STAIN
Adhesive tape, chewing gum, rubber cement
Baby formula, daky products, egg
Beverages (coffee, tea, soda, juice, alcoholic beverages)
Blood
Candle wax, crayon
Chocolate
Collar or cuff soil, cosmetics
Dye transfer on white fabric
Grass
Grease, oil, tar (butter, fats, salad dressing, cooking oils, car grease, motor oils)
Ink
Mildew, scorch
Mud
Mustard, tomato
Nail polish
Paint, varnish
Perspiration
Rust, brown or yellow discoloration
Shoe polish
Urine, vomit, mucus, feces
Stain Removal
TREATMENT
Apply ice Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels Saturate with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains Soak for 30 minutes or more Wash
Pretreat stain Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabdc
Rinse with cold water Rub with bar soap Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes Wash using bleach safe for fabric
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
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes Wash using bleach safe for fabric
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap
Use packaged color remover Wash using bleach safe for fabric
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes Wash using bleach safe for fabric
Scrape residue from fabnc Pretreat Wash using hottest water safe for fabric For heavy stains and tar, apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain Replace towels under stain frequently Rinse thoroughly Wash using hottest water safe for fabnc
Some inks may be impossible to remove Washing may set some inks Use prewash stain remover, denatured alcohol or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid
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
Brush off dry mud Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes
Pretreat with prewash stain remover Wash using bleach safe for fabric
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
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
Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap Rinse Wash using nonchlodne bleach in hottest water safe for fabric
For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric For discoloration of an entire load, use nonchlorine bleach Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoloration.
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
Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes Wash using bleach safe for fabric
