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Laundry Stain Removal
Have you got a difficult stain problem - why not give these stain removing tips a try.
Initial treatment for any stain is to blot it with kitchen paper or an old white towel. Solid stains should be lifted off a surface using a blunt knife or the bowl of a spoon. Work carefully from the perimeter of a stain towards the centre to prevent it spreading.
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| Anti-Perspirant Stains
Make a paste of bicarbonate of soda and salt and apply to the stained area. Rinse after fifteen minutes and soak in biological detergent. Launder.
Ballpoint Pen Stains
Keep ink stains damp using cold water until you have finished treating the stain, as dried ink is much harder to remove. Hold a pad of kitchen towel behind the stain and dab the stain with methylated spirit. Wash as usual. If fabric is white sprinkle with salt and rub with half a lemon.
Beer Stains
Add 1/2 cup of white vinegar to a bucket of cold water and soak item.
| Blood Stains
Soak in a solution of cold water and a handful of salt. When the stain has disappeard soak in a solution of biological detergent and launder as usual.
Candle Wax Stains
Place the item in a plastic bag and pop into the freezer. Scrape off the hardened wax with a blunt knife. Place a brown paper bag over the stain, cover the bag with a cloth and press the stain, the grease should be absorbed into the paper bag.
Chewing Gum Stains
Put the garment in a plastic bag then place in the freezer, so that the gum hardens and can be chipped off. Use a stain remover on any remaining marks. Launder or sponge with warm water.
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| Chocolate Stains
Dab with a solution of white wine vinegar and water. Launder in biological powder
Coffee Stains
Upholstery: Sponge first with a borax solution (15ml borax to 500ml warm water), then sponge with clean water.
Washable fabrics: Rinse in warm water then soak in a biological detergent or a borax solution. Launder as usual.
Cosmetics
Treat foundation cream, lipstick, eyeshadow and mascara with white spirit, then launder the items or sponge them with warm water.
Curry
Soak in warm water, squeeze out as much water as possible and apply a solution of equal parts glycerine and warm water. Leave for an hour, then rinse. | Egg Stains
Upholstery: Sponge with cold salty water, then clean water.
Washable fabrics: Soak in cold salty water then rinse, soak in clean water, then launder.
Fats (Butter • Margarine • Oil) Stains
Dab with eucalyptus oil, launder on the hottest wash suitable for the fabric.
Fruit Juice Stains
Rinse in cold runnning water. Treat stain with equal parts glycerine and warm water. Launder items.
Ice Cream Stains
Scrape up as much as possible. Soak in a warm solution of biological detergent. Launder. Silk and wool should never be soaked so sponge first with a warm solution of laundry borax and immediately afterwards with warm water.
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Sponge with warm water, not hot as this will set the egg, soak in a biological detergent solution, launder.
Milk Stains
Rinse in lukewarm water then soak in a biological detergent solution. Launder.
Mud Stains
Brush dried mud off, launder.
Perspiration Stains
Add lemon juice and washing soda to a bowl of water and soak. Where the colour has changed, sponge with a solution of 15ml white vinegar to 250ml warm water, rinse, then launder. | Red Wine Stains
Pour salt onto the stain to stop it spreading, then soak in cold water. If stain remains, soak in a borax solution.
Tea Stains
Rinse in warm water and soak in a borax solution 15ml to 500ml water. Rinse tablecloths under cold water then soak in biological solution.
Urine Stains
Rinse in cold water, launder as usual. | | | | |
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Cleaning Hints and Tips Disclaimer
The hints and tips published on this site have been gathered from many different sources. All information is provided in good faith on a ‘as is’ basis. The information is intended for your general guidance only and the reader accepts full responsibility for its use. We cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions, or for any personal or property damage caused by the use of this information. Any treatments should always be tested on an inconspicuous area first, to ensure colourfastness and suitability, before treating the exposed area. |
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