Removing stains from my sweater?

Qusetions:Well there are certain spots or you might call them stains on my sweater, and I am pretty sure from naphthalene balls. Can anybody help me by telling how and through what I can remove them ?? Thanks to all those who answered.

Answers:Your question is a real toughie as you don't give much information concerning the material of the sweater. I will assume it must be wool because of the naphthalene balls (commonly known as mothballs). Mix equal parts water and vinegar in a spray bottle and spray directly onto the stain. After letting sit for a few minutes, scrub with a brush and soapy water and then launder according to the manufacturer's label. If it is a very expensive sweater, I suggest taking the sweater to a professional dry-cleaner for advice.

Answers:Please find below the solution for removing all sort of stains from the sweater or woolen fabrics.


•1 Alcohol or food: Use soda water, place towel under area. Fizz the soda and rub gently towards centre of spot.

•2 Ballpoint: Treat with glycerin and soak a while. Remove stain with methylated spirits, ether or alcohol.

•3 Blood and protein: Blot with concentrated common starch paste and rinse from back with mild soapy water or leave to dry and brush out.

•4 Butter: Sponge with benzine or carbon tetrachloride.

•5 Chewing gum: Scrape and sponge with perchlorethylene or treat with dry ice.

•6 Coffee: Sponge with warm water.

•7 Black tea: Make a paste of borax, soap and warm water, apply to reverse side and leave to dry; brush out. White tea: Make a paste of borax, soap and cold water, leave to dry; brush out.

•8 Fruit: Use a paste of starch and water. Leave to dry, brush out and remove outer line by rubbing with a damp cloth and blotting paper.

•9 Grass: Remove with alcohol, ether or benzine.

•10 Grease, oil or tar: Sponge with petrol, benzine or turpentine.

•11 Glue: Sponge with alcohol.

•12 Ink: Immerse in cold water or make a paste of ammonia and starch. Apply to reverse side, leave to dry and brush out. Remove outer ring with benzine or alcohol by rubbing towards centre.

•13 Iodine: Treat with cool water followed by alcohol.

•14 Iron rust: Sponge with a weak solution of oxalic acid until stain disappears, then sponge carefully with household ammonia and rinse with water.

•15 Lipstick: Treat with benzine to remove greasiness and then rub gently with alcohol.

•16 Paint: Treat with petrol or with turpentine.

•17 Perfume: Alcohol or ether.

•18 Perspiration: Treat with warm water and ammonia. Rub over with diluted lemon juice.

•19 Scorch mark: Apply a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide and leave in the sun to bleach. If scorch marks are not burned into the fibre, they can sometimes be removed by sponging with soap and lukewarm water. Alternatively, rub mark with the flat side of a silver coin.

•20 Shoe polish: Apply benzine, petrol or carbon tetrachloride. Rub over with a vinegar cloth or wash in lukewarm soapy water.

•21 Varnish: Mix equal quantities benzine and alcohol and rub gently.

•22 White wax: Place stain between two layers of blotting paper and iron with a hot iron until stain disappears. Rub with a benzine cloth.

•23 Red wine: Pour white wine over stain and then immerse in cold water and rinse, or sprinke with salt, allow to absorb and then rinse.

Answers:Oxyclean stain remover, just spray it from the back as well as the front to get the stain out. Let it sit for about 15 minutes before you wash it then wash it on gentle cycle. Really works.

Answers:If it's naphthalene you can try ONE thing that may or may not work, try a little gas on a Qtip.
If that does not work, it's permanent.

Answers:I use a product called De-Solv-it. It has removed every stain I have tried it on and even some old stains that I missed.

Answers:Put some dish soap on the spots and rub gently.
Then launder as usual.
Good luck.