Red Wine

Sprinkle salt on the stain, add some water and rub. Put in normal wash as quickly as possible.

Other food and beverage spills

Dip a napkin in club soda and sponge the spot.

Ballpoint Ink

Spray with hairspray, then flush with water. Put in normal wash as quickly as possible

Tea and coffee with cream

Soap should not be used. Garment should be given a cold-water soak, then a normal wash.

Grass or mustard

Gently rub liquid detergent into the stain, thoroughly rinse and soak in solution of all fabric powdered bleach and water. Or use a solution of liquid chlorine bleach(if safe for fabric). Then put through normal wash.

Oil or suntan lotion

Gently rub heavy-duty liquid detergent into the stain. Thoroughly rinse and then wash in hot water.

Jellies or fruit juices

Soap bars or flakes should not be used, as they will set the stain. Using detergent, put garment through a normal wash.

Mud or blood

Hot water will set these stains so it should not be used. Pretreat with enzymes or detergent, presoak in cold water, then wash normally in warm water.

Makeup

Dry-cleaning solvent is to be sponged or sprayed on before rubbing gently with heavy-duty liquid detergent for oily or waxy stains. Bleach solution safe for the fabrics is used to treat dye stains. Then give it a normal wash.

Deodorant

Apply heavy-duty liquid detergent, then wash in warm water.(aluminum or zinc salt build-ups may be impossible to remove) Note: clear-gel deodorants can permanently distort color.

Perspiration

Apply heavy-duty liquid detergent or soak in warm water with a presoak product for 15-30 minutes before putting in a normal wash.

Lead Pencil

Lift excess off with art-gum eraser without hard rubbing. Apply prewash aerosol and rub in heavy-duty detergent. Rinse in warm water, them put in normal wash.

Paint, latex (water base)

Removal of dried paint may be impossible. Allow to soak in cold water before washing in cool water with heavy detergent. If more than 6 hours of drying has occurred, try sponging or spraying with dry-cleaning solvent, then gently rub with heavy-duty detergent. Then put in normal wash.

Paint, alkyd (oil base)

Removal of dried paint may be impossible. While the paint is still wet, rub paint thinner into stain. Once the paint is softened, use heavy-duty detergent to wash the garment.