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TO REMOVE
Light stain: Treat with liquid detergent or your regular laundry detergent. Wash in hottest water safe for fabric.
Heavy stain: Place face down on towel and treat with a paste of ammo- nia and color safe bleach. Let stand for 30 minutes. Wash in hottest water safe for fabric.
Fire Hazard
I4 No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it
4 (including cooking oils).
I Doing so can result in death or fire.
Fat, grease, | Items soiled with vegetable | or cooking | oil should | not be washed or dried. |
or oil | For other types of greasy | stains, use | one of the | methods below: |
l Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions. Wash in hottest water safe for fabric.
l Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash.
l Treat with liquid detergent or rub a detergent paste on the stain. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.
Fruit stains Fresh stains: Soak immediately in cool water. Wash. If stain remains, cover area with a paste made of color safe bleach, a few drops of hot water, and a few drops of ammonia. Wait 15 to 30 minutes. Wash.
Old stains: Sponge with white vinegar. Rinse. Repeat procedure for fresh stains.
Grass or | Soak | in warm or cold | water | with | an enzyme | presoak | for at least 30 min- | ||||||||
green | utes, | or sponge | with | denatured |
| alcohol. | Wash | in water temperature | and | ||||||
vegetables | bleach | safe | for the fabric. For colored fabrics, | check | colorfastness | before | |||||||||
| applying alcohol. For acetate, sponge with a nonflammable fabric cleaner. | ||||||||||||||
| If stain | remains, | bleach with | 3% | hydrogen | peroxide. | Rinse. Rewash. | ||||||||
Ink or | Spray |
| stain | with | an aerosol | hair | spray or rubbing alcohol. | Sponge | stain | ||||||
ballpoint | continuously | until all | bleeding | stops. Let | dry. Repeat | if necessary. | Wash. | ||||||||
pen ink | If stain | remains, | bleach if safe | for fabric. | (India | and other | indelible | inks are | |||||||
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Iron or rust Colored or noncolorfast items: Apply lemon juice and salt. Place in the sun to dry. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat if necessary.
White or colorfast items: Try a rust remover. Test first on inside seam or hem. Some rust removers are not washer safe. Follow package directions.
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