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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
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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
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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
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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.