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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-
nia and all-fabric bleach. Let stand for 30 minutes. Wash in hottest water
safe for fabric.
Fat, grease,
Items soiled with vegetable or cooking oil should not be washed or dried.
or oil
See vegetable/cooking oil Warning on page 3. For other types of greasy
stains, use one of the methods below:
l Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions. Wash in hottest
water safe for fabric.
l Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with
a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash.
l Treat with liquid detergent or rub a detergent paste on the stain. Wash
using hottest water safe for fabric.
Fruit stains
Fresh stains: Soak immediately in cool water. Wash. If stain remains,
cover area with a paste made of all-fabric 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.
Grass or
Soak in warm or cold water with an enzyme presoak for at least
green
30 minutes, or sponge with denatured alcohol. Wash in water tempera-
vegetables
ture and bleach safe for the fabric. For colored fabrics, check colorfast-
ness 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.
Ketchup or
Sponge immediately with a nonflammable fabric cleaner or apply a
tomato
prewash soil and stain remover. Rinse. Wash. If stain remains, apply a
products
liquid detergent 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 still
remains, rub with liquid detergent. Wash.
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