REMOVING STAINS
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Deodorants | Light stain: Treat with liquid detergent or your regular laundry detergent. |
and anti- | Wash in hottest water safe for fabric. |
perspirants | Heavy stain: Place face down on towel and treat with a paste of ammo- |
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| nia and color safe bleach. Let stand for 30 minutes. Wash in hottest water |
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| Do not wash or dry items soiled with vegetable or cooking oils |
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| Doing so can result in death or fire. |
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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: | |
| • Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions. Wash in hottest | |
| water safe for fabric. | |
| • Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with | |
| a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash. | |
| • Treat with liquid detergent or rub a detergent paste on the stain. Wash | |
| using hottest water safe for fabric. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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 | |
| almost impossible to remove completely.) | |
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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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