Stain guide
Type of stain | Identification | Removal |
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Colourations | Absorbed, irregular, different colours | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 2 |
Medication | Difficult because every medication stain looks different | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 2 DEPRIT 3 |
Asphalt | Dark brown to black colour, sharp edge. Stain substance built-up on textile. | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 2 DEPRIT WEISS |
Beer | Yellowish to grey. Sharp edge, more visible under steam. Stain is stiff, odour is typical. | Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1 |
Dispersion paint | Sharp edge, stiffened, plastic | Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1 + DEPRIT 2 |
Blood | FRed to dark brown colour, sharp distinct edges, feels slightly stiff | Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1, Soak old blood stains in OTTALIN ENZYM. Yellowish-green residue suggest an iron compound, treatment with DEPRIT 5, then neutralize |
Soft drinks | Yellow to brown colour, sharp edge, absorbed | Pre-spotting: PRENETT A, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 3 DEPRIT 5, bleach if necessary |
Curry | Red to yellow-brown colour | Pre-spotting: PRENETT A, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 3, bleach if necessary |
Ice cream | Different colours, sharp edges, stiff and absorbed | Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1 DEPRIT 3 In case of dyestuff residue – bleach |
Vomit | For the most part large surface contamination, sour odour | Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1 DEPRIT 3, afterwards bleach |
Tannin stains | Different colours, absorbed, black edges, fruit juices may cause fruit build-up. Light spots turn darker with time. | Pre-spotting: PRENETT A, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 3 |
Graphite | Black-grey, metallic shiny, absorbed and built-up | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 2 |
Grass, flowers | Green to brown colour, striped | Pre-spotting: PRENETT A, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 3, For traces of colour apply either reductive or oxidative bleach |
Hair dye | Different colours, absorbed. Usually on collars and shoulder areas. | Bleaching with reduction bleaching agent, be careful: check colour fastness! |
Skin tanning agents | Grey, for the most part absorbed, similar to grease stains, hardly visible. Older stains are yellow to brown | Pre-spotting: PRENETT A, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 3 |
Iodine | Yellow to reddish-dark brown colour with yellow spreading. On fabrics containing starch blue-black, irregular edge, when fresh with typical odour | Bleach with sodium thiosulphate, potassium iodide |
Cocoa | Red-brown colour, absorbed, black edge, slightly stiff | Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1 |
Chewing gum | Rubber like, sticky, built-up | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 4 DEPRIT 2 |
Adhesives | Colour usually white to grey, sometimes yellowish, clear. Absorbed and built-up, hard feel, sharp edge | a) Water-soluble adhesives: Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1; b) Solvent-soluble adhesives: Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 2 DEPRIT 4 |
Lipstick | Rot-nuances, stripes, smears | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 2, Remaining pigments with DEPRIT 6 |
Mayonnaise | White to yellow colour, absorbed and built-up. Grease edge slightly sticky | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 2 |
Milk | White to grey colour, absorbed, black edge, slightly stiff | Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1 |
Nail polish | Red-nuances. Partially shiny like mother-of-pearl, absorbed and built-up. Sharp edge, hard and stiff like a board | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 4 DEPRIT 2, Remaining pigments with DEPRIT 6 |
Perfume | Light to yellow brown colour. Sharp dark edge, absorbed, typical odour | Pre-spotting: PRENETT A, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 3, Yellow stains must undergo oxidative bleaching |
Rust, metal | Red to brown colour mostly absorbed. Partially powder like, built-up | DEPRIT 5 |
Chocolate | Brown colour, built-up and smeared, sharp edge | Pre-spotting: PRENETT C, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 2, If there are still traces of colour – bleach must be used, if necessary DEPRIT 3 |
Mustard | Yellow colour, for the most part built-up, typical odour | Pre-spotting: PRENETT A, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 3 |
Scorch spot | Yellowish to brown colour, when moistened typical burnt odour | Gentle oxidising bleach (hydrogen peroxide) |
Starch | White to grey, absorbed and built-up, sharp edge, stiff, lightens when scratched | Pre-spotting: PRENETT B, Post-spotting: DEPRIT 1 |