Stain Guide

Mustard / Ketchup / BBQSauce:

• Rinse with cool water asap
• Treat with full strength Eucalan.
• Sit 15 minutes.
• Rinse well, scrubbing gently.
• Repeat if necessary.
• Launder as usual.

Berries / Fruits / Juices:

• Act quickly!
• Place stained area over bowl and pour boiling water through from opposite side of material until stain disappears.
• Use caution on wool.
• Launder as usual.

Red Wine: 

• Cover with salt as much as needed to absorb wine. Vacuum up the salt (for carpet or furniture) or shake it off if it’s a garment or linen.
• Pour club soda over to help dilute the remaining wine.
• Apply full strength Eucalan to any mark and let sit 15 minutes.
• Launder as usual.

Oils / Butter: 

• Blot with paper towel right away.
• Sprinkle with baking soda or cornstarch on the remaining mark and let sit.
• In morning apply full strength Eucalan to spot and let sit 15 minutes.
• Launder as usual.

Coffee / Tea:

• Treat immediately!
• Blot with paper towel.
• Apply full strength Eucalan and leave it to sit at least 30 minutes.
• Rub gently if required.
• Launder as usual.

Chocolate:

• If possible, flush with warm water from the opposite side of the garment to prevent the chocolate from settling deeper into the fibres.
• Saturate mark with full strength Eucalan and let sit for 30 mins.
• Gently scrub spot and repeat if necessary.
• Launder as usual.

Blood:

• Blot with paper towel.
• Flush with cold water from the opposite side of the fabric and soak for a while.
• Launder as usual.

Mildew:

• Soak in cold water.
• Apply full strength Eucalan to the affected area and let it sit for 30 minutes.
• Gently scrub.
• Repeat if necessary.
• Launder as usual.
• If desired, garment may be placed in the sun to naturally bleach (do not put wool in the sun). Use caution as the sun can also cause the colours to fade.

Grass / Dirt / Mud:

• Immediately soak in cold water.
• Apply full strength Eucalan to affected area and let it sit for 30 minutes.
• Gently scrub.
• Repeat if necessary.
• Launder as usual.

Wax / Polish:

• Allow to dry completely – don’t wipe away liquid wax.
• Apply ice pack to freeze wax fully.
• Once frozen, scrape away excess with a butter knife.
• Place a paper bag underneath and on top of the stain.
• Iron the area, repeatedly moving the bag so you don’t accidentally retransfer the wax back onto the material.
• Launder as usual.

Ink:

• Hairspray usually does the trick here.
  • Spray the spot directly with hairspray and allow it to sit for a few minutes.
  • Rinse it under cool water at that time to see the progress and then reapply if necessary.
  • Launder as usual.
• You can also use full-strength Eucalan on the spot, allow it to sit for 15 minutes, and then gently rub the spot while rinsing with water. 

Paint - Water based:

• Use full strength Eucalan on the spot.
• Launder as usual.

Paint - Oil based:

• Use paint remover on the spot.
• Treat with full strength Eucalan and allow to sit 15-30 minutes.
• Rinse and gently scrub.
• Repeat if necessary.
• Launder as usual.

Nail polish:

• Use a Q-tip saturated with acetone remover to gently release the colour.
• Replace the Q-tip regularly so you don’t transfer any colour back on to garment.
• Use caution as acetone may ruin synthetic materials.
• Launder as usual after polish is gone.