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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 detergent and nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoloration. 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. 7 Common Washing Problems Many washing problems involve poor soil and stain removal, residues of lint and scum, and fabric damage. For satisfactory washing results, follow these suggestions provided by The Soap and Detergent Association. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS PREVENTIVE MEASURES Blue stains •Detergent or liquid fabric softener •If caused by detergent, mix 1 cup (240 • Add detergent before wash load. Then did not dissolve or disperse. ml) white vinegar with 1 quart (.95 L) start washer. water in a plastic container. Soak item 1 • Add fabric softener to dispenser hour. Rinse. (available on some models). •If caused by fabric softener, rub stains • Dilute fabric softener with water. with bar soap. Wash. Discoloration, •Not enough detergent. •Rewash with correct amount of • Sort items by soil level and color. graying •Wash water temperature too low. detergent and hottest water safe for • Use correct amount of detergent, hottest •Incorrect sorting. fabric. Add bleach safe for fabric. water and bleach safe for fabric. Greasy, oily stains •Not enough detergent. •Treat with prewash stain remover or • Use correct cycle, amount of detergent •Undiluted liquid fabric softener liquid detergent. and hottest water safe for fabric. poured directly on fabric. •Increase detergent and water •Do not pour liquid fabric softener temperature. Rewash. directly on fabric. See package •Rub fabric softener stains with bar soap. directions or Washing Procedures for proper diluting. Holes, tears, or •Incorrect use of chlorine bleach. •May be irreversible if rips, tears and • Never pour chlorine bleach directly on snags •Unfastened zippers, hooks, seams cannot be mended. fabric. buckles. • Check condition of items before washing. •Rips, tears and broken threads. See Washing Procedures for preparing •Overloading the washer. and loading the wash load. •Degradation of fabric. Lint •Incorrect sorting. •Tissues left in pocket. •Overloading the washer. •Not enough detergent. •Undissolved detergent has left residue. •Static cling is attracting lint. •Load washed too long. •Reduce load size. Rewash using correct water temperature, water level, and amount of detergent. •Add nonp...