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sale
by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C.
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Plastic-1ined pants,
bibs.
pads. crib sheets
may
be washed with regular load but should be dried separately.
45+0
Rinse at once, soak in diaper pail with solution of cold
water
and borax (
1
X
teaspoons to gallon). Soak before
washing with a presoak product. Use warm water.
2540
Midpoint
Pretreat heavily soiled areas; brush on a little liquid detergent, or wet area and rub in detergent. Use Warm
Soak for oil and juice stains. Use Cold Soak for egg, milk and cereal stains.
Follow Label Directions
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85-95
Shake out excess dust. Remove stains. Pretreat heavily soiled areas with detergent. Wash one
large
or two
65-95
small blankets at a time.
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See “Washable Woolens” instructions
below.
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Full
loads 65 –75
Small loads 3545
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25
_35
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If badly sun-weakened, even hand washing will cause
teting.
Be sure colors are fast and fabric is washable.
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5-10
Remove hooks and non-washable trim. Use Warm Soak if heavily soiled.
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Less Dry
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3040
Frequent washing lengthens life,
helps retain shape. Remove non-washable trim. Close zippers; fasten hooks.
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Do not
wash
or dry glass fiber in the
Spacemaker
Laundry.
Less Dry
If
badly
sun-weakened, even hand washing will cause
teting.
Be sure colors are fast and fabric is washable.
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Midpoint
Remove hooks and non-washable trim. Use Warm Soak if heavily soiled.
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Midpoint
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More Dry
Turn slacks and dark items inside out to prevent whitening of seams and creases.
25-35
20-30
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Midpoint
Use Warm Soak for pillowcases stained with hair
oil.
Midpoint
Pretreat collars and cuffs with liquid laundry detergent.
More
Dry
See “Work Clothes” instructions below.
15
–20
Some plastics
will
tear if machine washed. Place small items in mesh
bag
for washing. If shower curtains are
soap-streaked. add
Calgon
brand to wash water; don’t use detergent.
Follow Label Directions
Follow
Label Directions
40-55
Pretreat around neckline.
Follow
manufacturer’s recommendations.
15
–20
5-15
As a general rule, if wool can be hand washed, it can be “washed’. by soaking in the washer. A liquid detergent is
prefemed
because it dissolves faster in soak than a granulated detergent. Pretreat woolens with liquid detergent. Never
use chlorine bleach.
65-85
Pretreat heavily
soiled
areas by rubbing in liquid laundry detergent. Let stand 30 to 60 minutes. If clothes are heavily
soiled, use Warm Soak for
greasy
and oily soil. Cold Soak for flour, dust, blo~-stained garments. Use
1/4
to
1/2
cup
liquid laundry detergent in SOAK; 1/2 to 1 cup in Wash.
DO
NOT
tumble dry jackets or pillows containing Kapok.
Fim
hazard may result.
NOTE:
The Cycle Selector settings indicated here are to be used as a guide. You may find that best results
are obtained for some of your fabrics by setting the Cycle Selector to either side of the recommended settings.
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