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Before you toss a shirt soiled with wine, gravy, or mustard into the washer, make sure you make every effort to remove the stain first. It's good to plan ahead for such mishaps and to keep dishwashing liquid, nail-polish remover, Fels-Naptha and other cleaning agents on hand. In addition to the items that you toss in the wash, most of these remedies will work on carpets and furniture, too.
Blot with solution of 1 teaspoon dishwashing liquid (like Ivory) in 1 cup warm water. Red-dye remover works on red fruit punch.
Dab with extra-strength Bengay, heat with hair dryer, scrape with press-to-seal bag. Blot with detergent solution and rinse.
Pretreat with a paste of Fels-Naptha soap, then wash. Repeat if necessary. Don't put item in the dryer until the stain is gone.
Apply repeated applications of detergent solution to remove solids. When stain is reduced, rinse and dry in bright sunlight.
Blot with acetone-based nail-polish remover, followed by the detergent solution, and rinse.
Blot with water. If stain remains, try detergent solution. 3 percent hydrogen peroxide is effective on red wine.
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