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