Stain Removal Chart
Blood
Rinse or soak fresh stain in cold water. Work detergent into any remaining stain. Rinse. If stain persists, put a few drops of ammonia on stain and repeat detergent treatment. Rinse. If necessary bleach.
Candle Wax
Scrape off excess. Place stain between clean white blotters or several layers of facial tissues. Press with warm iron. Sponge with cleaning fluid. If dye spot remains, bleach.
Ketchup
Scrape of excess. Soak in cold water 30 minutes. Pretreat with a detergent paste. Launder.
Chewing Gum
Rub with ice to harden. Scrape off excess with dull blade. Sponge with cleaning fluid.
Chocolate or Cocoa
Soak 15 minutes in cold water. Rub detergent paste into stain, then rinse thoroughly. Launder in hottest water safe for fabric. If colored stain remains, sponge with hydrogen peroxide, rinse and launder.
Cod liver Oil
Sponge article with cleaning fluid. Soak in warm suds. If stain persists, wash with bleach safe for fabric. To remove yellow stain, sponge with hydrogen peroxide. Rinse and launder. Old stains may be nearly impossible to remove.
Coffee or Tea (Black)
Soak fresh stains immediately in cold water. Then use bleach treatment with hottest water safe for fabric. Or if safe for the fabric pour boiling water through spot from a height of 1 to 3 feet. Launder.
Coffee or Tea (With Cream)
Rinse or soak in cold water. Work detergent into stain. Rinse. Dry. If grease stain remains, sponge with cleaning fluid. Repeat, if necessary. If stain remains, bleach.
Cosmetics: eye shadow, lipstick, liquid
Apply undiluted liquid detergent to stain, or dampen stain and rub in soap or detergent paste until thick suds are formed. Work in until stain is gone, rinse well. Repeat if nec- essary. If color remains, bleach if safe for fabrics.
Cream, Ice Cream or Milk
Sponge stain with cool water or soak stain in cool water for 30 minutes or longer. If stain remains, work a detergent in- to spot then rinse. Bleach if necessary.
Deodorants and Antiperspirants
Wash or sponge stain thoroughly with warm water and de- tergent; rinse. If stain remains, bleach with hot sudsy water. Launder. You may be able to restore fabric color by spong- ing with ammonia. Rinse thoroughly.
Dye
Rinse or soak in cold water. Work detergent into stain. Rinse. If necessary, bleach. Stain is not always possible to remove. A commercial color remover may also be used.
Egg or Meat Juice
Rinse in cold water. If stain remains, sprinkle with meat tenderizer, let stand
sponge with cleaning fluid or diluted bleach. Launder in hot water. The use of hot water first may set stain.
Fabric Softener Stain
Rub with bar soap until stain has lightened. Rinse thoroughly. Launder. Rubbing alcohol is sometimes effective in the color of the garment can take it. Launder. If desired, dry cleaning can be used.
Felt tip pen
Spray spot with cleaners suitable to this purpose. Sponge stain thoroughly. Rinse with cold water. Reapply cleaner if necessary .
Fruit, Wine
Soak fresh stains immediately with cool water. Then use bleach treatment with hottest water safe for fabrics, pour boiling water through spot from a height of 1 to 3 feet. Launder.
Grass
Work detergent into stain. Sponge with denatured alcohol. Bleach, if necessary.
Grease or Oil
Scrape away excess. Rub detergent paste or a general pur- pose liquid household cleaner into stain, rinse with hot water. If stain remains, sponge thoroughly with a grease solvent. Dry. Repeat if necessary. To remove yellow stain, use a chlorine or oxygen bleach.
Ink. Ball-point
Same
NOTE: Some inks cannot be removed.
Mildew
Brush off surface growth to keep mold spores from spreading. Dip article into solution of 1/2 cup bleach per 1 gallon of cool sudsy water for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse well. Launder.
Mud
Let stain dry; then brush well. Rinse repeatedly in cool water until mud comes out. Launder. (Hot soaps suds set a red or yellow clay stain).
Mustard
Soak in hot detergent water for several hours. If stain remains, bleach.
Nail Polish
Treat while fresh, scraping or wiping off as much as possi- ble, before it dries. Place stain face down on white paper towels. Sponge back of stain acetone (nail polish remover) or sponge with denatured alcohol and a few drops of household ammonia. Sponge stain frequently. Launder with water at temperature suitable for fabric.
Do not use acetone on acetate, arnel, dynel or rayon.
Paint
Sponge or soak in turpentine or solvent recommended as a thinner on label. Launder.
Perfume
Rinse in cold water. Rub undiluted liquid detergent or a detergent paste into stain. Rinse. If stain remains, bleach.