Do not use or mix liquid chlorine bleach with other household chemicals such as toilet cleaners, rust removers, acid or products containing ammonia. These mixtures can produce dangerous fumes which can cause serious injury or death.

Follow fabric care label instructions.

Stain Removal

Safe Stain Removal Procedures

To reduce the risk of fire or serious injury to persons or property, comply with the basic warnings listed below:

Read and comply with all instructions on stain removal products.

Keep stain removal products in their original labeled containers and out of children's reach.

Thoroughly wash any utensil used.

Do not combine stain removal products, especially ammonia and chlorine bleach. Dangerous fumes may result.

Never wash items which have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or spotted with gasoline, dry cleaning solvents or other flammable or explosive substances because they give off vapors that could ignite or explode.

Never use highly flammable solvents, such as gasoline, inside the home. Vapors can

explode on contact with flames or sparks.

For successful stain removal:

Remove stains promptly.

Determine the kind of stain, then follow the recommended treatment in the stain removal chart below.

To pretreat stains, use a prewash product, liquid detergent, or a paste made from granular detergent and water.

Use cold water on unknown stains because hot water can set stains.

Check care label instructions for treatments to avoid on specific fabrics.

Check for colorfastness by testing stain remover on an inside seam.

Rinse and wash items after stain removal.

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STAIN

Stain Removal

TREATMENT

Adhesive tape, chewing gum,

Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain remover or

rubber cement

nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.

Baby formula, dairy products,

Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash.

egg

 

 

 

Beverages (coffee, tea, soda,

Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.

juice, alcoholic beverages)

 

 

 

Blood

Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash using

 

bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

Candle wax, crayon

Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm iron until wax is

 

absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with prewash stain remover or nonflammable

 

dry cleaning fluid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

Chocolate

Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Collar or cuff soil, cosmetics

Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.

 

 

Dye transfer on white fabric

Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

Grass

Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

Grease, oil, tar (butter, fats,

Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy stains and tar, apply

salad dressing, cooking oils,

nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly. Wash

car grease, motor oils)

using hottest water safe for fabric.

 

 

Ink

Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover, denatured

 

alcohol or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.

Mildew, scorch

Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and hot water before washing. Badly

 

mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged.

 

 

Mud

Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.

 

 

Mustard, tomato

Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

Nail polish

May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail polish remover to back of stain.

 

Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. Do not use on acetate fabrics.

Paint, varnish

WATER BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is dry, it cannot be removed. OIL

 

BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before washing.

 

 

Perspiration

Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine bleach in hottest water safe for

 

fabric.

 

 

Rust, brown or yellow

For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration of an entire load, use phosphate detergent and

discoloration

nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoloration.

 

 

Shoe polish

LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of granular detergent and water. PASTE: Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat

 

with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Rinse. Rub detergent into dampened area.

 

Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Urine, vomit, mucus, feces

Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

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