Stain |
Cleaning Method |
Acids |
Detergent/white
vinegar |
Alcoholic
beverages |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Ammonia
or Alkali |
Detergent/White
vinegar |
Ball-point
pen ink |
Methylated
spirits or turpentine |
Beer |
Detergent/White
vinegar |
Bleach |
Detergent/White
vinegar |
Blood |
Detergent/White
vinegar or Starch Paste |
Burning
cigarette |
Brush
off with a hard edge |
Butter |
Cleaning
fluid |
Candy |
Detergent/White
vinegar or scrape and vacuum |
Cellulose
paint |
Acetone |
Chewing
gum |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Chocolate |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Coffee |
Glycerin |
Cosmetics |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Crayon |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
Egg |
Detergent/White
vinegar |
Excrement
( Human ) |
Detergent/White
vinegar
(remove at once-chemicals in excrement attack dyestuffs) |
Excrement
( Pet ) |
Call a
reputable cleaner |
Fat
and Oil |
Tissue
and iron, then cleaning fluid
(Do not use iron after solvent) |
Fruit
and juices |
Detergent/White
vinegar |
Furniture
polish |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Glue |
Alcohol |
Grass |
Methylated
spirits |
Gravy |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Grease |
Cleaning
fluid or scrape & vacuum |
Household
cement |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Ice
cream |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Ink |
Water
only |
Iodine |
Alcohol |
Jam |
Lukewarm
water |
Lipstick |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Medicine |
Call a
reputable cleaner |
Metal
polish |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Mildew |
Call a
reputable cleaner |
Milk |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Mud |
Detergent/White
vinegar |
Mustard |
Detergent/White
vinegar |
Nail
polish |
Polish
Remover* |
Oils |
Cleaning
fluid |
Paint |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Perfume |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Permanent
ink |
Call a
reputable cleaner |
Rust |
Call a
reputable cleaner |
Salad
dressing |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Sauces |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid* |
Shoe
polish |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
Soot |
Vacuum,
then cleaning fluid |
Tar |
Cleaning
fluid |
Tea |
Detergent/White
vinegar |
Urine
(human) |
Detergent/White
vinegar
(remove at once-chemicals inn urine attack dyestuffs) |
Urine
(pet) |
Call a
reputable cleaner |
Vomit |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Wax |
Cleaning
fluid or scrape & vacuum |
Wine |
Detergent/White
vinegar or cleaning fluid |