Grease stains (grease, resin, paraffin, rubber, wax, oil paint and derivatives from them: mastic, shoe cream, ski ointment) are removed by knocking out onto fabrics using a damp veneer soaked in solvent. It uses: gasoline B-10, white spirit, talc and starch.
Sprinkle fresh grease stains with talc or starch, after drying, remove the rest of the powder with a brush.
Stubborn greasy stains should first be softened by rubbing the stain remover with a cotton swab into the fabric from the back and front side. The operation is repeated many times depending on the degree of aging of the stain.
Grease stains from varnish, enamel, resin, rosin, sealing wax, asphalt and mold can be removed with refined turpentine. This applies to all types of fabrics.
Yellow spots from starched things are removed with a solution of hydrogen peroxide (2 teaspoons per 1 glass of water), the treated area is lightly washed with clean water.
It is best to remove light fatty and oil stains from light-colored fabrics with ground chalk, pour in the contaminated area and leave for 2-4 hours. Remove by simple shaking.
Wipe a fresh stain of oil paint from a woolen product (coat, suit) with a cotton swab slightly moistened with sunflower oil.
Henna stains – soak the stained area of the fabric for 20 minutes in a mixture of equal volumes of 3% hydrogen peroxide, 2% ammonia and water, and then rinse with warm water.
Tea stains – wipe the stained area with a cotton swab dipped in a mixture of 2 teaspoons of glycerin and a half teaspoon of 1% ammonia.
Fresh grease and oil stains can be removed from any fabric by ironing the fabric with a warm iron (heated to 100 ° C) through several layers of blotting paper placed both on the inside and on the front of the fabric.
To remove oil stains from silk fabric, use a warm solution consisting of 0,5 tablespoon of ammonia, 1 tablespoon of glycerin and 1 tablespoon of water.
Grease stains from the pages of a book can be removed by sprinkling the stained area with ground chalk and ironing it through white paper with a hot iron.
Mold stains from books are removed by wiping the moldy areas with a cloth moistened with 2% formalin solution.
Alcohol and cellulose varnish stains are best removed with ethyl alcohol.
A linen tablecloth drenched in wine can be cleaned by immersing it in milk and washed in warm water and soap, or such stains can be washed off with slightly warmed denatured alcohol.
Tea stains can be removed in another way: wipe the stain with a swab dipped in ammonia oxide (half a teaspoon) and glycerin (2 teaspoons).
Sealing wax stains are removed by wiping it with a cotton swab moistened with a mixture of equal parts of ethyl alcohol and turpentine.
Turpentine is indispensable for removing soot and soot stains.
Paraffin and stearin stains will disappear after ironing the dirty areas with a hot iron through several layers of absorbent paper.
Fresh ink stains can be removed easily with fresh milk or curdled milk. Ink stains can also be removed with a mixture of equal volumes of glycerin and ethyl alcohol. Ink stains can be removed by immediately sprinkling salt and lemon juice over the stain. The fabric is then thoroughly and repeatedly rinsed. Another way to remove ink stains: if the stain is on a white cotton cloth, then rub it with a chopped tomato and then wash it with soap.
Fly marks are removed with a cotton swab dipped in ammonia.
A stain from paint or machine oil is cleaned and rubbed with a mixture of equal parts of ammonia and turpentine (the operation can be repeated many times); if the stain disappears after drying, wash the product with soapy water.
Lipstick stains on indelible fabrics are cleaned by soaking with equal parts of ether and turpentine. Moisten them several times in a row until the spots become paler. Then, the place where the spots were is covered on both sides with blotting paper and ironed on both sides with an iron until the spots disappear completely. In a similar way, stains of dyes are removed on thin silk or cotton fabrics.
The best remedy for stains from aniline dyes is ordinary denatured alcohol.
Tar spots – you must immediately clean it off with a knife. Then it is dipped in hot milk and left for an hour, then washed in cold water.
Iodine stains on white and light-colored fabrics are cleaned with a liquid starch gruel: they cover the stains with it for 10-12 hours, then wash in warm water and soap. It is recommended to dry your laundry in full sun.
Grass stains on light and woolen fabrics are rubbed with a mixture of equal volumes of glycerin and protein. An hour later, wash with warm water and soap. Light grass stains can be removed immediately by washing with soapy water and a little ammonia. The grass stains on fabrics that deteriorate from soap are moistened with pure alcohol and 16 parts of water.
Stains from clothespins are removed with tartaric acid (3-4 drops per 1 liter of water), leave overnight and wash. The same stains can be removed by using a solution of equal volumes of hydrogen peroxide, water, and ammonia.
Fresh blood stains are most easily removed by washing in cold water using a laundry detergent, or first in clean cold water, then warm water with any all-purpose detergent.
Old blood stains can be removed with a soap solution or liquid SMS paste containing an enzyme and kept in a warm place for several hours.
Urine stains can be removed by dipping the contaminated area for 1 hour in a vinegar solution (1 tablespoon for 1/2 glass of water).
Mascara and gouache stains are removed with cold water with the addition of any detergent.
Egg yolk stains are removed with a swab dipped in glycerin heated to 35 ° C, which must be washed off with warm water and soap every 15 minutes.
Stains from fish, sauces must be removed with a soapy solution followed by washing with warm water.
Rust stains are removed with a mixture of equal parts of fine sodium chloride and tartaric acid powder. The mixture is moistened with water, brought to the formation of a gruel and it is applied to the stain and, stretching the fabric, kept in the light.
The same stains are removed in several more ways:
- with hot lemon juice, then rinse and iron;
- using a mixture of 50 g of potassium chloride and 10 g of tartaric acid per 1 liter of water.
Sweat stains remove from white clothing by soaking it in cold water with baking soda dissolved in it. After 30 minutes, wash in warm water and soap, and then in a solution of ammonia (1 tablespoon per 250 g of water). Sweat stains on clothes made of colored woolen or cotton fabric are washed in a solution of sodium hyposulfite; then rinse and immerse in a saline solution.
Superficial hot iron stain sprinkle with salt, pour lemon juice slightly diluted with water, dry in the sun, and then wash.
Fresh stains from sunflower or olive oil cleaned in the following ways:
- a mixture of equal parts of gasoline, turpentine and alcohol;
- using blotting paper soaked in gasoline (top sheet);
- a mixture of grated soap, two parts of turpentine and one part of pure ammonia.
Cream stains removed with a mixture of one part turpentine and two parts lemon juice; then wash in warm water.
Dried milk stains removed with gasoline and soapy water.
Milk coffee stains they are cleaned with glycerin, applying it in a thin layer for a while, and then the fabric is immersed in soapy water for 10-12 hours.
Wine and fruit stains on pure white silk can be removed by pulling on a cloth and pouring fresh boiled milk over the stain. Berry and red wine stains are covered with table salt, then washed with water.
Liquor stains on white or colored silk, clean with a solution of 10 g of pure alcohol or ammonia per 100 g of water. Moisten the stain with the solution, then wash in clean water.
Sugar syrup stains: Scrape off the sugar crystals, place the stain under a stream of boiling water. Cotton fabrics and silk fabrics are washed in warm soapy water, woolen fabrics in a solution of ammonia.
Cocoa stains removed using a mixture of equal parts of ammonia and turpentine.