Acids |
Detergent/White vinegar |
Alcoholic Beverages |
Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Ammonia or Alkali |
Detergent/White vinegar |
Ball-point pen ink |
Mentholated 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 or cleaning fluid |
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 |
Mentholated spirits |
Gravy |
Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Grease |
Cleaning fluid or scrape and 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 |
Stain |
Cleaning Method |
Tar |
Cleaning fluid |
Tea |
Detergent/White vinegar |
Urine (human) |
Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in urine attack dyestuff) |
Urine (pet) |
Call a reputable cleaner |
Vomit |
Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |
Wax |
Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum |
Wine |
Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid |