Forsuccessfulstainremoval:
|
| • | Remove stains promptly. |
| ||||
|
| • Determine the kind of stain, then follow the recommended treatment in | ||||||
Follow fabric care label instructionsTREATMENT. | the st | removal chart below. |
| |||||
| Stain | Removal |
| |||||
|
| • | To pretreat stains, use | prewash product, liquid detergent, or a paste made | ||||
|
|
| from gra |
| ular detergent and water. |
| ||
|
| • Use cold water on unknown stains because hot water can set stains. | ||||||
|
| • | Check care lab l instructions for treatments to avoid on specific fabrics. | |||||
|
| • Check for colorfastness by testing stain remover on an inside seam. | ||||||
STAIN |
| • | Rinse nd wash items after stain removal. |
| ||||
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 using | |||||||
car grease, motor oils) | 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. |
| ||||||
|
|
| ||||||
discoloration | nonchlorine bleach. Donot usechlorine bleachbecause itmayintensifydiscoloration. | |||||||
Mustard, tomato | Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bl ach afe for fabric. |
| ||||||
Nail polish | May be impossible to rem | ve. Pla | stain face down on paper towels. Apply na | p lish remover to back of stain. | ||||
| Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. Do not | on acetate fabrics. |
| |||||
Paint, varnish | WATER BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint | dry, it ca not be removed. OIL BASED | ||||||
| AND VARNISH: Use solve | recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before washing. | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Perspiration | Use prewash stain rem | ver or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using onchlorine bleach in hottest water safe for fabric. | ||||||
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Rust, brown or yellow | For spots, use rust rem | ver safe for fabric. For discolor | tion of an entire load, use phosphate detergent and | |||||
|
|
| ||||||
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. | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
