Stain Removal Tips for Your Home
Experts share their secrets for the best way to remove caked-on, decades-old dirt from the bathroom to the garage.
By Lynn Andriani
Original Content | February 02, 2012 
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Even dark liquids like red wine or Kool-Aid can be removed from white upholstered furniture or carpeting. Although most of us know it's a lot easier to lift a stain if you get to it right away, for spots that have been on your carpet since the Reagan administration, follow this advice from Steve Mulloy, director of housekeeping at Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. Apply a red-dye remover like Carbona Stain Devils #8 to a clean towel, lay it over the stain and then press a warm iron over it. The heat will transfer the stain onto the cloth. |
