Remove Stains

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Remove Wine Stain

Wine has been savored by human civilization since ancient times and even finds reference in the Bible. Therefore, Wine is termed as one of the antique and mystic fluids of the world. Its unique and sophisticated flavor adds to the essence of the food, complimenting it ideally. If it’s the fear of the spill that is keeping you away from that sumptuous glass of wine, you have nothing to worry; as we provide some very effective wine stain removal tips. So, now you can sip each drop of your relished red wine, enjoying it without thinking about the stains; as we make sure it stays on your mind and not on your clothes and surroundings.

Removal Tips for Stain on Clothes


* If the dress is labeled as dry clean only, let the professional work at it.
* Sprinkle some talcum powder or cornstarch on the stain, allowing it to absorb the wine. After drying, brush it up softly to remove the powder.
* You can also boil some water and dip the stain part of the cloth in it for some time.
* Another viable option is to blot the area with a cloth soaked in club soda.
* Even milk can be used in the place of club soda.
* Put salt over the stained area, wait for few minutes and wash it with running water.
* For an old red wine stain, soak the area in a 50/50 solution of lemon or vinegar mixed with water. Leave it for some time and then wash it as usual.
* Another fascinating way of removing a red wine stain is spilling white wine over the stained area. The white wine will neutralize the red pigmentation of the red wine, removing the stain.


Removal Tips for Upholstery


* Blot the carpet area with a cloth to absorb the extra wine. Wet the stain with a solution containing one tablespoon ammonia in one cup warm water. After ten minutes, lot the stain again with a clean cloth.
* You can sprinkle table salt over the wet stain on carpet and leave it overnight. In the morning you can vacuum it to see the stain disappear.
* You can also try applying club soda liberally over the carpet stain. Blot to dry and then sprinkle with salt. When dry, vacuum.
* For white colored carpets and tablecloths, you can use hydrogen peroxide on the stain and then clean it with a mild carpet shampoo mixed with water.
* Make a paste of non-chlorine soap powder with water. Apply it to the red wine stain and leave it for five to ten minutes. Launder the tablecloth as usual.

To remove the wine stain from wooden furniture, rub the area with paste wax, silver polish or a cloth dampened with ammonia. If the spot remains, make a thin paste of boiled linseed oil and rottenstone, and rub it into the stain with your finger. Later, wax or polish.

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Remove Oil Stains From A Concrete Floor

Are those nasty oil stains bothering you in doing your work? Most of the times these stains appear in the garage all thanks to the car oil leakage. And not only oil, grease and other hydrocarbon blots spare no efforts to aggravate your tension levels. Removing oil off concrete floor or cement driveways is the most pathetic situation one can land into. Luckily, there are several commercial products in the markets that are designed to clean the concrete floors, driveways, and sidewalks. Nearly all of these products unluckily contain acid, giving a sufficient reason to the consumers not to use commercial degreaser as they might cause harm. So, if you have those oil stains on your concrete floor, check out this safe home remedy to clean them up.

Things Required

* Ready-to-mix Cements
* Sawdust or Kitty Litters

Directions

* To start with, take fresh sawdust or kitty litter and spread a thick layer of it over the stain as this will suck up excess grease or oil on the surface.
* Have patience and let the sawdust or kitty litter to rest there for one or two days.
* After the due time, sweep away the sawdust or kitty litter from the surface.
* Now, pour dry cement over the dried oil spot and cover it completely.
* Once again, let the cement to rest there for one or two days.
* Next, sweep away the cement.
* At last, collectthe cement in a bag and throw it in the garbage bin. Do not let the cement go down the sewer as it can choke it.

Tips

* To get best results, degrease the stains as and when they come into sight.
* The grease on the surface is sucked up by the kitty litter or sawdust, whereas the stain is absorbed by the dry cement.
* To avoid further stains, use large automotive drip pans for leaking vehicles.

