Dear Stain Wizard, The following story is true.One of my customers over indulged on Christmas wine, fell into the Christmas tree and broke her nose. She bled profusely onto the green tree skirt. Approximately three years later, she brought the stained tree skirt in to be cleaned…The Blood Had Turned Black, and it was everywhere! […]
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The Stain Wizard’s December Letter (part 1: Black Contact Dye)
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 […]
“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 […]