Acrylic paint

Fresh stains: Blot immediately with WeCare Hand Cleanser or turpentine.

Dried-in stains: Dried-in stains are very difficult to remove. For washable garments, rub in Stadsings Flydende ren sæbe and cover with a piece of plastic. Leave the soap to work for at least 12 hours. Scrape off the soap and rub with water. Wash the garment. Garments that cannot be washed should be taken to a dry cleaner.

Blood

Fresh stains: Blood stains can usually be rinsed away if treated immediately. It is best to hold the garment under running water, let cold water run through the stain and rub at the same time. Hot water will set the stain.

Dried-in stains: Washable garments should be soaked for a few hours in water with an enzyme-based detergent. For wool and silk, use salt instead — two tbsp. per liter. Be careful with colored garments, as some dyes may run when soaking. Rub the stain and wash the garment. For garments that cannot be washed, moisten with salt water — ½ tsp. to 2 dl — for at least ½ hour. Then rub with water.

Pencil marks

Moisten with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro. Leave the garment for at least ½ hour. Then wash the garment or dip it in water.

Chocolate

Remove as an oil/fat stain. Drinking chocolate is removed like coffee.

Cola

Heat will make the stain bind to the fabric. Therefore moisten the stain with cold water together with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro, and leave the garment for at least ½ hour. Wash the garment or dip it in water.

Labels

Adhesive residue from self-adhesive labels is dabbed or rubbed with cleaning petroleum (rensebenzin). If the residue does not come off, rub it with acetone.

Fat/oily stains

See also cream and sauce. Butter, margarine, cooking oil, paraffin oil, etc. on washable garments will usually disappear when washed at least at 60o. If the garment cannot tolerate 60o, moisten with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro. Leave the garment for at least ½ hour. Wash the garment. Garments that cannot be washed should be rubbed with cleaning petroleum (rensebenzin) (b).

Cream

For washable garments, see fat/oily stains. For garments that cannot be washed, rub with cleaning petroleum, rub the stain dry, then rub with cold water.

Fruit and juice stains

Most fruit and juice stains disappear with a hot wash using Compact vaskepulver. Some stains, e.g., banana and peach, are very difficult to remove if not rinsed off immediately.
Fresh stains: Rinse immediately with water.

Dried-in stains: For washable garments, moisten with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro. Leave the garment for at least ½ hour. Wash the garment. If some color remains, the stain can possibly be decolorized or bleached with Stadsings Chlonitol desinfektionsmiddel. For garments that cannot be washed, rub with water. If the stain does not disappear, moisten with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro. Leave the garment for at least ½ hour. Steam the stain if necessary, then dip in water.

Grass

Removed like coffee (dried-in).

Mustiness/ground-in damp damage

Garments can become musty if left damp for a long time. This is caused by microorganisms that attack the fabric. Wash washable garments at the highest temperature the fabric tolerates using Compact vaskepulver. Decolorize or bleach the stain if necessary. Garments that cannot be washed should be rubbed with vinegar (b). Then dip in several changes of water (d).

Coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate drinks

Fresh stains: Coffee stains can often be removed with water if treated immediately. It is best to hold the garment under the tap. Let cold water run through the stain and rub at the same time.

Dried-in stains: Most of the stain will often disappear with a hot wash. However, you get better results if the stain is first treated with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro and steam. For washable garments, moisten with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro. Leave the garment for at least ½ hour. Steam the stain if necessary. Wash at the highest temperature the garment tolerates using Compact Vaskepulver. If necessary, the stain can be bleached or decolorized with Stadsings Chlonitol desinfektionsmiddel. Garments that cannot be washed should be sent to a dry cleaner, or the stain treated with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro and steam. Then dip in several changes of water.

On marble-splinter floors that tolerate strong bleach:
If an ordinary cleaner such as GrovRent cannot remove the coffee stain, you can use Chlonitol mixed in cold water approx. 1:50. Cover with plastic to allow a long acting time. Rinse afterwards with water and, if needed, reapply floor care with floor soap.

Ballpoint pen and spirits (alcohol)

Fresh stains: Dip in whole milk. Then wash the garment or treat the stain as a milk stain.

Older stains: Rub with rubbing alcohol (sprit).

Lipstick

Remove as an oil/fat stain. Any remaining color can be rubbed with rubbing alcohol (sprit).

