How to Remove Stains and Spots

44 Stain and Spot Removal tips, hints, and tricks

Red Wine Stains

Immediately sprinkle stain with a lot of salt. Dunk in cold water and rub out stain before washing.

Collar Rings

To remove stains from collars, rub heavily with chalk, which will absorb oil. Several applications may be required. Launder as usual.

Chewing Gum Removal

Try a dry cleaning solvent. Or apply ice to the spot and scrape off.

Removing Gum From Hair

Apply petroleum jelly or peanut butter to the spot and work through the hair.

Blood Stains

Apply meat tenderizer to stained area. Add warm water to make a paste. Wait 15 to 30 minutes and sponge with cool water. Pre-soaking may be necessary before laundering.

Ball Point Ink Stains

Spray hair spray on the stain, then rub with clean dry cloth. The ink should disappear. Repeat, if not removed. This method works especially well on polyesters.

Mildew Stains

Soak in a solution of 1 teaspoon of bleach per quart of water, or sponge with vinegar.

Rug Stain Remover

Use foamy shaving cream to remove spots from rugs.

Paint remover For Skin

Baby oil will remove most oil-based from skin.

Ink Remover From Skin

Remove ball-point ink from skin with margarine and damp cloth.

Furniture Spot Remover

Combine one part linseed oil to four parts turpentine and apply with a soft cloth to furniture. This will clean, remove spots, and shine your furniture.

 Grease Remover

An effective and non-abrasive grease remove is ordinary shampoo. It can be sued on many surfaces, from bathroom utilities to skin.

Odor Remover

Apply lemon juice to your hands to remove the smell of onion, fish, or other strong odors.. A lemon ground up in your garbage disposal unit will remove any odors in it, sand give your kitchen a fresh smell.

Fresh-Smelling Clothes

Place a small sachet under the cover of your ironing board and it will give the cloths a ice smell.

Fresh Smelling Closet

Put cloves, pine needles or mothballs in an old stocking and hang in your closet.

Cigarette Smell

Cigarette smoke will be cleared from a room by lighting candles. Smoke from burned food in the kitchen will disappear also.

Remove Grease From Suede

Dip a-clot in vinegar and sponge leather, then dry. Use a Swede brush to restore nap.

Removing Makeup Smudges

Makeup smudges may be removed from clothing with a slice of bread.

Fruit Stains

Boiling water, may help remove fruit stains

White Kid Gloves

Work with flour into the leather-brush away the dirt.