REMOVING STAINS
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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. |
perspirants | Heavy stain: Place face down on towel and treat with a paste of ammo- |
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| nia and color safe bleach. Let stand for 30 minutes. Wash in hottest water |
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| Fire Hazard |
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| Do not wash or dry items soiled with vegetable or cooking oils |
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| Doing so can result in death or fire. |
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Fat, grease, | Items soiled with vegetable or cooking oil should not be washed or dried. | |
or oil | For other types of greasy stains, use one of the methods below: | |
| • Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions. Wash in hottest | |
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| water safe for fabric. |
| • Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with | |
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| a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash. |
| • Treat with liquid detergent or rub a detergent paste on the stain. Wash | |
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| 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 color safe bleach, a few drops of hot | |
| 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 30 min- | |
green | utes, or sponge with denatured alcohol. Wash in water temperature and | |
vegetables | bleach safe for the fabric. For colored fabrics, check colorfastness before | |
| applying alcohol. For acetate, sponge with a nonflammable fabric cleaner. | |
| If stain remains, bleach with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Rinse. Rewash. | |
Ink or ballpoint pen ink
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.)
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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