Whirlpool 3950306 Ketchup or, Tomato, Products, Lipstick, Meat juice, Egg, Mildew, Mustard, Paint

REMOVING STAINS

STAIN	TO REMOVE
Ketchup or	Sponge immediately with a nonflammable fabric cleaner or apply a prewash
tomato	soil and stain remover. Rinse. Wash. If stain remains, apply a liquid deter-
products	gent 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 remains,
	rub with liquid detergent. Wash.
Meat juice,	Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Soak in cold or warm water with
egg	enzyme presoak at least 30 minutes, or treat stains with a nonflammable
	fabric cleaner. Wash.
Mildew	Wash in hottest water safe for fabric. If stain remains, soak in warm water
	and a color safe bleach for 15-30 minutes. Rewash. (Old mildew stains
	are almost impossible to remove. Mildew fungus destroys or weakens
	fabrics.) An alternative to bleach is to treat with salt and lemon juice and
	dry in direct sunlight. Rinse and rewash. Mildew may form if wet or damp
	laundry remains in your washer for extended periods of time. To prevent
	mildew, promptly dry laundry after washing.
Mustard	Treat immediately. Scrape off excess mustard. Sponge with a nonflam-
	mable fabric cleaner or a prewash soil and stain remover. Rinse. Work
	liquid detergent and a few drops of vinegar into stain. Rinse. If stain
	remains, apply 3% hydrogen peroxide. Rinse and wash.
Paint	Hand wash paint-stained items.
	Water base: Treat stains while still wet. (These paints cannot be removed
	after they have dried.) Rinse in warm water to flush out paint. Sponge with
	a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash.
	Oil base: Scrape off fresh paint. Sponge with a nonflammable fabric
	cleaner. While stain is still wet with solvent, rub liquid detergent into it.
	Wash with hottest water safe for fabric.
Perspiration	Remove stains before ironing. Perspiration stains may weaken fabric.
	Wash or sponge stain thoroughly with detergent and warm water. If
	perspiration has changed the color of the fabric, use one of the following
	treatments:
	Fresh stains: Apply ammonia to stain. Rinse. Launder to remove
	ammonia odor.
	Old stains: Apply white vinegar to stain. Rinse. Launder to remove
	vinegar odor.
Scorch	Severe scorch cannot be removed. Wet stain with 3% hydrogen peroxide.
	Cover with a dry cloth and press with an iron as hot as is safe for fabric.
	Rinse well. Wash.
	OR
	Wet with lemon juice and spread in the sun to dry. Wash.
Soft drinks	Sponge immediately with cold water and alcohol. Heat and detergent may
	set stain.

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