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In fhe following classification an effort has been made to gather into 

 groups stains which have one or more solvents in common. 



Class I. Stains. Solvents. 



Paint, Varnish Machine Turpentine, Chloroform, Ben- 

 oil, Vaseline. zine, Soap & water, Alcohol, 



Ammonia. 

 Paint and varnish. 



a. Wet the spot with turpentine, benzine or alcohol and let it 

 stand a few minutes. Wet again and sponge or pat with clean 

 cloth. Continue until stain disappears. 



b. For delicate colors — use chloroform. 



• c. If the paint is old it may take some time to soften. Equal 

 parts of ammonia and turpentine soften old paint stains. 



Machine oil. 



a. Wash with soap and cold water. 



b. If the stain does not respond to above treatment use turpentine 

 as for paint stains. 



Vaseline. 



Wash with turpentine. Boiling sets this stain. 



Class II. Stains. Solvents. 



Tar, Lamp black, Stove Kerosene, Naphtha soap & 

 polish. water. 



Tar and lamp black. 



Saturate spot with kerosene Wash in naphtha soap and water. 

 Stove polish. 



a. If washed while fresh it is easy to remove. 



b. If the stain is old, treat as for tar and lamp black. 



Class III. Stains. Solvents. 



Grease & oil stains, Wagon Naphtha soap & water, Chlo- 

 grease. roform. Ether, Turpentine, 



Carbonol, Benzine, Naphtha 

 or Gasolene, Lard or Oil, 

 Alcohol, Fuller's earth, 

 Chalk, "Benzole" (good sol- 

 vent for grease not usually 

 on sale at ordinary drug 



Ordinary grease spots. store). 



a. Wash thoroughly with naphtha soap and water. 



b. Turpentine, oil or lard, are often used to soften old grease 

 spots before washing. 



c. Grease is soluble in benzine, alcohol, chloroform, ether, carbonol 

 and benzole. 



d. For delicate fabrics chloroform and ether are the best solvents. 

 Chloroform and carbonol are useful because non-inflammable. 



e. Fuller's earth or chalk may be applied as a paste to absorb 

 grease before washing. 



