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Howtoremoveclaystains
Someothermethodsforremovingclaystainsinclude:
Foralargerclaystain,tryusingtwoorthreemixesoftheabovevinegar/saltcombinationtoremove
it.
Forlightmud/claystains(fromplayingoutside),brushasmuchofthemudorclayaspossibleoff
theclothing,orrununderwaterbeforeleavingtosoakovernight.
Ifthemudorclaystainishardertobudge,beginbybrushingoffdriedmudorclayagain,andthen
soakinamixtureof1/4cupeachofammoniaandliquiddetergent,beforewashinginthehottestwater
possibleforthefabricandusingtheappropriatebleach(checkthelabelforwashinginstructions).
Don'tusethedryertodrystainedclothing.Theheatmaysettheclaystain.
Removingclaystainsfromunwashablefabrics
Shouldthestaineditemofclothingbenonwashable,youdohaveanoptionofDIYremovalbutdo
besurethatyou'dprefertoattemptityourselfbeforesendingtheclaystainedgarmenttothe
drycleaners.Lettheclayormuddry,beforeusingastiffbristledbrushoverapieceofpapertobrush
offandremovetheremainingclay.Ifitisredclay,itisbesttotakeittothedrycleaner,ratherthantry
toremoveityourself.
Removingclaystainsfromcarpetorfurniture
Noticeatouchofdriedclaysmudgedintothecarpet?Toremoveit,brushtheclayormudstainwitha
hardbristledbrush,brushingasmuchasyoucanontoapieceofwhitepaper,thenthoroughlyvacuum.
Aftervacuuming,mixonecupofwhitevinegarwithtwocupsofwaterandthroughlyblotthestain.
Followbyblottingheavilywithanabsorbentclothuntilcompletelydry.
Ifthisdoesn'tremovetheclaystaintotally,delicatelyspongethestainwithafewdropsofwaterand
applyafewdropsofwhitevinegar.Placeanabsorbentclothsoakedinstainspotter,changingthecloth
asitpicksupmoreofthestain.
Anotherbackupsolutionforcarpetistouseacarpetshampooifthestainisonlyalightone.Ifthe
carpetisstainedwithredclayyoumayneedtocallinprofessionalcarpetcleaners.
Forremovingstainsoffupholstery,makesureyouonceagainallowtheclaytodrybefore
attemptingremoval.Spraytheaffectedspotwithwater,blottinggentlywithacleanclothtoabsorbas
muchofthestainaspossible.Keepdabbingandblottingandchangingtheclothuntilthestainisgone.
Ifthisfails,youcantryamixofwaterandclearbleachfreedetergent.Followthesameprocessof
spraying,dabbingandblotting,butafterwardssprayonafewsquirtsofplainwaterandblotuntilany
sudsareremovedfromthefurniture.Mixalittlewaterandvinegaranddabontobesureallthesuds
areremoved,blottingagaintodry.
Stainremovernotes
Thequickeryoudealwithastain,themorelikelyyouaretoremoveit.
Unlessitsafatstain,coldwaterisbestforrinsingastain,soasnottosetitandmakeitharderto
removelater.
Beforeusingacleaningsolution,testonaninconspicuoussection,suchastheinsideofasleeve,to
checkitwontruinthefabric.
Alwaysrinseoutonecleaningsolutionbeforetryinganothertoremoveastainascertainchemicals
arenotsupposedtobemixed.
Readthecareinstructionsontheitemofclothingbeforeattemptingvigorousstainremoval.Some
clothingmaybetoodelicatetoattemptstainremovalandarebettertakenstraighttothedrycleaners.
Dontrubfabricharshlytoremovestainsasthiscanabradefibresandcausefading.
Thewhitetowelblottingmethodisoftenrecommendedforstainremoval.Simplyfoldacleanwhite
toweland,onceyouhavetreatedthestainwithwater,gentlydabitwiththetowelandchecktoseehow
muchofthestainhastransferredtothewhitetowel.
Ifusingcommercialstainremoversanddetergents,alwaysfollowtheproductlabeltounderstandthe
properuseandsafetyprecautionsyoumayneedtotake.
Itsalwayseasiertotreatastainonawashablefabric.
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Stiffbrush
MurphysOilSoaporborax
Water
Ammonia
Bucket
Enzymepresoak(ex:OxiClean)
StepstoRemovetheStains:
Allowtheclaytodryonthepiece.
Oncedry,usethestiffbrushtoremoveasmuchaspossible.Thisisbestdoneoutdoorswhereyou
canbrushandshakethepieceoutfrequently.Removeasmuchoftheloosenedclayaspossible.
Next,useasoftclothtospreadMurphysOilSoapoverthestainedarea.IfyoudonthaveMurphys
OilSoap,mixonetablespoonofboraxwithonecupofwater.Spreadthemixtureoverthestainedarea.
Allowittositfor15minutes.
Rinsewithcoldwater.
Ifthestainremains,soaktheiteminanenzymepresoak,suchasOxiClean.Theenzymeswillgive
anextracleaningboost.
Allowthepiece(s)tosoakforseveralhourstoovernight.
Afinalstep,ifthestubbornstainsarestillthere,istofillabucketwithwaterandaddonecupof
householdammonia.
Soakthesocksinthemixtureuntilthestainsrelease.
Washasnormalwithlaundrydetergent.
Donotdryuntilthestainshavebeenremoved.Ifdried,theheatofthedryerwillsetanyremaining
stains.
AdditionalTipsandAdvice
Lestoilisanotherproductthathasbeensuccessfulinremovingredclaystains.
Inourresearch,wefoundthatammonia,includingwindowcleaner,wasacommonsuccessfulclay
stainremover.
Wantasimplesolution?AgoodstainremoveristoaddcupofCascadedishwashingdetergentto
thelaundry(inadditiontothelaundrydetergent).Itmayworkwellenoughonitsownforminorstains.