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wool cleansing agents/treatments
| Wool Carpets Type of Stain |
Order of treatment | ||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Beer, beetroot, bleach, mustard | 1 | ||
| Blood | 10 | 6 | |
| Burn or scorch mark | 5 | ||
| Butter | 2 | 1 | |
| Candle wax | 3 | ||
| Chewing gum | 7 | ||
| Chocolate | 1 | 2 | |
| Cocoa, coffee | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Cooking oils, cream, crayon, colour markers | 2 | 1 | |
| Egg, excrement | 1 | ||
| Fruit juice | 9 | 1 | |
| Furniture polish | 2 | 1 | |
| Grass | 4 | ||
| Gravy or sauce | 9 | 1 | |
| Grease | 2 | 1 | |
| Ice cream | 1 | ||
| Ink - ballpoint | 4 | 1 | |
| Ink - fountain pen | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| Lipstick, metal polish | 2 | 1 | |
| Mildew | 1 | 5 | |
| Milk | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Nail polish | 8 | 2 | |
| Oil | 2 | 1 | |
| Paint - amulsion | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Paint - oil base | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rust | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Salad dressing, shoe polish | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft drink | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Tar | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tea - black or white | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Urine, vomit | 1 | ||
| Wine - red | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Wine - white | 1 | ||
Treatment 1
Solution of 1 teaspoon of approved wool detergent (eg. Softly) with one teaspoon of white vinegar and one litre of warm water.
Treatment 2
Dry-cleaning fluid, lighter fuel or mineral turpentine. Caution : Ensure that no flame or lighted cigarette is near, and use in a well ventilated area.
Treatment 3
Mineral Turpentine effectiveness is increased if mixed with an equal quantity of dry-cleaning fluid. Caution : Ensure that no flame or lighted cigarette is near, and use in a well ventilated area.
Treatment 4
Methylated spirits. Caution : Ensure that no flame or lighted cigarette is near, and use in a well ventilated area.
Treatment 5
Hydrogen peroxide (20 vol). Dilute 10 to 1 with cold water. Caution : Do not use on dark or patterned carpet.
Treatment 6
Dye Stripper. Dilute 50 to 1 with cold water. Caution : Do not use on dark or patterned carpet.
Treatment 7
Chewing gum remover (freezing agent)
Treatment 8
Nail polish remover
Treatment 9
Clean, warm (not hot) water
Treatment 10
Cold water
Treatment 11
Weak solution of white vinegar or lemon juice with cold water
Treatment 12
Abosrbent powder (eg salt or talc). Sprinkle on spillage, leave overnight and vacuum the next day.
