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Blood-Soak in cold water, then wash in warm |
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Chewing Gum-Rub with ice, scrap off as much as
you can, lightly dab with concentrated cleaner, rinse and wash |
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Chocolate-Soak in cold water for 20 minutes, rub
concentrated cleaner into fabric, wash in the hottest water that is safe for the fabric |
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Coffee or Tea-Soak in cold water, use bleach
treatment with the hottest water safe for the fabric, wash |
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Cosmetics-Lightly apply liquid detergent to
stain, Work until stain is gone and rinse well. Repeat if necessary, bleach if safe for fabric. |
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Crayon-Loosen stain with kitchen shortening,
apply concentrated detergent, working in until outline of stain is removed, wash as usual |
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Deodorant- scrub using white vinegar. If stain
remains, saturate with denatured alcohol and scrub, rinse, and wash as usual. |
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Fruit Juice or Wine-Follow same instructions
as coffee. If that doesn't work, dab with hydrogen peroxide or lemon juice. If hot water can't be used,
sponge with cool water and rub glycerin into stain, wash as normal
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Grass-Rub detergent into stain, wash in bleach if
possible |
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Grease-Scrape off as much as possible, rub lots
of detergent into stain, wash as usual |
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Ink-Spray stain with hairspray until soaked good,
let stand 10 minutes, scrub with lots of liquid detergent, wash and repeat if necessary |
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Ketchup-Scrape off excess, soak in cold water,
wash as usual |
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Mildew-Pre-treat with detergent, wash, if stain
persists treat with hydrogen peroxide, wash as usual |
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Milk-Soak stain in cool water for 30-45 minutes,
work detergent into stain and wash as usual |
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Mud-Scrape off dried portion, sponge off with
cold water then wash in the hottest water fabric will take. If stain remains, sponge with 2 parts water
and 1 part alcohol, wash as usual |
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Mustard-Rub glycerin into stain. Pre-treat with
concentrated detergent, wash as usual |
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Nail Polish-DO NOT use nail polish remover.
Sponge with pure banana oil which can be purchased at drug stores. wash as usual. If stain persists,
dab with alcohol and wash as normal. |
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Oil-Pre-treat fabric with concentrated detergent.
Let stand 1 hour, then wash in the hottest water possible. If stain persists, bleach if fabric will
allow. wash as usual |
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Perspiration-Sponge new stain with ammonia.
Sponge old stain with vinegar. Rinse and wash in the hottest water that is safe for fabric. Bleach if
possible |
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Rust-Apply rust remover following manufacturers
directions |
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Soda-Sponge immediately with cold water and
wash |
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Transmission Fluid-Pre-treat fabric with
concentrated detergent then wash in the hottest water the fabric will allow |