Frigidaire FFLG3900UW Complete Owners Guide - Page 12

STAIN, TREATMENT, Stain Removal Suggestions

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WASHER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Stain Removal Suggestions STAIN TREATMENT Adhesive tape, rub- Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Satber cement, gum urate with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Baby formula, dairy Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 products, egg minutes or more. Wash. Beverages (coffee, Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric. alcoholic beverages, tea, soda, juice) Blood Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. Candle wax, crayon Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm iron until wax is absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric Chocolate Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. Collar or cuff soil, Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. cosmetics Dye transfer on white fabric Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. Grass Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. Grease, oil, tar Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for (butter, fats, cook- fabric. For heavy stains and tar, apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to ing oils, car grease, back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly. motor oils) Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. Ink Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover, denatured alcohol or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Mildew, scorch Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and hot water before washing. Badly mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged. Mud Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Mustard, tomato Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. Nail polish May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail polish remover to back of stain. Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. DO NOT use on acetate fabrics. Paint, varnish WATER-BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is dry, it cannot be removed. OIL-BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before washing. Perspiration Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine bleach in hottest water safe for fabric. Rust, brown or yel- Use rust remover safe for fabric. DO NOT use chlorine bleach because it low discoloration may intensify discoloration. Shoe polish LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of powder detergent and water. PASTE: Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Rinse. Rub detergent into dampened area. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. Tomato Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. Urine, vomit, mucus, feces Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. Wine Pretreat or soak in cold water. Wash in hot water using bleach safe for fabric. 12

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WASHER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
STAIN
TREATMENT
Adhesive tape, rub-
ber cement, gum
Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Sat-
urate with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.
Baby formula, dairy
products, egg
Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30
minutes or more. Wash.
Beverages (coffee,
alcoholic beverages,
tea, soda, juice)
Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.
Blood
Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with prod-
uct containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Candle wax, crayon
Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels.
Press with warm iron until wax is absorbed. Replace paper towels fre-
quently. Treat remaining stain with prewash stain remover or nonflamma
-
ble dry cleaning fluid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash using bleach
safe for fabric
Chocolate
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash
using bleach safe for fabric.
Collar or cuff soil,
cosmetics
Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.
Dye transfer on
white fabric
Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Grass
Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash
using bleach safe for fabric.
Grease, oil, tar
(butter, fats, cook-
ing oils, car grease,
motor oils)
Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for
fabric. For heavy stains and tar, apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to
back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly.
Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.
Ink
Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks.
Use prewash stain remover, denatured alcohol or nonflammable dry
cleaning fluid.
Mildew, scorch
Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and
hot water before washing. Badly mildewed fabrics may be permanent-
ly damaged.
Mud
Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.
Mustard, tomato
Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Nail polish
May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Ap-
ply nail polish remover to back of stain. Repeat, replacing paper towels
frequently. DO NOT use on acetate fabrics.
Paint, varnish
WATER-BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once
paint is dry, it cannot be removed. OIL-BASED AND VARNISH: Use sol-
vent recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before washing.
Perspiration
Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using non-
chlorine bleach in hottest water safe for fabric.
Rust, brown or yel-
low discoloration
Use rust remover safe for fabric. DO NOT use chlorine bleach because it
may intensify discoloration.
Shoe polish
LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of powder detergent and water. PASTE:
Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat with prewash stain remover or non-
flammable dry cleaning fluid. Rinse. Rub detergent into dampened area.
Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Tomato
Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.
Urine, vomit,
mucus, feces
Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe
for fabric.
Wine
Pretreat or soak in cold water. Wash in hot water using bleach safe for
fabric.
Stain Removal Suggestions