Care and Cleaning

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used as a guidelines only! If in doubt, call US WE ARE A REPUTABLE
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Acids                             Detergent/White vinegar
Alcoholic Beverages      Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid
Ammonia or Alkali          Detergent/White vinegar
Ball-point pen ink          Methylated spirits or turpentine
Beer                              Detergent/White vinegar
Bleach                           Detergent/White vinegar
Blood                             Detergent/White vinegar or Starch Paste
Burning cigarette           Brush off with a hard edge
Butter                            Cleaning fluid
Candy                            Detergent/White vinegar or scrape and vacuum
Cellulose paint               Acetone
Chewing Gum                Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid
Chocolate                      Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid
Coffee                           Glycerin
Cosmetics                     Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid
Crayon                          Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum
Egg                               Detergent/White vinegar
Excrement(human)        Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in excrement attack dyestuffs)
Excrement(pet)             Call a reputable cleaner
Fat and Oil                   Tissue and iron, then cleaning fluid (Do not use iron after solvent)
Fruit and juices             Detergent/White vinegar
Furniture polish            Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Glue                             Alcohol
Grass                           Methylated spirits
Gravy                           Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid
Grease                        Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum
Household cement       Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Ice cream                     Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Ink                                Water only
Iodine                           Alcohol
Jam                              Lukewarm water
Lipstick                        Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Medicine                      Call a reputable cleaner
Metal polish                 Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Mildew                         Call a reputable cleaner
Milk                              Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Mud                             Detergent/White vinegar
Mustard                       Detergent/White vinegar
Nail Polish                    Polish remover*
Oils                              Cleaning fluid
Paint                            Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Perfume                       Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Permanent ink             Call a reputable cleaner
Rust                            Call a reputable cleaner
Salad dressing            Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Sauces                        Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Shoe polish                 Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum
Soot                            Vacuum, then cleaning fluid
Stain                           Cleaning Method
Tar                              Cleaning fluid
Tea                             Detergent/White vinegar
Urine (human)             Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in urine attack dyestuff)
Urine (pet)                   Call a reputable cleaner
Vomit                           Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid
Wax                             Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum
Wine                            Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid

Note: Almost all spills are removed by either dry cleaning fluid (follow manufacturer's instructions) or a
simple solution of one teaspoon of mild detergent with one teaspoon of white vinegar in a quart of warm
water.

*If recommended procedure is not effective call a reputable cleaner. Some stains are so complex that they
should be treated by someone with a knowledge of textile chemistry. Don't wait for annual cleaning. It may
be too late to remove the stain.

Reprinted, with permission, from the Wool Bureau Inc. "The Wool Library Volume 6"

Peykar does not guarantee that these methods work and should be used as a guideline only! If in doubt,
call US WE ARE A REPUTABLE CLEANER.