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Blood
- Soak fresh stains in cold water until
stains turn light brown. Wash in warm suds. Remove stubborn stains by soaking
in solution of 2 tablespoon of ammonia to each gallon of water for 15 minutes.
Wash, rinse well and dry.
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Chocolate
- Scrape off excess. Wash in warm suds and rinse. Sponge any remaining
stain with dry cleaning fluid or chlorine bleach solution.
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Coffee
- Apply paper towel to remove excess. Pour equal amount of water and vinegar
over stain over bowl. Rinse with water.
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Cream
- Stains can usually be removed by washing. Remove any remaining cream
with dry-cleaning fluid. Wash in warm suds and rinse.
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Fruits
- Pour
warm water through the stained fabric stretch over bowl. Repeat several times
if necessary. Wash, rinse and dry. If any stains remains, use household bleach.
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Grass
- Work heavy suds into stain, if stains remains, bleach with solution of
1 teaspoon sodium perborate to one pint of hydrogen
peroxide. Test on inconspicuous part of garment. Soak
for 30 minutes or longer. Rinse well.
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Grease
- Can be removed by rubbing well with soap or detergent and then washing
with hot sudsy water. If any stain still remain, sponge well with dry-cleaning
fluid. You can also use "Shout" or "Spray 'n Wash." Then apply
petroleum jelly to the stain. Wash with detergent and rinse.
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Gum
- Chill stain with ice until gum rolls into ball when scraped. Sponge off
remaining stain with dry-cleaning fluid. Wash in warm suds, rinse well and dry.
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Ink
(particularly felt)
Wet with hairspray. Dry it with towel. Repeat several times. You can
also rinse in cool water and wash in hot suds with a few drops of ammonia. Rinse
well.
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Lipstick:
Use K2-R spot remover, then spray equal amount of water and vinegar over
stain. Hairspray may serve as temporary remedy.
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Mercurochrome
- Saturate promptly with solution of one part of alcohol and two parts
of water. Next work glycerine into the stain. Continue adding glycerine until
color stops bleeding. Wash and add a few drops of ammonia to rinse. Bleach any
remaining stain.
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Mud
- Apply
paper towel to remove excess. Let dry then brush off. Spray with "Spray and
Shout" or "Spray n Wash" then wash with detergent and color safe
bleach.
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Nail
polish
- Acetone or Nail polish remover may dissolve Acetate Rayon. Sponge Acetate
Rayon with dry cleaning fluid, apply a few drops of banana oil and remove dissolve
with cloth. Test on inconspicuous portion of the garment.
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Paint
- Remove as much of the fresh paint as possible by scraping. Then treat
with dry cleaning fluid or turpentine, depending on type of paint. Wash in warm
suds, rinse well and dry.
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Perspiration
- Spray equal amount of water and vinegar
over stain. Rinse. Sprinkle warn water with salt and soak for two hours. Repeat
the same procedure until stain is removed.
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Red
wine -
Wet stain and apply salt for five minutes. Pour boiling water over stain.
Use half water and half vinegar if stain is stubborn. Then rinse.
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Scorch
- Ordinary washing and powdered bleach will remove most stains. for severe
stains, treat with hydrogen peroxide solution. Rinse well and dry.
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Tea
- Soak in warm water. Wash. Treat remaining stain by bleaching with chlorine
bleach. Sponge with dry cleaning fluid if cream is involved.