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| Adhesive tape, chewing gum, | Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain remover or | |
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| rubber cement | nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. | |
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| Baby formula, dairy products, | Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash. | |
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| Beverages (coffee, tea, soda, | Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric. | |
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| juice, alcoholic beverages) |
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| Blood | Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash using | |
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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 nonflammable | |
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| 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. | |
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| Collar or cuff soil, cosmetics | Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. | |
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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, apply | |
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| salad dressing, cooking oils, | nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly. Wash | |
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| car grease, motor oils) | 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, denatured | |
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| 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. Badly | |
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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 back of stain. | |
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| 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 removed. OIL | |
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| BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before washing. | |
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| Perspiration | Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine bleach in hottest water safe for | |
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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 and | |
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| discoloration | 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. Pretreat | |
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| with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Rinse. Rub detergent into dampened area. | |
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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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