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Iron or rust
Colored or noncolorfast items: Apply lemon juice and salt. Place in the sun
to dry. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat if ne :essary.
White or colorfast Items: Try a rust ‘emover. Test first on inside seam or
hem. Some rust removers are not wa:;her safe. Follow package directions.
Ketchup or Sponge immediately with a nonflammable dry cleaning solvent or apply a
tomato
prewash soil and stain remover. Rins!. Wash. If stain remains, apply a liquid
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detergent to stain or soak in warm water with an enzyme presoak. Rewash.
Lipstick Apply nonflammable dry cleaning sol\ ent or prewash soil and stain remover.
Blot with absorbent material. Repeat if necessary. Rinse. If stain still remains,
rub with liquid detergent. Wash.
Meat juice, Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Sclak in cold or warm water with enzyme
egg
presoak at least 30 minutes, or treat f tains with a nonflammable dry cleaning
solvent. Wash.
Mildew Wash in hottest water safe for fabric. f stain remains, soak in warm water and
an all-fabric bleach for 15 to 30 minutl?s. 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 r~ ay form if wet or damp laundry remains in
your washer for extended periods of t me. To prevent mildew, promptly dry
laundry after washing.
Mustard
Treat immediately. Scrape off excess mustard. Sponge with a nonflammable
dry cleaning solvent or a prewash soil and stain remover. Rinse. Work liquid
detergent and a few drops of vinegar nto stain. Rinse. If stain remains, apply
3% hydrogen peroxide. Rinse and wa ;h.
Paint
Hand wash paint-stained items.
Water base: Treat stains while still wltt. (These paints cannot be removed after
they have dried.) Rinse in warm water to flush out paint. Sponge with a
nonflammable dry cleaning solvent. Rinse. Wash.
011 base: Scrape off fresh paint. Spor Ige with a nonflammable dry cleaning
solvent or treat stain with recommended thinner. While stain is still wet with
solvent, rub liquid detergent into it. W;~sh with hottest water safe for fabric.
Perspiration Remove stains before ironing. Perspit ation stains may weaken fabric. Wash or
sponge stain thoroughly with deterger It and warm water. If perspiration has
changed the color of the fabric, use 011e of the following treatments:
Fresh stalns: Apply ammonia to stair . Rinse. Launder to remove ammonia
odor.
Old stalns: Apply white vinegar to st: in. 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 sn iron as hot as is safe for fabric. Rinse
well. Wash.
OR
Wet with lemon juice and spread in th
3
sun to dry. Wash.
Soft drinks
Sponge immediately with cold water and alcohol. Heat and detergent may set
stain.