Stain Cocoa/Chocolate
Sauces (ketchup, salsa, BBQ)
Fruits or Vegetables
Mustard Vinaigrette
Egg yolk
Egg white
Soy Sauce
Grease (butter, oil, mayo)
Coffee/Tea
Red wine
Treatment Upholstery Carpet Scrape off or blot up any excess. Treat Scrape off or blot up any excess. Treat with an upholstery stain remover. with a carpet cleaner or stain remover as necessary. Blot up excess and gently dampen with Scrape off or blot up excess as soon as cold water sponge.Apply mild detergent possible. Gently blot with soda water. solution and rinse. Blot dry. Use carpet shampoo as needed. Apply mild detergent solution. Rinse Apply mild detergent solution. Rinse Apply mild detergent solution. Rinse with vinegar and then hydrogen with vinegar and then hydrogen with vinegar and then hydrogen peroxide. Blot with enzyme detergent peroxide. Blot with enzyme detergent peroxide. Blot with enzyme detergent solution. Wash as normal. solution. Wash as normal. solution. Wash as normal. Flush with vinegar. Apply mild detergent Flush with vinegar and blot. Sponge Flush with vinegar and blot. Sponge solution and rinse. Wash as normal. with water. Blot with weighted towels. with water. Blot with weighted towels. Treat as grease spot. Then flush with Treat as grease spot. Then flush with Treat as grease spot. Then flush with vinegar to remove any remaining spot. vinegar to remove any remaining spot. vinegar to remove any remaining spot. Wash in enzyme detergent. Wash as Wash with enzyme detergent. Rinse Wash with enzyme detergent. Rinse normal. and blot to dry. and blot to dry. Blot or brush off any excess. Treat Blot or brush off any excess. Treat Blot or brush off any excess. Treat remaining residue as a grease stain remaining residue as a grease stain remaining residue as a grease stain (see below). (see below). (see below). Soak in cold salt water for at least 30 Apply salt water solution and let set for Apply salt water solution and let set for minutes. Apply enzyme detergent and 30 minutes. Apply enzyme detergent 30 minutes. Apply enzyme detergent wash as normal. solution. Rinse and blot dry with solution. Rinse and blot dry with weighted towels. weighted towels. Apply mild detergent solution. Flush with Apply mild detergent solution. Flush with Apply mild detergent solution. Flush with water. Apply vinegar. Flush. Apply water and blot dry. Apply vinegar. Flush water and blot dry. Apply vinegar. Flush hydrogen peroxide. Flush. If stain and blot dry. Apply hydrogen peroxide. and blot dry. Apply hydrogen peroxide. persists, apply a few drops of ammonia. Flush and blot dry. If stain persists, Flush and blot dry. If stain persists, Flush. Treat with enzyme detergent and apply a few drops of ammonia. Flush apply a few drops of ammonia. Flush wash as normal. and blot dry. and blot dry. Dab with mineral spirits or acetone. Dab with mineral spirits or acetone. Dab with mineral spirits or acetone. Rinse with isopropyl alcohol. Spray with Rinse with isopropyl alcohol. Spray with Rinse with isopropyl alcohol. Spray with mild dishsoap/water solution. Soak in mild dishsoap/water solution. Soak in mild dishsoap/water solution. Soak in mild detergent solution before washing. mild detergent solution before washing. mild detergent solution before washing. Soak in mild detergent. Wash with Blot up excess. Dab with cold water. Blot up excess. Dab with cold water. enzyme detergent in water as hot as Treat with upholstery stain remover. Treat with carpet stain remover. Clean possible. Clean with upholstery cleaner as with carpet cleaner as necessary. necessary. Apply mild detergent solution. Flush with Apply mild detergent solution. Flush with Apply mild detergent solution. Flush with water. Apply vinegar. Flush. Apply water and blot dry. Apply vinegar. Flush water and blot dry. Apply vinegar. Flush hydrogen peroxide. Flush. If stain and blot dry. Apply hydrogen peroxide. and blot dry. Apply hydrogen peroxide. persists, apply a few drops of ammonia. Flush and blot dry. If stain persists, Flush and blot dry. If stain persists, Flush. Treat with enzyme detergent and apply a few drops of ammonia. Flush apply a few drops of ammonia. Flush wash as normal. and blot dry. and blot dry. Fabric Scrape off or blot up any excess. Soak in enzyme detergent solution and then wash in water as hot as possible. Pre-soak in mild detergent solution. Wash in enzyme detergent solution.
