Outdoor      

Grass

For bleachable fabrics, rub detergent into the dampened stain and wash in hot water with chlorine bleach. If the stain persists, sponge it with alcohol and rinse the area thoroughly. For non-bleachable fabrics, repeat the process without using chlorine bleach. If the fabric happens to be acetate, be safe by diluting the alcohol with two parts water.


Mud

Allow to dry, brush and wash with soap and water.
Avoid Chlorine bleach, many coloured textiles do not resist! Chlorine Bleach may be used only if allowed by the care code of the article of clothing or systematically perform a test before use.

	On delicate natural fibres, ammonia water (1 tablespoon per 1 litre of water) may be used, gently rub and then rinse.
	On synthetic or artificial fabrics, dab on water with lemon juice, rinse.

Mildew

Eliminate by dabbing with 10-volume hydrogen peroxide or with dilute Chlorine bleach (depending on the care code of the article of clothing).


Rust

Use a commercially available anti-rust product.
Otherwise, apply a few drops of oxalic acid diluted in water (also called sorrel salt, found in hardware stores). Make sure to thoroughly rinse the zone cleaned! Warning handling of dangerous acid.
Use lemon juice on synthetic fabrics.


Sludge

Treat with a solvent or turpentine essence. Do not let solvents act too long (risk of fading on certain colours)
On synthetic fabrics, you may dab the stain with a rag soaked in either water with lemon juice or with White Spirit. Don’t forget to rinse!
Trick:
Before removing the stain, soften the stain with a fat (for example butter) then gently remove the excess.


Tar

Remove as much as possible of the stain by scraping. Soften the rest of the stain with some glycerine then wash normally. If the stain does not disappear, try applying special stain removing solvents.


Wax

Remove as much as possible of the wax layer by gently scraping both sides of the fabric with the blade of a knife.
Then, place the fabric between two layers of absorbent white paper. Iron with a warm iron changing the paper as it absorbs the melted wax. Wash the fabric normally. If needed, final treatment as fat stain.