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Stain Removal – What You Need to Know
Welcome to the first in a series on stain removal. In future issues, we’ll provide some fundamentals on stains, immediate treatment, home vs. professional treatment, facts vs. fiction, and some general rules.
We are proud members of The International Fabricare Institute ( I.F.I.) and take the liberty of using much of the technical bulletins offered it’s members to provide you the information enclosed. Hope you enjoy.
The Fundamentals: Stains should be treated as soon as possible, as many oxidize – similar to the process that occurs to paint to make it permanent after exposure to the environment . The longer a stain remains in a fabric, the more difficult it is to remove. Stains also attract insects. Insects chew through the fibre to access the food stuff in a stain and they can damage the fabric even more than the stain. |
Professional cleaners have the skills and tools to effectively remove most stains. But some small stains can be removed at home if you know what the stain is and can identify the fabric. If the stain covers a large area or you can’t identify the fabric, blot up as much of the stain as possible and bring us the garment as soon as you can.
Dry-Side stains (oil based stains that contain no water) and Wet-side Stains (water based stains that contain no or very litlle oils) require different stain removal agents. Dry-side stain removal agents are fluids that don’t contain water and are effective on oil-based stains such as rouge, mascara, foundation, ballpoint ink, rubber based adhesives, cooking oils and greases, oil and tar, candle wax, salad oil and dressing.
Wet-side stains require water based agents to remove them like sodas, milk, ice cream, white wine, coffee, tea, mustard, grass and most food stains. |
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Some stains require both wet-and dry-side stain removal because they are a combination of wet and dry side components. Think of lipstick: dry-side for the wax content, wet-side for the dye. Always perform the dry-side removal first. Some other stains that include both wet- and dry-side treatment are shoe polish, gravy, red wine, paint and salad dressing.
Some stains won’t dissolve in either water or cleaning fluid until they’ve been chemically changed. Blood, paint and eggs that have had a chance to dry are examples of this. It’s better to let our professional stain remover deal with these types of stains.
In the next issue, we’ll present five home stain removal rules, a few common procedures, basic materials and stain removal methods. |
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