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Stain Removal The Queen of Clean® shares tips on removing stubborn stains. From "Home Made Easy" episode DHME-136

Linda Cobb, the Queen of Clean®, joins host Stephanie Lydecker and shows how to remove tough stains such as ink and crayon. She shares helpful tips and shows that no stain is too tough!

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Linda Cobb shares tips on removing stains.

Materials:

rags
rubbing alcohol
sponge
white, non-gel toothpaste
toothbrush
WD-40
paper towels
water
dishwashing liquid
dry soap-filled steel-wool pads
baking soda

Stain Removal

• Canvas is a very heavy, firm, tightly woven fabric, but there are many ways to remove ink. First, you should always try rubbing alcohol. Put a good amount of rubbing alcohol onto a sponge and then blot the canvas until the stain is removed. Or, you can use a Q-tip and blot the stain until it is removed. Never rub the stain, this could cause the stain to spread. Also, you could just dig the fabric into a glass of rubbing alcohol and let it sit until the stain comes out.

• Another trick for removing ink is simple—just use white, non-gel toothpaste. Put the toothpaste onto a toothbrush and scrub the ink. Then launder as usually, which with canvas it is machine wash in cold water and tumble dry on a low setting.

  Royal tip: Often, just soaking ink stains in milk will dissolve them.

• To remove crayon from a painted wall, spray with WD-40 lubricant and wipe crayon away with a paper towel. Once you wipe it with a paper towel, take the cloth that is damp with hot water and a bit of dishwashing liquid, and wash in a circular motion.

• To remove crayon from wallpaper, rub the crayon mark lightly with a dry soap filled steel wool pad. Do this very gently. If this doesn't work, you can also try baking soda on a damp cloth and watch it disappear. Then, just rinse with a wet paper towel.

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Linda Cobb
The Queen of Clean®
Website: www.queenofclean.com