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How To Get Rid Of Sweat Stains

* Mix two parts white vinegar to one part water. Soak the stained area in the solution for a couple of hours. Wash in the washing machine.
* Apply a roll on deodorant to the sweat stain. Wash as usual and while giving the final rinse, add ½ cup white vinegar to water.
* Mix 1 tbsp cream of tartar, 3 crushed white aspirin and 1 cup warm water. Apply to the stain and work in with a toothbrush. Leave for 20 minutes and strain with lukewarm water.
* Add 1 tbsp boric acid to water, to form a paste. Work into the stain with a toothbrush and let it sit for 1 hour. Scrub off the paste and wash as usual.
* Use alcohol-based wipes on the stains. Thereafter, wash the garment in the washing machine.
* Make a paste of baking soda and water. Apply to the stains and leave for around 20 minutes. Wash as usual.
* Soak the stained area in liquid dish detergent. Let it sit for an hour and wash as usual.
* Add 1 tsp liquid bleach solution to 10 liters of water. Soak the garment in the solution for around 1 hour and wash as usual.

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How to remove Wall Stains?

* If you wish to remove cello tapes stuck on the walls of your house / office, then do not ever pull them out as it might peel of the paint as well. Instead, gently heat a tea spoon and press it against the cello tape. The cello tape will get removed from the wall without leaving behind any mark.

* Due to fireplaces in some homes, it is possible for the walls to get stained by smoke. You can remove the smoke stain from walls by cleaning it with a mixture of ½ cup borax, two spoonfuls of soap flakes, one tablespoon ammonia and a galleon of lukewarm water.

* If there are pencil marks on the walls of your room, then you can choose to clean it with white art gum eraser. The same stain can also be removed with two spoonfuls of baking soda mixed with a little bit of water. The very obstinate pencil marks can be rubbed out with a non-gel tooth paste.

* Ink spots from your walls can be cleaned with repeated applications of non-oily spray and wiping it with a clean cloth after this.

* Crayon marks from the walls can be removed by a damp cloth sprinkled with baking soda. This technique will clean the wall instantly.

* Marks / stains caused by water on the walls can be cleaned by mixing dish washing liquid with either color-safe bleach or pre-wash spray.

* To remove oil stain from walls, make a paste out of cornstarch and water and apply to area. Let dry at least two hours or so and brush off the mess. The paste soaks up the grease or oil.

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How To Remove Paint From Clothing


How to Remove Latex Paint from Clothes

Items Needed

* Rubbing Alcohol
* Old Cloth

Instructions

* Spray some rubbing alcohol over the affected area.
* Take a cloth and rub it over the alcohol, trying to take off the stain.
* Again spray some alcohol and rub the area with the cloth. Keep on repeating, till the paint comes out.
* Wash the garment as usual. If the stain still remains, line dry it and again use rubbing alcohol over it.

How to Remove Oil Paint from Clothes

Items Needed

* Liquid Dish Soap
* Old Cloth

Instructions

* Saturate the stained area of the garment with liquid dish soap.
* Let it sit for a while.
* With the help of the cloth, scrub at the stain, trying to take it off.
* Rinse the area with water. If the stain remains, repeat the procedure.

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Removing Blood Stains

We have all done it. Whether it is ourselves, our spouses or kids, we are going to get blood on something at some time. You have tried different things in the past, but nothing seems to work really well. Try this little tip and it should work well for you most of the time.

Immediately soak the stain in cold or lukewarm water for at least 30 minutes. Rub the cloth between your fingers a bit and see if the stain rinses out.

If not, add about 3 tablespoons of ammonia to your water and let sit for about 15 more minutes.

Rub again and see if the stain rinses out.

If the stain is still visible, put a little liquid laundry detergent on the spot and rub in. Let sit for another 15 minutes or so and wash as normal.

Not all blood stains will come out entirely, but depending on your fabric this will work most of the time.

Remember that if you resort to bleach or hydrogen peroxide, DO NOT use it on colored clothing. Both of these items will bleach out color.

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Tips to get rid of mud stains

*Take a sliced raw potato and rub on the mud stains. Soak the item in cold water for an hour and launder as usual.

* Salt is a great absorbing agent for mud stains. It especially works great for carpets. Sprinkle it liberally on fresh spotted stains and allow to soak up the moisture. Then vacuum both the salt and the mud remains out of the carpet. If the mud stain in still left in the carpet then use a mixture of two cups of warm water and a half cup of peroxide. Spray and dab the stained area until the remainder of your mud stain has come up.

* Vinegar isn't just for cooking, it's for cleaning mud stains too! Soak your clothing in vinegar overnight and then wash as usual. However, make sure never to dry clothes in the dryer until you have inspected for the stain again!

