Stains That Are Hard To Remove
STAINS: BASIC GUIDELINES
Treat the stain while it is fresh.
Avoid hot water on an unknown stain.
Test fabric for color change.
Use removers sparingly---many brief applications are better than
one long one.
Spread liquid remover unevenly around stain.
Rinse well --never let a liquid chemical dry on cloth.
Dry rapidly to help prevent rings.
GREASY STAINS:
If washable rub detergent into the stain. Then rinse with warn water. If
stain persists, try carbon tetrachloride. Heavy substances, such as pitch
or asphalt, should first be softened with petroleum jelly.
If non-washable, use cornstarch or white talcum powder. Dust powder on
the spot to absorb grease, then brush off. An effective paste like cleaner
can be formed by mixing a grease solvent or cleaning fluid with talcum
powder.
NON-GREASY STAINS:
Sponge with cold water. Then rub glycerin into the stain and let stand for a
half hour or longer. Rinse thoroughly with water and hang in the sun while
dripping wet.
OTHER STAINS:
Acids
Act quickly to prevent damage. Wash stain with cold water and rinse several
times; then apply ammonia water or baking soda. Have white vinegar ready to
apply if colour changes. Rinse well.
Alkalies:
First sponge with cold water; then apply lemon juice or vinegar. Rinse with
cold water.
Blood:
Soak in cold water until stain turn light brown in color. Then wash in warm
soapy water. If stain persists, use hydrogen peroxide.
Chewing Gum:
Rub gum stain with ice, or put garment in plastic bag and freeze. Scrape or
rub hardened gum out of cloth.
Dyes and Running colors:
If washable, soak material in cold water for several hours, wash in heavy
suds and then dry in the sun. Bleaches can be effective on some white
fabrics.
Egg:
Sponge with cold water. If the stains remains, sprinkle with pepsin powder.
Let it stand for half an hour, then rinse.
Fruit-Berries:
Stretch material over a large bowl, then pour boiling water over stain from
three feet above.
Grass:
If material is washable, work detergent into stain and rinse. If stain
remains, use hydrogen peroxide or chlorine bleach. On washable fabrics,
sponge with alcohol, if it is safe to use.
Ink:
Sponge repeatedly with alcohol, if safe for that fabric. Rinse immediately.
Mildew:
Treat while spots are fresh. Wash thoroughly and dry in the sun. Or moisten
stain with lemon juice and salt and place in the sun.
Oil, paint and varnish:
Treat quickly. If material is washable, remove fresh stains by washing with
plenty of soap. If stains are dried, soften it first buy rubbing in
petroleum jelly.
THE MOST TROUBLESOME STAIN OF ALL:
Why bother with stains?
We get rid of stains so we may have a clean, acceptable appearance.
But there is something worse than stained clothes -- stain that makes us
unacceptable in God's sight. That stain is sin.
The Bible declares that "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"
(Romans 3:23). And it takes just one sin to stain your soul and make you
unfit for God's heaven.
But God offers a way the only way to completely cleanse the stains of
sin; whether many or few. "Come now; and let us reason together, saith the
Lord. though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow though
they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool" (Isaiah 1:18.)
The New Testament gives unmistakably clear instructions for removing sin's
stains. First God identifies the only effective sin-eradicator "the blood of
Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." Then we are told how this
wonderful cleansing is obtained: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1
John 1:7,9)
Receive this cleansing now!
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Last Updated Septemeber 20th 1997 by Harold Smith