Monday, March 17, 2008
Ops! Just spilled some tea on the shirt ? Or just made a long mark with your pen on your friends back somehow? One Australian university page shows a collection of stain removal techniques.. Pretty handy !!

You can get it from here http://www.textile.unsw.edu.au/Fax&Fix/stain1.htm, I am also copying some here.

STAIN
REMOVAL

Introduction

  • Never use very hot water for
    washing stained garments as this often sets the stains
    and makes them very difficult or impossible to remove.


  • Some stains are more easily
    removed by washing if they are soaked first in cold
    water, e.g. mud and blood stains, and the brown stain
    from shoe inner soles.


  • The use of chemicals is required
    for removing certain stains. Carry out this treatment
    before washing. Remove all traces of the chemical.



  • To apply a stain removing agent to
    fabric, place a fold of clean rag underneath the stain so
    that any surplus moisture is absorbed.


  • To prevent a ring forming around
    the stain, work from the outside of the stain, in an
    uneven circular shape, towards the centre, dabbing it
    very lightly with a pad of clean rag which has been
    dipped in the removal agent.








































STAIN REMOVAL
CHART
BLOOD Soak in cold salted water
(1 teaspoonful to 1 pint) for at least an hour. Wash in
warm soapy water.
COCOA/COFFEE/FRUIT
JUICE
Sponge with a warm
solution of borax and water.


Rinse well and wash according to fabric.
GRASS ( Hmm! one of my jeans was ruined by grass marks on my jeans !)
Dab with surgical
methylated spirit over an absorbent pad. Wash according
to fabric.

TEST RAYON BEFORE TREATMENT.
INK (BALL-POINT) Dab with methylated spirit
over an absorbent pad. Wash according to fabric.
INK (WRITING) Wash at once. On white
fabric, steep in milk, on any other colour fabric cover
the stain with tomato juice. Wash again.
LIPSTICK Wash in warm soapy water.
Apply grease solvent, if necessary.
SHOE POLISH Sponge with turpentine and
wash according to fabric. If any colour remains sponge
with methylated spirit and wash again.

TEST RAYON BEFORE
TREATMENT.
TEA Rinse immediately with
cold water and wash according to fabric.
For dried stain, damp with cold water and sprinkle with
borax. Pour hot water through the stain. Rinse well and
wash according to fabric.
 
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