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Imagine you're at a party and someone knocks over a glass of red wine onto a white sofa. Do you run over with club soda, or do you stay in the background trying to remember if you're supposed to blot or rub the stain? (You've got to blot!) To prepare you for next time, we've come up with a risk-free way to test your stain remover know-how. Stains, beware! And clumsy party go-ers, no fear. We've got you covered.
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Stain Busters
If you have the right stain fighter, scrubbing long and hard enough will always do the trick.
- True
- False
Food coloring spills on carpet can be treated with a simple solution of water, detergent and white vinegar.
- True
- False
Using hot water on a fresh red wine spill is the preferred option.
- True
- False
Spilled tea? Which of the following works best to remove the spot?
- OxyClean
- Tide To-Go Sticks
- Vinegar
- All of the Above
If you've recently washed a stained piece of fabric and remnants of the stain still appear, you should allow the garment to dry by:
- Line drying it in full sun
- Putting it through a delicate cycle in your dryer
- Neither! Don't let it get dry at all!
Salt should never be used on stains – it causes them to set!
- True
- False
You've spilled on your favorite throw pillow. But no worries – it's a removable, washable cover! All you need to do is dab some spot remover on it and put it through a wash and dry cycle.
- True
- False
Rubbing alcohol and white vinegar can make a good team.
- True
- False
All stains are essentially the same, there are just multiple ways of treating them.
- True
- False
Permanent market is, sadly, one item that just has no hope of being cleaned up.
- True
- False
Liquid dishwashing detergent will work wonders on the following stain:
- Ketchup on upholstery
- Urine in carpeting
- Blood on upholstery
- All of the above
Ballpoint ink stains can be cleaned off upholstery with a simple mixture of water and cleaning solvent.
- True
- False
If a spill doesn't leave a mark – such as light liquids like white grape juice – you shouldn't bother treating the area with a cleaning solution.
- True
- False
The longer you soak a stain, the more likely it will come clean.
- True
- False
If possible, you should always launder an item after you've treated the stain.
- True
- False
Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)
Most ink stains, old or new, can be removed with small scrub brush (or old toothbrush) and Lestoyl. Then wash as usual. Most people will throw out something w/ ink stains, but this works. My father used to own a print shop, and would come home w/ stains all the time and my Mom would always be able to get them out that way. I have used this method myself w/ great results.
ReplyWhen I get ink on a piece of clothing, I use hair spray to get it out. Spray directly onto the ink stain and rub together until it comes out and then launder. You may have to do several sprays. I've used the pump-style hairspray as opposed to the aerosol, but it may work also.
Whoops! Salt on a stain is a bad idea. It can act as a mordant - setting a stain and making it insoluble. Read the label on a package of Rit dye. It recommends a salt bath to make the dye color more permanent.
ReplyWould the Lestoyl treatment work on copy-machine toner?
ReplyI have a blouse that has food stains that did not come out, I did not dry it in a dryer, just room dried it. What can I use to get old food stains out. may be spaghetti, tomatoes.
ReplyThere is this great product that can keep stains from your skin, called Mechanic's Armor. There is this cool video showing them wiping off permanent marker. http://www.mechanicsarmor.com
ReplyMy mother always got the ink out of my fathers dress shirt pockets by soaking them in milk....it really works....I have done it with great success as long as the garment has NOT been washed or put into the dryer before hand.
ReplyThe secret weapon I have used for a few years is Sctubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner. It works very well on stains, even on the stains that have been repeatedly laundered. Shake it like usual, spray the stain, and let it bubble up for about a minute, then launder. If it is a really bad stain, I use one of those kitchen scrubber sponge to really work it in. I have rescued stained clothes that I thought I would have to cut up into rags. Just the other day I had a shirt splashed by hot cooking oil, and the stain came right out!
ReplyOops! I meant to type SCRUBBING Bubbles.
ReplyCan anyone get grease stain out of silk blouse? It is a old stain.
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