Removing stainsStubborn stains may not be removed by just water and detergent. It is thereforeadvisable to treat them prior to washing.Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. For dried stains, soak overnight inwater with a special detergent then rub in the soap and water.Oil based paint:: moisten with benzine stain remover, lay the garment on a softcloth and dab the stain; treat several times.Dried grease stains: moisten with turpentine, lay the garment on a softsurface and dab the stain with the fingertips and a cotton cloth.Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a rust removing product used cold. Becareful with rust stains which are not recent since the cellulose structure willalready have been damaged and the fabric tends to hole.Mould stains: treat with bleach, rinse well (whites and fast coloureds only).Grass: soap lightly and treat with bleach (whites and fast coloureds only).Ball point pen and glue: moisten with acetone (*), lay the garment on a softcloth and dab the stain.Lipstick: moisten with acetone as above, then treat stains with methylatedspirits. Treat any residual marks with bleach.Red wine: soak in water and detergent, rinse and treat with acetic or citric acid,then rinse. Treat any residual marks with bleach.Ink: depending on the type of ink, moisten the fabric first with acetone (*), thenwith acetic acid; treat any residual marks on white fabrics with bleach and thenrinse thoroughly.Tar stains: first treat with stain remover, methylated spirits or benzine, then rubwith detergent paste.(*) do not use acetone on artificial silk.26 Preparing the wash cycle