Whirlpool 3363834 - Manual (Page 18)

REMOVING STAINS
STAIN TO REMOVE
Deodorants
and anti-
perspirants
Light stain: Treat with liquid detergent or your regular laundry detergent.
Wash in hottest water safe for fabric.
Heavy stain: Place face down on towel and treat with a paste of ammonia
and colour safe bleach. Let stand for 30 minutes. Wash in hottest water
safe for fabric.
Fat, grease,
or oil Items soiled with vegetable or cooking oil should not be washed or dried.
See vegetable/cooking oil Warning on page 3. For other types of greasy
stains, use one of the methods below:
• Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions. Wash in hottest
water safe for fabric.
• Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with a
nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash.
• Treat with liquid detergent or rub a detergent paste on the stain. Wash
using hottest water safe for fabric.
Fruit stains Fresh stains: Soak immediately in cool water. Wash. If stain remains,
cover area with a paste made of colour safe bleach, a few drops of hot
water and a few drops of ammonia. Wait 15 to 30 minutes. Wash.
Old stains: Sponge with white vinegar. Rinse. Repeat procedure for fresh
stains.
Grass or
green
vegetabies Soak in warm or cold water with an enzyme presoak for at least 30 min­
utes, or sponge with denatured alcohol. Wash in water temperature and
bleach safe for the fabric. For coloured fabrics, check colourfastness be­
fore applying alcohol. For acetate, sponge with a nonflammable fabric
cleaner. If stain remains, bleach with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Rinse.
Rewash.
Ink or
ballpoint
pen ink Spray stain with an aerosol hair spray or rubbing alcohol. Sponge stain
continuously until all bleeding stops. Let dry. Repeat if necessary. Wash.
If stain remains, bleach if safe for fabric. (India and other indelible inks are
almost impossible to remove completely.)
Iron or rust Coloured or noncolourfast items: Apply lemon juice and salt. Place in
the sun to dry. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat if necessary.
White or colourfast items: Try a rust remover. Test first on inside seam
or hem. Some rust removers are not washer safe. Follow package
directions.
Ketchup or
tomato
products
Sponge immediately with a nonflammabie fabric cleaner or apply a
prewash soil and stain remover. Rinse. Wash. If stain remains, apply a
liquid detergent to stain or soak in warm water with an enzyme presoak.
Rewash.
Lipstick Apply nonflammable fabric cleaner or prewash soil and stain remover. Blot
with absorbent material. Repeat if necessary. Rinse. If stain still remains,
rub with liquid detergent. Wash.
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