* Have extra shaving cream at home, not used for ages? Then use it to clean wet mud stains. Spray shaving cream on the carpet as though it were ordinary carpet cleaner. Let it sit for 5- 10 minutes. Then blot and clean.

* Another home product that gives instant result is cornstarch. If the mud is fresh, sprinkle cornstarch liberally over the mud, let it sit for 15 - 30 minutes, and vacuum. If the mud is already dry, brush it with a stiff brush to break up mud clumps then vacuum.

* For dry mud : Use a butter knife or bristle brush to remove any of the dried mud that will come up.

* After removing most of them, wet a cloth in a bowl of hot water and scrub the remaining dried mud. This will help you to remove most of the mud. If the stain leaves its mark, after all the hardship then try ammonia. Add about a quarter cup of ammonia to one cup of water and blot the stain. Let it sit for 15- 30 minutes. Rinse it with hot water.

* You can also use a solution of 1 tablespoon borax in a cup of water. If the spot persists, use an enzyme presoak, or soak the item in a gallon of water with a cup of ammonia. If the clothes are white use bleach.

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How to Remove Lipstick Stains

Items Needed

* White Cloth (Soft and Dry)
* Denatured Alcohol
* Dishwashing Liquid
* Stain Removers
* Brush

Instructions

* Put some denatured alcohol on the white cloth.
* Using the cloth, dab the alcohol lightly on the lipstick stain.
* With your fingers, rub dishwashing detergent into the stain, very gently.
* If the stain seems to be too stubborn, you can use stain remover also.
* After applying the stain remover, gently rub it with a brush.
* Wash the fabric in your machine, as usual.
* To ensure that the stain does not set in, air dry the fabric.
* If the lipstick stain is still there, getting it cleaned from a professional cleaner is the only option.

Tips for Removing Lipstick Stain

* Never ever rub alcohol on the stain. All you have to do is dab it slightly.
* If your fabric is such that it requires dry cleaning only, do not even try to remove the stain beforehand. Rather, take it directly to the dry cleaner.

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Removing Ink Stain from Clothes

* Take a clean piece of wet sponge and dab it on the area where the ink is. Dab it till no ink is lifted from the stain.
* Allow it to dry off naturally. Do not blow dry or leave out in the sun. This will ease out the ink particles, which will be easier to remove later on.
* Now, take some hair spray and spray it on the ink stain. Hair spray is very effective in getting rid of the ink stain on clothes.
* Take two clean paper towels and sandwich the stained area between them. Place one paper towel on top of the stain and one right below, on the inner side of the fabric.
* Keep extra paper towels with you and blot the ink till it is completely soaked out. It is advisable to keep changing the paper towels and use clean ones after every 30-40 seconds.
* It is always better to blot the stain rather than rub it. Rubbing can spread the stain further or may damage the fabric.
* Now take some laundry stain remover and apply it on that area once all the ink is blotted out. Soak it in warm water and wash. Let it dry naturally and avoid putting it out in the sun.
* In case you do not have hair spray, you can use Denatured Alcohol, which is as effective. Take a good amount of cotton swabs and dip it in the alcohol and dab it on the stain. Try to use as many new cotton swabs as you can when you blot the ink. Allow it to dry after the ink has been blotted and then wash in warm water with mild detergent.

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How To Get Crayon Out Of Clothes

Items Needed

* Stain-removal Product
* Washcloth or Paper Towels
* Dish Washing Detergent
* Laundry Detergent
* Color-safe Bleach

Instructions

* Spread the stained garment on a cloth or paper towel, making sure that the stain is facing up.
* Put enough stain removal product on the stained area, so as to saturate it completely.
* Let it stand for a few minutes, so that the cleaning product penetrates the stain well.
* Flip over the clothing, making the inner side of the stained area facing up.
* Saturate the inner part of the stained area with the cleaning product and again let it stand for a few minutes.
* Now, take the dish-washing liquid and rub it into the stain, on both the sides - inside and well as outside.
* Making use of a laundry detergent, wash the garment in hot water.
* Next, treat it with the color-safe bleach.
* Finally, give the garment a ‘once-over’ and leave to air-dry.
* In case the stain still remains, repeat the procedure.