Mildew

Mildew consists of microorganisms, some species attack the fabric. Wash at the highest temperature the fabric tolerates with Compact vaskepulver. Garments that cannot be washed should be taken to a dry cleaner.

Milk and dairy products

Wash the garment or rub with water, optionally with added ammonia solution — 1 tbsp. 8% or 1 tsp. 25% to 3 dl water. Dip in several changes of water.

Nail polish

Rub with acetone or nail polish remover. On acetate garments, remove nail polish with amyl acetate, as acetone dissolves the fabric. Nail polish removers may contain acetone and oil. Any oil stain from the remover is removed as an oily stain.

Oil (engine oil)

For washable garments, moisten with hand cleanser (Håndrens). Leave the garment for at least ½ hour. Steam the stain if necessary (e). Wash the garment. For garments that cannot be washed, rub from the reverse with cleaning petroleum (rensebenzin). Press the cleaning petroleum through the fabric onto an absorbent pad (b). Keep moving the pad until the stain no longer transfers color. Optionally moisten the stain with cooking oil or sewing-machine oil. Leave the garment for a few minutes and repeat the treatment with cleaning petroleum. Finally rub with cleaning petroleum from the front side.

Vomiting and feces

Rinse first with water, then wash the garment at 60 degrees if the fabric tolerates it. Stains on garments that tolerate washing at a maximum of 40 degrees should be moistened with Stadsings Bio opvaskemiddel pro. Leave the garment for at least half an hour, then wash. For garments that cannot be washed, rub with water mixed with ammonia solution — 1 tbsp. 8% or 1 tsp. 25% to 3 dl water (b). Rub with water. Odor is removed by rubbing with water mixed with Stadsings Penitol desinfektionsmiddel. Follow the dosing instructions on the product label.

Plastic paint

Fresh stains: Rinse immediately with water.

Dried-in stains: Treat as alkyd paint.

Beetroot and red cabbage

Same procedure as for fruit stains.

Red wine

Very fresh stains: Can often be removed with water if treated immediately. It is best to hold the garment under running water. Let cold water run through the stain and rub at the same time.

Dried-in stains: Remove like coffee.

Sauce

Remove like oily/fat stains, but garments that cannot be washed should first be rubbed with cleaning petroleum and then rinsed with water.

Candle wax (stearin)

Makes the fabric hard; place a plastic bag with ice on the stain or put the garment in the freezer. Scrape off as much as possible and treat the stain as an oily/fat stain. If color remains, rub the stain with rubbing alcohol (sprit). Candle wax stains can also be removed with dry-cleaning solvent (kilorens).

Sweat

Wash the garment. For garments that cannot be washed, rub with a mixture of equal parts vinegar and water. Vinegar is effective against alkaline sweat. If this does not help, rub with ammonia solution — 1 tbsp. 8% or 1 tsp. 25% to 3 dl water. Afterwards rinse or dip in several changes of water. Sweat from antiperspirants can cause discoloration and marks on garments that may be impossible to remove.

Sweat odor

The odor is caused by bacteria and usually disappears when washed at at least 60o. Garments washed at lower temperatures should be dipped in water with Stadsings Penitol desinfektionsmiddel. Follow the product instructions. The disinfectant will not work if there are soap residues in the garment. Alternatively use Penitol Skyllemiddel.

Burn stains from sweating

Rub with vinegar. White cotton, wool and silk can then be dabbed with hydrogen peroxide. Wash the garment or dip in several changes of clean water. Brown discoloration after severe scorching cannot be removed — the garment is ruined.

Jam/preserves

Wash the garment. Dip or rub with water; if necessary treat the stain as a fruit stain.

Tar

Soften the stain with, e.g., cooking oil or margarine for about half a day and scrape off. Then remove as an oil stain.

Chewing gum

Harden the stain by placing a plastic bag with ice on it or put the garment in the freezer. Scrape off as much as possible. Then place a wad of cotton wool moistened with cleaning petroleum on the underside of the stain. When the stain has softened, rub with cleaning petroleum.

Urine

Wash the garment. For garments that cannot be washed, dip or rub with equal parts vinegar and water. Odor is removed by dabbing with water mixed with Stadsings Penitol desinfektionsmiddel or Stadsings Lugt- og røgfjerner. Follow the dosing instructions. Wash the garment in Active, liquid laundry detergent with odor absorber.