REMOVING STAINS
STAIN | TO REMOVE |
Deodorants | Light stain: Treat with liquid detergent or your regular laundry detergent. |
and anti- | Wash in hottest water safe for fabric. |
perspirants | Heavy stain: Place face down on towel and treat with a paste of ammo- |
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| safe for fabric. |
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Fat, grease, | Items soiled with vegetable or cooking oil should not be washed or dried. |
or oil | See vegetable/cooking oil Warning on page 3. For other types of greasy |
| stains, use one of the methods below: |
| • Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions. Wash in hottest |
| water safe for fabric. |
| • Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with |
| a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash. |
| • Treat with liquid detergent or rub a detergent paste on the stain. Wash |
| using hottest water safe for fabric. |
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Fruit stains | Fresh stains: Soak immediately in cool water. Wash. If stain remains, |
| cover area with a paste made of |
| water and a few drops of ammonia. Wait 15 to 30 minutes. Wash. |
| Old stains: Sponge with white vinegar. Rinse. Repeat procedure for |
| fresh stains. |
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Grass or | Soak in warm or cold water with an enzyme presoak for at least |
green | 30 minutes, or sponge with denatured alcohol. Wash in water tempera- |
vegetables | ture and bleach safe for the fabric. For colored fabrics, check colorfast- |
| ness before applying alcohol. For acetate, sponge with a nonflammable |
| fabric cleaner. If stain remains, bleach with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Rinse. |
| Rewash. |
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Ink or | Spray stain with an aerosol hair spray or rubbing alcohol. Sponge stain |
ballpoint | continuously until all bleeding stops. Let dry. Repeat if necessary. Wash. |
pen ink | If stain remains, bleach if safe for fabric. (India and other indelible inks |
| are almost impossible to remove completely.) |
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Iron or rust | Colored or noncolorfast items: Apply lemon juice and salt. Place in the |
| sun to dry. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat if necessary. |
| White or colorfast items: Try a rust remover. Test first on inside seam |
| or hem. Some rust removers are not washer safe. Follow package |
| directions. |
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Ketchup or | Sponge immediately with a nonflammable fabric cleaner or apply a |
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. |
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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. |
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