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Deodorants | Light | stain: | Treat with | liquid | detergent | or your regular | laundry | detergent. | |
and anti- | Wash | in hottest | water | safe for fabric. |
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perspirants | Heavy | stain: | Place face down on towel and treat with | a paste | of ammo- | ||||
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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 5. For other types | of greasy | ||||||
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| l Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions. Wash in hottest | ||||||||
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| l Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with | ||||||||
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Fruit stains | Fresh | stains: | Soak immediately in cool water. Wash. | lf stain | remains, | ||||
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Old stains: Sponge with white vinegar. Rinse. Repeat procedure for fresh stains.
Grass or green vegetables
Ink or ballpoint pen ink
iron or rust
Soak in warm or cold water with an enzyme presoak for at least
30 minutes, or sponge with denatured alcohol. Wash in water tempera- 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.
Spray stain with an aerosol hair spray or rubbing alcohol. Sponge stain continuously until all bleeding stops. Let dry. Repeat if necessary. Wash. if stain remains, bleach if safe for fabric. (India and other indelible inks are almost impossible to remove completely.)
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.
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.
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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