Stain Removal

Which of these are common stains that may soil our clothing at one time or another?

• Tea, coffee

• Grass, paint

• ink

• all of them

If you accidentally spill fruit punch on your clothing and washed it off immediately the stain would generally remove easily.

• True

• False

Old stains take long and also a lot of effort to remove, often with poor results

• True

• False

The best way to get rid of stains is to remove them

• using hot water

• with a strong solution eg. bleach

• as soon as possible

Stains must be removed before washing as some of them may become permanent when exposed to chemicals in soaps or detergents, hot water and ironing.

• Agree

• Disagree

Different types of stains require specific stain removing techniques and agents, depending on the type of fabric.

• True

• False

To remove a chewing gum stain from a garment you need to

• Freeze, then wash the garment

• Wash the garment then scrape off the gum

• Freeze and scrape off the gum then wash garment

If you use an old toothbrush to gentle scrub at a stain you are using this method of stain removal.

• Sponging

• Tamping

• Scrubbing

Select from the list below homemade stain removal agents (check all that apply)

• bleach

• vinegar

• Lime / lemon

• oxy clean

A pair of cream linen trousers has an old tea stain on the front of one of the legs. Describe the procedure that should be used to remove the stain which would not cause further damage to the trousers.