Holiday Stain Removal Holiday celebrations call for special clothes, table settings, candle light, the finest foods, and beverages. Often the food, beverages, and candle wax accidentally stain the textiles. If your fabrics and celebration treasures are washable, the following reminders will help you get through the holidays with minimum stain removal frustration. For best success, treat all stains within 24 hours.
Older stains are more difficult to remove.
If your items can only be drycleaned, take them to the cleaners promptly and explain the type of stain. Some items must be drycleaned because they include various components and are not all compatible with laundry processes. Soak in cold water to soften and loosen protein. Do not pretreat with bar soap. If trace remains, soak in all-fabric bleach solution for five minutes.