Stain Removal: Fruit Stains

Fruit stains are not berry nice.

The last thing you want is to have someone look at you and tell you what your last meal consisted of. Those tell-tale stains on your shirt or tie are not cool.

Save your clothing and money by doing the following:

Fresh stains are easy to remove, but once dry, they are very obstinate. Treat with cool water first and follow up, if necessary, by soaking in a chlorinated laundry bleach or a diaper wash/sanitizer container sodium percarbonate. Rinse.

White cottons and linens may be stretched over a basin and boiling water poured through from a height. Any remaining stain may be removed with chlorinated laundry bleach.

Colored fabrics or washable silk, etc., may be soaked in a diaper wash/sanitizer container sodium percarbonate or a warm borax solution (1 Tablespoon. : 1 cup of water), or covered with a paste of cream of tartar and warm water. Leave half and hour or until stain goes, then rinse well.

For persistent stains apply equal quantities of methylated spirits (wood alcohol) and ammonia. Rinse well after treatment. This method is safe for all fabrics, except triacetate (e.g. Tricel). Dilute mixture with an equal quantity of water for fabrics with fugitive dyes. Old stains may be softened in glycerin before treatment. Damp stain, apply glycerin, leave 1 - 2 hours, then add a few drops of vinegar, leave 5 - 10 minutes and rinse well.