How to Remove
Unknown Stains

How to Remove Unknown Stains. If you don't know what caused the stain, try these three easy remedies.

1 Wash the garment in detergent and the hottest water safe for the fabric and the suspected stain.

If the stain doesn't disappear, try repeating the wash cycle until the spot fades away.

2 Apply a prewash stain remover - available in sprays, liquids, and sticks - to the offending spot.

Launder the garment in the hottest water that's safe for the fabric and for the stain.

3 Track down the wearer of the garment.

Query the guilty party as to the identity of the stain, and treat it with the best solution for the specific soil (see Common and Stains: How to Remove Them).

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