|
KIND OF STAIN |
TYPE OF FABRIC |
PROCEDURE AND
REMOVAL |
|
Acid |
All |
Neutralize with
ammonia |
|
Adhesive tape |
All |
Harden with ice
cubes; rub off with fingers, then
perchlorethlene or other solvent |
|
Airplane glue |
All |
Apply acetone or
nail polish remover followed by alcohol |
|
Alcoholic beverages |
All |
Soak in Cold water
immediately followed by white vinegar, ten rise
with cold water |
|
Alkali |
All |
Neutralize with
vinegar |
|
Blood |
Cotton, linen silk,
wool |
Soak in cold water,
then in dilute ammonia; wash sponge with cold
water |
|
Butter |
All |
Sponge with
perchlorethlene or other solvent |
|
Candle wax |
All |
Scrape away, then
sponge with perchlorethylene or other solvent |
|
Chewing gum |
All |
Apply ice; soak in
cold water; sponge with perchlorethlene or other
solvent |
|
Chocolate |
Cotton, linen silk,
wool |
Soak in Cold water;
wash with hypochlorite bleach
soak in cold water; wash in hydrogen peroxide |
|
Coffee |
Cotton, linen silk,
wool |
Soak in cold water;
wash
Soak in cold water. then in hydrogen peroxide |
|
Egg |
Cotton ,linen |
Soak in cold water;
wash |
|
Fruit |
All |
If fresh, pour
boiling water through satin; if stubborn, bleach
with hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide |
|
Grass |
Al |
Sponge with
alcohol, then with soap and water |
|
Ice cream |
All |
Sponge with
perchlorethylene or other solvent |
|
Lodine |
All |
Soak in alcohol or
boil in solution on sodium thiosulfate
(Photographer's hypo) |
|
Ink (Writing) |
Cotton, linen |
If fresh, detergent
and water. If dried, sponge with bleach, then
sponge with oxalic acid, then wash , or put in
sweet milk and let turn sour |
| |
Silk, wool |
Sponge with
hydrogen peroxide, then with oxalic acid or skim
milk |
|
Ink (ball-point) |
All |
Let stand 10 to 15
minutes in detergent suds, rise. If stain
remains, use petroleum jelly or sodium hydrogen |
|
Iron rust |
Cotton, linen |
Sponge with oxalic
acid , rise rinse well; or spread with salt,
moisten with lemon juice, and place in sun |
|
Lipstick |
Cotton, linen
Silk, wool |
Rub with lard until
stain is soft, scrape off grease, wash in hot
suds
Sponge with alcohol or perchlorethlene or other
solvent |
|
Mildew |
Cotton, linen |
Sponge with
hypochlorite bleach |
|
Milk or Cream |
All |
Sponge with
perchlorethylene or other solvent |
|
Mustard |
Cotton, linen |
Apply warm glycerin
; wash with soda and hydrosulfite bleach |
|
Oil |
All |
Wash in soap and
water or sponge perchlorethylene or other
solvent |
|
Paint |
All |
Wash in soap and
water or sponge with perchlorethylene or other
solvent on wrong side of stain (latex and
acrylic paints wash out if not dried) |
|
Perspiration |
All |
Sponge with
peroxide and ammonia |
|
Rubber |
All |
Sponge with
perchlorethylene or other solvent |
|
Rust |
All |
Sponge with lemon;
Vinegar, or oxalic acid |
|
shellac |
All |
Sponge with
denatured alcohol |
|
Scorch |
All |
If light, Dampen
and place in sunlight or sponge with hydrogen
peroxide |
|
Sugar |
All |
Sponge with hot
water |
|
Tar |
All |
Moisten with
perchlorethylene or other solvent. Scrape off,
then sponge residue with same solvent |
|
Tea |
Cotton, linen |
Soak in Borax
solution, rinse; or keep stain moist with lemon
juice, then expose to sun for day or two |
|
Urine |
All |
Varies. Sponge with
soap and water or with salt solution, then apply
dilute ammonia or hydrogen peroxide briefly and
rinse |
|
Varnish |
All |
Sponge with equal
parts alcohol and perchlorethylene or other
solvent |
|
Petroleum jelly |
All |
Sponge fresh stains
with perchlorethylene or other solvent ,or
spread talcum. Let stand ,then brush |
|
Water Spot |
Silk, wool |
Hold in Steam until
damp, ten iron damp |
| |
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