Frigidaire FFTW1001PW important safety instructions Stain Removal Suggestions, Stain Treatment

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Stain Removal Suggestions

STAIN

TREATMENT

Adhesive tape, chewing

Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with

gum, rubber cement

prewash 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

 

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,

Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.

cosmetics

 

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 (butter,

Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy

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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