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BLUEORGRAY
COLORSTAINS
SHRINKAGE,
GENERAL
%BUNKAGE, ,
KNITS
POSSIBLRCAUSEANDmim~~
~Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswithresinfinishes.Useoxygenbleach(such
asClorox2brand).RefertoGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions.Restorecolor
usingcolorremover(suchasRitorTintexbrands),followpackagedirections.
~Ironormanganeseinwatermaycauseoverallyellowingor yellowspots.
1.Useextradetergentplusanon-precipitatingwatersoftenerdissolvedinwater
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorinebleach.
2. Haveaspecialfilterorchemicalfeederinstalledinyourhometoremoveironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterforafewminutestocleanironresiduebuildupinlines;drainwater
heateroccasion~ly.‘
4. TOremovespots:spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuicethroughstain.Toremoveoverallyelkm~useacommerciallyavailable
rustscaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.If porcelaindamagecanoccur,
donotuseinthewasher;useaplasticcontainer.
~Improperuseoffabricsoftener.Neverpourfabricsoftenerdirectlyonclothes;
alwaysdilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater.DilutesoftenerbeforefillingyourFabric
SoftenerDispenser.(Seepage8.)Also,donotliftlidduringspin.Thismaycause
improperdispensing,resultingin stains.Toremovestains:dampenstainedareaandrub
withundilutedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchlorinebleachif safeforfabric.
~Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedinawasherorbyhand;othersmaybesafely
washedbutwillshrinkinadryer.FollowGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions
exactly.If indoubt,donotmachinewashordry.
~Re]~~ion
SMd=iage WI occurinknitfabricsthathavebeenimproperlystretched
andelongatedbythemanufacturer.Whenthis’occurs,garmentmaybepressedbackinto
shapeaftereachwashand’drycycle. ~
~I?’mgressiveordektyedshrinkageiscausal whenstarchor sizing(insomefabrics)is
graduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenoticedinoldergarmentsthathavebeen
washedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshrinkage.TreatasforRelaxationSWage above.
~Shri~age causedbyoverheatingoccursin certainknitfabricsthathavebeenheat-
shaped.Whenwashing,dryingor ironingtemperaturesexceedthetemperaturesused
toshapeset, shrinkagemayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butitcanbepreventedby
washingincoolorwarmwater;dryingonLoworDelicateheat.
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