Laundry Tips
Getting Started – Successful Stain Removal
Safety First
Any material which has been used with cleaning solvents – or is saturated with flammable liquids, solids, vegetable oil or animal fats – should not be placed in the washer or dryer until all traces of the stain and fumes have been removed. These highly flammable stains can cause fires when the residue coexists with heat generated in the laundering process.
Do not mix or combine stain removal products, especially ammonia and chlorine bleach; noxious fumes may result.
Read instructions on all stain removal products and keep them out of children’s reach.
Stain Removal:
Here are a few helpful tips on how to remove some stubborn stains.
Soak in warm water. Launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach. If a grease stain remains, soak in warm water with a pretreat product. Rinse thoroughly and relaunder.
Soak in cold water. Pretreat remaining stain. Launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach. If stain persists, soak in warm water with presoak product.
Rub with ice and carefully scrape off excess wax with a dull knife. Place between several layers of paper towels and press with a warm iron. To remove remaining stain, use a pretreat product. Rinse. If colored stain remains, launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Soak in cold water. Pretreat remaining stain. Launder using hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Sponge promptly with cold water or soak in cold water. Pretreat remaining stain. Launder with appropriate bleach and hottest water safe for fabric.
Soak in warm water. Launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach. If a grease stain remains, soak in warm water with a pretreat product. Rinse thoroughly and relaunder.
Sponge stain with rubbing alcohol. Rinse thoroughly. Pretreat stain and launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Soak in warm water. Launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach. If a grease stain remains, soak in warm water with a pretreat product. Rinse thoroughly and relaunder.
Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Soak in cold water. Pretreat remaining stain. Launder using hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Pretreat stain and launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach. If stain remains, sponge with hydrogen peroxide (available at drugstores). Rinse thoroughly and relaunder.
Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Soak in cold water. Pretreat remaining stain. Launder using hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Pretreat stain and launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. If a grease stain remains, soak in warm water with a pretreat product. Rinse thoroughly and relaunder.
Sponge promptly with cold water or soak in cold water. Pretreat remaining stain. Launder with appropriate bleach and hottest water safe for fabric.
Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Pretreat stain and launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach. If stain persists, sponge with one part alcohol and two parts water. Rinse thoroughly and relaunder.
Scrape to remove solids. Soak in warm water. Pretreat stain and launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Scrape to remove solids. Soak in warm water. Pretreat stain and launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Avoid using hot water right away. Pretreat the stain and soak in cold water. Launder in cold water with detergent. If stain is not removed, relaunder in warm water. If stain is still not removed, then launder in hot water
Scrape to remove solids. Soak in warm water. Pretreat stain and launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Scrape to remove solids. Soak in warm water. Pretreat stain and launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Rinse fabric in cool water to flush out paint while stains are still wet. Launder in hottest water safe for fabric. Dried paint is very hard to remove. However, there are commercial products that may remove such stains. Follow package directions.
