Use and Care Manual

CARE AND CLEANING
STAIN CLEANING METHOD
Acids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent or white vinegar
Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid
Ammonia or Alkali . . . . . . . Detergent or white vinegar
Ball-point pen ink. . . . . . . . Methylated spirits or turpentine
Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent or white vinegar
Bleach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent or 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
& vacuum
Cellulose paint . . . . . . . . . . Acetone
Chewing gum . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid
Chocolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid
Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glycerine
Cosmetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid
Crayon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid
or scrape and vacuum
Egg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent or white vinegar
Excrement (human) . . . . . . Detergent or 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 or white vinegar
Furniture polish . . . . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Glue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcohol
Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Methylated spirits
Gravy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid
Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning fluid or scrape & 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 or white vinegar
Mustard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent or 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
Tar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning fluid
Tea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent or white vinegar
Urine (human) . . . . . . . . . . Detergent or white vinegar (remove at
once-chemicals in urine attack dyestuffs)
Urine (pet) . . . . . . . . . . . . Call a reputable cleaner
Vomit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid
Wax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning fluid or scrape & vacuum
Wine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detergent, white vinegar or cleaning fluid
Reprinted, with permission, from the Wool Bureau Inc.
"The Wool Library Volume 6"
Note: Almost all spills are removed by either dry cleaning fluid (follow
manufacturer's instructions) or a simple solution of one teaspoon of mild
detergent with one teaspoon of white vinegar in a quart of warm water.
*If recommended procedure is not effective call a reputable cleaner. Some
stains are so complex that they should be treated by someone with a
knowledge of textile chemistry. Don't wait for annual cleaning. It may be
too late to remove the stain.
Nourison does not guarantee that these methods work and should be used
as a guideline only! If in doubt, call a reputable cleaner.