Using Vinegar, Dish Soap, and Alcohol
Fill a bucket or sink with water, dish soap, and white vinegar. Use 1 US quart (0.95 L) of lukewarm water, a ½ teaspoon of dish soap, and 1 tablespoon (14.8 ml) of white vinegar. Stir the mixture thoroughly.
Soak the stained garment in the mixture for 15 minutes. Make sure the entire stain is submerged in the mixture.
Rinse the garment under cold water. Ring out the garment and turn it inside out to get off all the vinegar and dish soap.
Use a cloth to blot the stain with rubbing alcohol. Start at the center of the stain and work your way out to the edge. Don’t apply too much pressure; you just want to gently lift the stain out of the garment using the cloth. Use paper towel if you can't find a cloth.
Mix 1 US quart (0.95 L) of warm water with 1 tablespoon (14.8 ml) of an enzyme presoak. You can find a container of enzyme presoak in the laundry section of any major grocery store. If you were able to remove the stain with just the dish soap, white vinegar, and rubbing alcohol, you can skip using an enzyme presoak.
Soak the stained garment in the enzyme presoak mixture for 30 minutes. Leave the garment in the mixture for the entire 30 minutes so the enzyme presoak has time to break down the stain.
Remove the garment and check if the stain is gone. If the stain is still there, try machine washing the garment. If the label on the garment says it can be washed with bleach, add chlorine bleach to the wash.
Using a Stain Remover
Use a cloth to blot the stain with cold water. Try to lift as much of the stain as you can using the cloth. Grab a new cloth if the first one absorbs too much liquid. If you don't have access to a cloth, use a paper towel instead.
Soak the stained garment in cold water for 30 minutes. Use a bucket, sink, or tub, and make sure the stain is completely submerged in the water.
Apply a pre-treatment stain remover to the stain. You can find a pre-treatment stain remover in the laundry section of most major grocery stores. For aerosol spray stain removers, spray the affected area until the entire stain is covered. For liquid stain removers, pour a little of the stain remover onto the stain. Always read the directions on a pre-treatment stain remover before applying it to a garment.
Wash the stained garment by itself in a machine with hot water. If the label on the garment says it’s safe to bleach, add chlorine bleach to the wash to help remove the stain.
Check to see if the stain is gone before you put the garment in a dryer. Machine drying a stain will cause it to set, so make sure there’s no more stain before you dry it. If the stain is still there, repeat the process or try using a different method.
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