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Practical Pre-treatment Processes
Recommended for Stains
Shoe Polish:
Apply pre-treatment
on liquid polish stains by using
powder detergent made pasty with
a little water. As for the pasty polish
stains, scrape the excessive stain
first. Apply pre-treatment with the
stain remover, rinse and then scour
the stained area by using detergent.
Wash the garment by using an
appropriate bleaching agent.
Wax:
After scraping the excessive
stain, soak the garment into hottest
water possible conforming to the
label after applying a stain remover
containing enzyme or by using
oxygen-based bleach. Wash at the
hottest temperature complying with
the tag of the cloth.
Baby Formula:
By using an enzyme
stain remover, apply soaking or pre-
treatment on the stained garment
for at least 30 min. Then, perform a
normal washing.
Color-Bleeding onto Whites: Wash
the garment by using an appropriate
bleaching agent.
Chocolate:
By using an enzyme
stain remover, apply soaking or pre-
treatment in lukewarm water on the
stained garment. Wash the garment
by using an appropriate bleaching
agent.
Grass:
By using an enzyme stain
remover, apply soaking or pre-
treatment in lukewarm water on the
stained garment. Wash the garment
by using an appropriate bleaching
agent.
Mud:
Brush the dried parts of mud
on the garment. By using an enzyme
stain remover or detergent, apply
soaking or pre-treatment.
Deodorant/Sweat:
You can perform
pre-treatment on the stained area
by using stain remover or liquid
detergent if it is a fresh stain, and
white vinegar if it is an old one.
Perform normal washing with
detergent containing enzyme at the
hottest temperature suitable for
the garment, after applying pre-
treatment for 30 min.
Tomato, Tomato Paste, Ketchup:
Apply pre-treatment on the stained
area by using stain remover. Wash
the garment by using an appropriate
bleaching agent.
Mustard/Curry:
Apply pre-treatment
on the stained area by using stain
remover. Wash the garment by using
an appropriate bleaching agent.
Drinks (coffee, tea, fruit juice,
alcoholic/fizzy drinks):
Apply pre-
treatment on the stained cloth. Wash
the garment in cold water by using
an appropriate bleaching agent.
Urine/Vomit/Faeces: By using an
enzyme stain remover, apply pre-
treatment or soaking (in water)
to the stained garment. Wash the
garment by using an appropriate
bleaching agent.
Blood:
Rinse the stained cloth in
cold water. By using an enzyme stain
remover, apply pre-treatment or
soaking. Wash the garment by using
an appropriate bleaching agent.
Red Wine:
Soak the stained cloth
in cold water. Wash the garment at
hottest temperature suitable for the
garment by using an appropriate
bleaching agent.
Mould:
Soak in water by using
chlorine-based bleaching agent, if
suitable for the garment. If chlorine-
based bleach is not suitable, soak
in hot water by using oxygen-based
bleaching agent. Then, perform a
normal washing. Stains may become
permanent on clothes that are
intensely moulded.
