warm Soak for pillowcases stained with hair oil.
Midpoint
Pretreat collars and cuffs with liquid laundry detergent.
See "Work Clothes" instructions below.
More Dry
–20
15
Some plastics will tear if machine washed. Place small items in mesh bag for washing. If shower curtains are
soap-streaked. add Calgon brand to wash water; don't use detergent.
Follow Label Directions
40-55
Pretreat around neckline. Follow manufacturer's recommendations.
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5-15
As a general rule, if wool can be hand washed, it can be "washed'. by soaking in the washer. A liquid detergent is
use chlorine bleach.
Pretreat heavily soiled areas by rubbing in liquid laundry detergent. Let stand 30 to 60 minutes. If clothes are heavily
65-85
soiled, use Warm Soak for greasy and oily soil. Cold Soak for flour, dust, blo~-stained garments. Use 1/4 to 1/2 cup
liquid laundry detergent in SOAK; 1/2 to 1 cup in Wash.
DO NOT tumble dry jackets or pillows containing Kapok. Fim hazard may result.
NOTE: The Cycle Selector settings indicated here are to be used as a guide. You may find that best results
are obtained for some of your fabrics by setting the Cycle Selector to either side of the recommended settings.
pads. crib sheets may be washed with regular load but should be dried separately.
bibs.
helps retain shape. Remove non-washable trim. Close zippers; fasten hooks.
wash
or dry glass fiber in the Spacemaker Laundry.
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