Concetti Chiave
- For fresh blood stains, soak in cold water before washing; for old stains, use a warm enzyme detergent solution.
- Remove ball-point pen ink by applying methylated spirit with cotton wool, then wash thoroughly.
- Fresh perspiration stains can be removed by ordinary washing; old stains require treatment with laundry ammonia.
- For ink on white cotton or linen, use milk or lemon, and for colored fabrics, use a halved fresh tomato, then wash.
- Treat lipstick stains with methylated spirit, working from the back of the fabric, then wash and rinse thoroughly.
How to remove blood and ink stains?
Removal of specific stains: The following are basically some stains and the procedures for removing them.
- Blood: in the case of fresh blood you have to soak the fabric in cold water and later wash; in the case of old stain you may soak in warm enzyme detergent solution and wash.
- Ball-point pen ink (Biro): apply methylated spirit with clean cotton wool. Then wash thoroughly.
Treatment of sweat and ink stains
- Perspiration: if it is fresh, ordinary washing will remove the stain. For old stain treat with laundry ammonia then wash thoroughly.
- Ink: for white cotton or linen, run over the stain with a little milk or a halved lemon until stain is removed. Then wash, boil and bleach if necessary. For coloured fabrics do not bleach. Rub a halved fresh tomato over the stain. Leave for about 30 minutes then wash the fabric according to type.
Removal of tea, coffee, and lipstick stains
- Tea or Coffee: if milk is present, soak in warm water and wash. Otherwise for white articles wash with ordinary detergent at as high a temperature as possible.
- Lipstick: Treat with methylated spirit. Work from back to fabric, with a clean pad. Wash and rinse thoroughly.
- Mildew: give a mild bleach treatment and wash thoroughly.
- Nail vanish: scrape off any excess polish in the surface of fabric. Treat with nail vanish remover. Work from back of the fabric and wash thoroughly.
- Palm oil: it stain is thick, scrape off excess. Wash with good detergent and warm water. If stain still remains, apply kerosene and wash again thoroughly.
Domande da interrogazione
- How can you effectively remove fresh and old blood stains from fabric?
For fresh blood stains, soak the fabric in cold water and then wash it. For old blood stains, soak the fabric in a warm enzyme detergent solution before washing.
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