Fabric

Care Instructions for Fabric

Each fabric has specific characteristics, be it technical or aesthetical.

Basic Advice

If the stain has dried, first brush any excess off by hand or with a brush. Then vacuum the stain, and follow by cleaning using a neutral cleaning agent, such as soapy water. It is important to rinse with clean water afterwards.

Type of Stains

Alcohol: Fresh stains: treat with a weak solution of household vinegar, rinse immediately.
Ballpoint pen: Treat with a colour-fixing agent.
Blood: Fresh stains: treat with soap flakes or washing-up liquid, rinse immediately. Dried stains: treat with an enzyme agent, note the recommended reaction time. Dry carefully.
Butter: Treat with a solvent. OR Fresh stains: treat with soap flakes or washing-up liquid, rinse immediately. Dried stains: treat with an enzyme agent, note the recommended reaction time. Dry carefully.
Chewing gum: Treat with a solvent.
Chocolate: Fresh stains: treat with soap flakes or washing-up liquid, rinse immediately. Dried stains: treat with an enzyme agent, note the recommended reaction time. Dry carefully. OR Treat with a solvent. OR Fresh stains: treat with a weak solution of household vinegar, rinse immediately.
Coffee: Fresh stains: treat with a weak solution of household vinegar, rinse immediately.
Cream: Fresh stains: treat with soap flakes or washing-up liquid, rinse immediately. Dried stains: treat with an enzyme agent, note the recommended reaction time. Dry carefully.
Fruit juice: Treat the stain with a generally available oxidative bleaching agent. OR Treat with a colour-fixing agent.
Furniture polish: Treat with a colour-fixing agent.
Ink: Treat with a colour-fixing agent.
Lipstick: Treat with a solvent. OR Treat with a colour-fixing agent.
Milk: Fresh stains: treat with soap flakes or washing-up liquid, rinse immediately. Dried stains: treat with an enzyme agent, note the recommended reaction time. Dry carefully.
Oil: Treat with a solvent. OR Treat with a colour-fixing agent.
Tea: Fresh stains: treat with a weak solution of household vinegar, rinse immediately.
Urine: Fresh stains: treat with soap flakes or washing-up liquid, rinse immediately. Dried stains: treat with an enzyme agent, note the recommended reaction time. Dry carefully.
Wine: Fresh stains: treat with a weak solution of household vinegar, rinse immediately.