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SPECIAL GUIDE FOR STAIN REMOVAL
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Do not use or mix liquid chlorine bleach with other household chemicals such as toilet cleaners, rust removers, acid or products
containing ammonia. These mixtures can produce dangerous fumes which can cause serious injury or death.
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To reduce the risk of fire or serious injury to persons or property, comply with the basic warnings listed below:
• Read and comply with all instructions on stain removal products.
• Keep stain removal products in their original labeled containers and out of children’s reach.
• Thoroughly wash any utensil used.
• Do not combine stain removal products, especially ammonia and chlorine bleach. Dangerous fumes may result.
• Never wash items which have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or spotted with gasoline, dry cleaning solvents
or other flammable or explosive substances because they give off vapors that could ignite or explode.
• Never use highly flammable solvents, such as gasoline, inside the home. Vapors can explode on contact with flames or sparks.
WARNING
For successful stain removal:
• Remove stains promptly.
• Determine the kind of stain, then follow the recommended treatment in the stain removal
chart below.
• To pretreat stains, use a prewash product, liquid Detergent, or a paste made from granular
Detergent and water.
• Use COLD water on unknown stains because HOT water can set stains.
• Check care label instructions for treatments to avoid on specific fabrics.
• Check for colorfastness by testing stain remover on an inside seam.
• Rinse and wash items after stain removal.
Stain Removal
STAIN TREATMENT
Adhesive tape, chewing gum,
rubber cement Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain remover or
nonammable dry cleaning uid.
Baby formula, dairy products,
egg Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains.
Beverages (coffee, tea, soda,
juice, alcoholic beverages)
Pretreat stain. Wash using COLD water and bleach safe for fabric.
Blood Rinse with COLD water. Rub with bar soap. Or pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash using
bleach safe for fabric.
Candle wax, crayon Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm iron until wax is
absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with prewash stain remover or
nonammable dry cleaning uid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Chocolate Pretreat or soak in WARM water using product containing enzym es. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Collar or cuff soil, cosmetics Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.
Dye transfer on white fabric Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Grass Pretreat or soak in WARM water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Grease, oil, tar ( butter, fats, salad
dressing, cooking oils, car grease,
motor oils)
Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy stains and tar, apply
nonammable dry cleaning uid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse throughly.
Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.
Ink Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover,
denatured alcohol or nonammable dry cleaning uid.
Mildew, scorch Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and HOT water before washing. Badly
mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged.
Mud Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.
Mustard, tomato Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Nail polish M ay be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail polish rem over to back of
stain. Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. Do not use on acetate fabrics.
Paint, varnish WATER BASED : Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is dry, it cannot be removed,
OIL BASED AND VARNISH : Use solvent recommended on can label. Rinse throughly before w ashing.
Rust, brown or yellow
discoloration For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration of an entire load, use phosphate Detergent and
nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoloration.
Shoe polish LIQU ID : Pretreat with a paste of granular Detergent and water. PASTE : Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat
with prewash stain remover or nonammable dry cleaning uid. Rub Detergent into dampened area, Wash
using bleach safe for fabric.
Follow fabric care label
instructions