Dear Stain Wizard, I have a red sweater that picked up black contact dye from the cleaning process (hydrocarbon).I am too afraid to use dye stripper, but I will if I have to. Is there anything I can do to save this garment? Signed, Stan in Texas Hopefully this is an isolated incident, because if […]
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“The Stain Wizard” responds to his November letter (part 2) about removing wax
Dear Stain Wizard, A customer brought in a dark blue sweatshirt. It had thick candle wax over the front. I want to tell you what I did to easily remove the wax! Step 1 – In a clean bucket, 2 gallons of 125-130 degree water. (You can use your steam gun to help heat the […]
“The Stain Wizard” responds to his November letter about shoe polish
Dear Stain Wizard, HELP!! I have black shoe polish on a white tablecloth. I don’t know what to do… Signed,David, in Minnesota Dear David, Believe it or not, I’ve had 3 people from across the country contact me recently about this very problem. You are lucky. The tablecloth is white, so we will be able […]