Whirlpool 3363573 Ketchup, Or tomato, Products, Lipstick, Meat juice, Egg, Mildew, Mustard, Paint

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REMOVING STAINS

STAIN

TO REMOVE

Ketchup

Sponge immediately with a nonflammable fabric cleaner or apply a

or tomato

prewash soil and stain remover. Rinse. Wash. If stain remains, apply a

products

liquid detergent to stain or soak in warm water with an enzyme presoak.

 

Rewash.

 

 

Lipstick

Apply nonflammable fabric cleaner or prewash soil and stain remover.

 

Blot with absorbent material. Repeat if necessary. Rinse. If stain still

 

remains, rub with liquid detergent. Wash.

 

 

Meat juice,

Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Soak in cold or warm water with

egg

enzyme presoak at least 30 minutes, or treat stains with a nonflammable

 

fabric cleaner. Wash.

 

 

Mildew

Wash in hottest water safe for fabric. If stain remains, soak in warm water

 

and a color safe bleach for 15 to 30 minutes. Rewash. (Old mildew stains

 

are almost impossible to remove. Mildew fungus destroys or weakens

 

fabrics.) An alternative to bleach is to treat with salt and lemon juice and

 

dry in direct sunlight. Rinse and rewash. Mildew may form if wet or damp

 

laundry remains in your washer for extended periods of time. To prevent

 

mildew, promptly dry laundry after washing.

 

 

Mustard

Treat immediately. Scrape off excess mustard. Sponge with a nonflam-

 

mable fabric cleaner or a prewash soil and stain remover. Rinse. Work

 

liquid detergent and a few drops of vinegar into stain. Rinse. If stain

 

remains, apply 3% hydrogen peroxide. Rinse and wash.

 

 

Paint

Hand wash paint-stained items.

 

Water base: Treat stains while still wet. (These paints cannot be removed

 

after they have dried.) Rinse in warm water to flush out paint. Sponge with

 

a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash.

 

Oil base: Scrape off fresh paint. Sponge with a nonflammable fabric

 

cleaner. While stain is still wet with solvent, rub liquid detergent into it.

 

Wash with hottest water safe for fabric.

 

 

Perspiration

Remove stains before ironing. Perspiration stains may weaken fabric.

 

Wash or sponge stain thoroughly with detergent and warm water. If

 

perspiration has changed the color of the fabric, use one of the following

 

treatments:

 

Fresh stains: Apply ammonia to stain. Rinse. Launder to remove

 

ammonia odor.

 

Old stains: Apply white vinegar to stain. Rinse. Launder to remove

 

vinegar odor.

 

 

Scorch

Severe scorch cannot be removed. Wet stain with 3% hydrogen peroxide.

 

Cover with a dry cloth and press with an iron as hot as is safe for fabric.

 

Rinse well. Wash.

 

OR

 

Wet with lemon juice and spread in the sun to dry. Wash.

 

 

Soft drinks

Sponge immediately with cold water and alcohol. Heat and detergent may

 

set stain.

 

 

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