White wine
Soda/Soft Drinks
Blood
Grass
Mud
Ballpoint ink
Lipstick *very difficult to treat, consider professional help. Gum or Wax (candles, crayon)
Vomit
Urine
Milk
Nail polish
Flush with cold water. Apply mild Flush with cold water. Apply mild Flush with cold water. Apply mild detergent solution. Rinse. Apply enzyme detergent solution. Rinse. Blot dry with detergent solution. Rinse. Blot dry with detergent and wash as normal. weighted towels. weighted towels. Soak in water for 30 min. Wash as Blot up excess. As needed, apply Blot up excess. As needed, apply normal. baking soda to absorb remainder of baking soda to absorb remainder of stain. Scrape off with blunt knife and stain. Scrape off with blunt knife and remove soda. If stain persists, apply remove soda. If stain persists, apply mild detergent solution and rinse. Blot mild detergent solution and rinse. Blot with weighted towels. with weighted towels. Run cold water over fresh stain Sponge/blot with cold water. For Blot with cold water repeatedly. If stain immediately. Wash with hottest water persistent or dried stains, sponge/blot persists, try a carpet stain remover. available. For dried stains, soak in salt with hydrogen peroxide solution 1:6 water solution first. parts, but not longer than 30 minutes. Pre-treat with a stain remover. Wash Pre-treat with a stain remover. Apply Pre-treat with a stain remover. Apply with enzyme in water as hot as possible. enzyme detergent solution. Rinse and enzyme detergent solution. Rinse and blot with weighted towels. blot with weighted towels. Soak in cold water. Wash with enzyme Let mud dry completely. Gently Let mud dry completely. Gently detergent. scrape/brush away as much as scrape/brush away as much as possible. Using a mild detergent possible. Using a mild detergent solution, blot away remaining stain. solution, blot away remaining stain. Rinse as necessary and blot dry. Rinse as necessary and blot dry. Gently dab with a hydrogen Apply liquid dry cleaning solution. Blot, Apply liquid dry cleaning solution. Blot, peroxide/water solution 1:6 parts for do not rub. Weigh down towels on spot do not rub. Weigh down towels on spot about 15 min. Machine wash as to absorb excess liquid. to absorb excess liquid. appropriate or dry clean. Soak in detergent solution. Pre-treat Gently scrape and blot off what you can. Gently scrape and blot off what you can. with a stain remover. Wash as normal. Apply upholstery stain remover. Rinse. Apply grease/oil stain remover. Apply Blot dry with weighted towels. carpet shampoo. Rinse and blot dry with weighted towels. Freeze, then scrape with a blunt knife. Freeze with an ice cube, then scrape Freeze with an ice cube, then scrape Remove excess with a brush. Treat with a blunt knife. Remove excess with with a blunt knife. Remove excess with remaining stain as a grease stain (see a brush. Treat remaining stain as a a brush. Treat remaining stain as a above). grease stain (see above). grease stain (see above). Remove any excess. Rinse well. Remove any excess. Sponge area with Remove any excess. Sponge area with Machine wash with enzyme detergent or baking soda/warm water solution. Use baking soda/warm water solution. Use dry clean as necessary. upholstery cleaner as necessary. Blot carpet cleaner as necessary. Blot dry. dry. Rinse and soak for at least 3 hours in Blot with vinegar/water solution 1 Blot up excess. Rinse with cold water. enzyme detergent solution. Wash as tablespoon:1pint. Apply enzyme Clean with carpet shampoo and a few normal. detergent solution. Rinse and blot dry drops of disinfectant. with weighted towels. Rinse in warm water. Wash as normal Dab with warm enzyme detergent Treat as soon as possible. Flush with in enzyme detergent. solution. Blot dry. Apply upholstery stain water. Blot dry w/ weighted towels.Use remover as necessary. carpet stain remover as necessary. Dab with a non-oily acetone nail polish Dab with a non-oily acetone nail polish Dab with a non-oily acetone nail polish remover and a white cloth. Blot dry. remover and a white cloth. Blot dry. remover and a white cloth. Blot dry.
Acrylic paint
Oil paint *very difficult to treat, consider professional help. Ice cream
Beer
Iron rust
Perspiration
Rinse while paint is wet. Wash out with mild detergent solution. If dried, place cloth under it and dab with liquid stain remover or mineral spirits. Place cloth underneath and dab with mineral spirits. Treat with stain remover and wash with enzyme detergent in water as hot as possible. Rinse off excess. Soak in warm baking soda/water solution for at least 2 hours. Wash as normal. Wash immediately in detergent. If dried, soak first in mild detergent solution.
Rinse while paint is wet. Wash out with Rinse while paint is wet. Wash out with mild detergent solution. Dab with mild detergent solution. Dab with mineral spirits as necessary. Blot dry mineral spirits as necessary. Blot dry with weighted towels. with weighted towels. Place cloth underneath if possible and Dab with mineral spirits. Treat with dab with mineral spirits. Treat with carpet stain remover. Rinse and blot upholstery stain remover. Rinse and blot with weighted towels. with weighted towels. Blot up excess. Apply mild detergent Blot up excess. Apply mild detergent solution. Rinse/blot with cold water. Blot solution. Rinse/blot with cold water. Blot with weighted towels. with weighted towels. Blot with white vinegar/warm water Blot up immediately. Clean with a carpet solution 1:5 parts. Rinse with warm shampoo. water and blot dry. Soak in lemon juice. Apply mild Soak in lemon juice. Apply mild Soak in lemon juice. Apply mild detergent. Wash as normal detergent. Rinse with water and blot to detergent. Rinse with water and blot to dry with weighted towels. dry with weighted towels. Blot with a mild vinegar solution. Rinse N/A N/A and wash as normal with an enzyme detergent.
Detergents and Solvents • Enzyme detergent (Arm & Hammer, Cheer, Era) • White vinegar • Lemon juice • Hydrogen Peroxide • Color safe bleach • Bleach • Ammonia • Acetone • Mineral Spirits • Mild detergent (dishsoap) • Citrus oil cleaners • Cornstarch, Baking Soda, Salt Tools • • • • • •
Old toothbrush Cotton swabs and balls Clean white cloths Spray bottles Eye dropper Blunt knife
General Tips • Do not mix ammonia and bleach… ever. • Do not use dryer on clothes until stain is completely gone. Air dry. • Acetone should not be used on acetate. • Make a mild detergent solution with 1.5 tbsp dishsoap to 12 oz. water. • Never, ever rub. • Work your stain from the outside in to avoid spreading. • Read the fabric care instructions. • Dry cleaning should go to the dry cleaners. • Act as quickly as possible. • Try treatment in an inconspicuous spot whenever possible.
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