Comments on: 7 Stain Removal Mistakes You Should Avoid At All Costs

By: Paulette

Paulette — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 14:08:09 +0000

My biggest helper with food stains is baby powder. I often drip soup on myself at lunch at the office. There’s always an oil stain on my blouse. So I rub baby powder into the stain and wait 10 minutes then brush away the powder. Almost always takes oil stain away. Then I use a drop of Dawn before it goes into washer. Very seldom have stains after that treatment. (Also I keep a well-marked used tooth brush at my desk to brush powder away.)

By: Sally Benson

Sally Benson — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:56:44 +0000

A professional carpet cleaner told us once to always use a stain remover that is opposite in pH from the stain you’re treating – for instance, coffee is acidic, so you’d want to use an alkaline stain remover. Interestingly enough, cat & dog urine is acidic when wet (use alkaline treatment) but when you didn’t catch it in time and it’s dry, it’ll be alkaline so you’ll want to use something acidic – he suggested vinegar.

By: Sally Benson

Sally Benson — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:54:02 +0000

In reply to Susanne W. Farrar. It's also awesome (grin) at cleaning really greasy stove tops & about anything else!

By: Susanne W. Farrar

Susanne W. Farrar — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:30:14 +0000

Two words: Totally Awesome. $1 at the Dollar Store. Gets out nearly everything including set in blueberries and stains previously dried in the dryer. Never been so satisfied with spending $1.

By: Kat Higginson

Kat Higginson — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:23:55 +0000

One thing that I would like to suggest is that when you are working with ink stains on clothing, be sure and work with one layer of the fabric or back it with a rag that you do not care about. I was tasked with removing ink from my husbands pants after he left an ink pen in the pock and it bled. When I used my stain remover with the pants lying flat the ink bled through to the inside of the pants and even to the back. So prior to spraying your spot remover stuff the pocket with a rag to absord the ink when it dilutes and make sure you separate the layers of front and back, or the front will be clean and the back will be a ink stained mess!

By: Christy Morrill

Christy Morrill — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:30:08 +0000

I’ve used Zout . It’s fairly cheap and available in stores. I like it because it’s formulated to use on various types of stains without having to buy a bunch of other removers. Oxi clean is excellent for whites and light colors.

By: C. G. McCann

C. G. McCann — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:46:32 +0000

One thing my mother taught me, that has worked so well over the years is this: When you blot a stain, first place a rag or paper towel behind the stain too. It will double the absorption and most of the time make the stain easy to clean..