{"id":48,"date":"2011-10-06T11:46:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T09:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/06\/stain-removal-tips\/"},"modified":"2011-10-06T11:46:06","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T09:46:06","slug":"stain-removal-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/stain-removal-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Stain removal tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mildew Stains
Rub mildew spot with a mixture of lemon juice and salt. Place fabric out in the sun to dry. Wash separately from other clothing. <\/div>\n
Cosmetic Stains
Rub bar soap into the stain and rinse. Wash as usual. <\/div>\n
Blood Stains
Apply meat tenderizer to blood stained area. Add warm water and rub in to make a paste. Pre-soak before washing. <\/div>\n
Removing Grease Stain from Suede
Dip a cloth in vinegar and sponge leather, then dry. Use a suede brush to restore the nap. <\/div>\n
Grease Stains
Shampoo will remove many types of grease and oil stains.<\/div>\n
Grass Stains
Presoak stain in hydrogen peroxide and wash as usual. White vinegar can also be used instead of hydrogen peroxide. <\/div>\n
Ink Stains
Spray hairspray on stain, then rub with clean, dry cloth. Works well on polyester fabric. <\/div>\n
Glue Stains
Glue stains can be loosened with a cloth soaked in white vinegar. Wash as usual. <\/div>\n
Tea Stains. Tea stains on the inside of cups can best be dealt with by using a paste made with Baking Soda<\/div>\n
Melted Wax: To remove melted wax from clothing '… you will lay a brown paper bag over the garment before you iron over it then keep moving the bag around it will absorb the wax<\/div>\n
Chewing gum: To remove chewing
 gum from clothes freeze, or cover the gum with ice, then crack and scrape off<\/div>\n
Ink Stains. If the ink is still wet put baking powder on the stain, and then brush it off after a few minutes when it has soaked up some of the ink. You may need to repeat this a few times. Clean wet ink off carpet with soda water, then blot it off with paper towels. Then clean with a detergent. –<\/div>\n
Stain Fresh fruit
Removal agent Borax or salt
How to do it Soak in a solution of borax for 15 minutes to neutralize the acid and then wash. Alternatively cover the stain with salt and then wash<\/div>\n
Stain Mildew on shower curtains
Removal agent Chlorine bleach
How to do it Sponge or soak in dilute bleach and machine wash with detergent.<\/div>\n
Stain Rust
Removal agent Lemon juice
How to do it Flush with lemon juice, leave for 15 minutes and launder.<\/p>\n

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Ammarah
Radio Islam
+27118547022
ammarah@radioislam.co.za
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