Stain removal – FRIGIDAIRE Washer User Manual

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Stain Removal

STAIN

TREATMENT

Adhesive tape, chewing
gum, rubber cement

Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain
remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.

Baby formula, dairy
products, egg

Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash.

Beverages (coffee, tea,
soda,juice, alcoholic
beverages)

Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.

Blood

Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash
using bleach safe for fabric.

Candle wax, crayon

Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm iron until wax is
absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with prewash stain remover or
nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Chocolate

Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Collar or cuff soil,
cosmetics

Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.

Dye transfer on white fabric Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Grass

Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Grease, oil, tar (butter, fats,
salad dressing, cooking
oils, car grease, motor oils)

Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat, Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy stains and tar,
apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse
thoroughly. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.

Ink

Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover,
denatured alcohol or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.

Mildew, scorch

Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and hot water before washing.

Badly mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged.

Mud

Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.

Mustard, tomato

Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Nail polish

May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail polish remover to
back of stain. Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. Do not use on acetate fabrics.

Paint, varnish

WATER BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is dry, it cannot be

removed, OIL BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before

washing.

Perspiration

Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine bleach in hottest

water safe for fabric.

Rust, brown or yellow
discoloration

For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration of an entire load, use phosphate detergent
and nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoioration.

Shoe polish

LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of granular detergent and water, PASTE: Scrape residue from fabric.
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Rinse. Rub detergent into
dampened area. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Urine, vomit, mucus, feces

Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

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