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Adhesive tape, chewing | Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain |
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gum, rubber cement | remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. |
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Baby formula, dairy | Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash. |
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Beverages (coffee, tea, | Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric. |
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soda,juice, alcoholic |
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Blood | Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash |
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Candle wax, crayon | Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm iron until wax is |
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| absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with prewash stain remover or |
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| nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. |
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Chocolate | Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. | ENGLISH | |
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Collar or cuff soil, | Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. | ||
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cosmetics |
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Dye transfer on white fabric | Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. |
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Grass | Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. |
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Grease, oil, tar (butter, fats, | Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy stains and tar, |
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salad dressing, cooking | apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse |
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oils, car grease, motor oils) | thoroughly. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. |
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Ink | Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover, |
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| denatured alcohol or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. |
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Mildew, scorch | Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and hot water before washing. |
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| Badly mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged. |
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Mud | Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. |
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Mustard, tomato | Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. |
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Nail polish | May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail polish remover to |
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| back of stain. Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. Do not use on acetate fabrics. |
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Paint, varnish | WATER BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is dry, it cannot be |
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| removed. OIL BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before |
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Perspiration | Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine bleach in hottest |
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Rust, brown or yellow | For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration of an entire load, use phosphate detergent |
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discoloration | and nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoloration. |
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Shoe polish | LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of granular detergent and water. PASTE: Scrape residue from fabric. |
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| Pretreat with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Rinse. Rub detergent into |
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| dampened area. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. |
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Urine, vomit, mucus, feces | Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. |
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