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