Stain Removal Guides
How to Remove Ballpoint Ink from Leather
Spot-test, then use a dedicated ink remover with precision swabs to liquefy the ink and wipe it away before conditioning the hide.
How to Remove Blood from a Mattress
Lift fresh or set blood from foam or pillow-top mattresses using 6% hydrogen peroxide, a light ammonia assist, and low-steam heat.
How to Remove Blood from Carpet
Use 6% hydrogen peroxide, dish soap, and a steam-iron transfer to lift dried or fresh blood without bleaching the carpet pile.
How to Remove Blood from Sheets
Tackle dried or fresh blood on sheets and pillowcases with an ammonia-based glass cleaner, quick agitation, and a cold-water wash.
How to Remove Candle Wax from Carpet
Spilled a candle? Don't scrub. Melt it.
How to Remove Candle Wax from Tablecloths
Lift candle drips out of cotton or linen by scraping the crust, then melting the residue into absorbent paper with a hot iron.
How to Remove Chocolate from a Fabric Sofa
Scrape the spill, flush it with cold dish-soap solution, then pull up the moisture with baby powder for a like-new cushion.
How to Remove Chocolate from a Shirt
Flush fresh chocolate with cold water, work in enzyme detergent, and spot-treat anything leftover before washing.
How to Remove Chocolate from Car Seats
Lift melted chocolate from cloth car seats with Dollar Tree foaming glass cleaner, soft scrubbing, and quick extraction.
How to Remove Coffee from Carpet
Blot quickly, rinse with a dish-soap pre-spray, then oxidize the leftover melanoidins with 6% peroxide and a splash of ammonia.
How to Remove Coffee from Denim
Layer a vinegar-and-dish-soap soak, rubbing alcohol lift, and enzyme presoak so even stubborn coffee rinses out of jeans.
How to Remove Coffee from Leather
Test the finish, start with plain water, escalate to baby wipes or window cleaner, and recondition so the leather never cracks.
How to Remove Coffee from Silk
Flush silk in a lukewarm vinegar-soap bath, then fizz out the remaining stain with baking soda before air-drying.
How to Remove Coffee from Viscose (Rayon) Rugs
Use dry-cleaning micro-sponges, minimal peroxide, and constant grooming—never flooding—to lighten coffee on viscose.
How to Remove Coffee from Wool
Blot fast, soak the spot in a wool-safe detergent and vinegar bath, then finish with an oxygen-bleach rinse so white coffee stains disappear without felting.
How to Remove Crayon from Painted Walls
Drew & Jonathan loosen waxy scribbles with toothpaste, baking soda, and a soft toothbrush so the paint stays intact.
How to Remove Deodorant Marks from Black Shirts
Baking soda plus distilled white vinegar break down chalky buildup without bleaching dark cotton.
How to Remove Glue & Tape Residue from Wood Tables
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer softens gummy labels so you can scrape them off without stripping finish.
How to Remove Grass from Cleats
A damp Mr. Clean Magic Eraser erases stuck-on grass dye without grinding down the TPU shell of your cleats.
How to Remove Grass from Shoes
Saturate grass stains with white vinegar, let the acetic acid break the dye down for an hour, then wipe the shoes clean.
How to Remove Grass Stains from Jeans
Flood grass stains with liquid detergent, massage it in with a damp cloth or toothbrush, let it dwell, then wash cold before the dryer ever touches the fabric.
How to Remove Grease from Polyester
Mix baking soda with Dawn into a gritty paste, press it into dry grease spots, let it dwell for 15 minutes, then launder to lift even set-in stains.
How to Remove Gum from Carpet
Freeze the wad rock-solid with an ice pack, chip it away in layers, then lift the film with warm soapy water.
How to Remove Gum from Hair
Coat the wad with creamy peanut butter or vegetable oil so the fats stiffen the gum, then slide it off before shampooing away the residue.
How to Remove Gum from Jeans
Saturate the gum spot with WD-40, let it creep underneath, and scrape from multiple angles until the wad releases, then wash out the lubricant.
How to Remove Gum from Shoe Soles
Soften stuck gum with steam, roll it off with a pick, then scrub away residue without gouging the outsole.
How to Remove Gum from Shoes
Freeze the gum solid with ice, then chip it off the outsole with a blunt blade without scuffing the rubber.
How to Remove Hard Water Stains from Glass Shower Doors
Soak soap scum with vinegar, erase mineral spots with 0000 steel wool, then seal the panel with Rain-X so water sheets off.
How to Remove Ink from Finished Wood
Test the finish, then spot treat with 91% isopropyl alcohol or a baking-soda paste to lift ink without stripping stain.
How to Remove Ink from Painted Walls
Make a thick baking-soda paste, load it onto a sponge, and rub until the ink lifts without stripping the paint.
How to Remove Ink from Plastic
Dampen a Magic Eraser, squeeze it nearly dry, and buff the ink until the melamine foam sands the stain away.
How to Remove Latex Paint from Jeans
Dried paint is tough. Rubbing alcohol is the key.
How to Remove Lipstick from a Shirt Collar
Blot with denatured alcohol to break the wax, massage dish soap into the pigment, boost with a stain stick, then wash cold and air dry.
How to Remove Makeup from a White Towel
Rinse the stain immediately, then massage in a pump of Thieves soap to release the pigments without punishing the cotton.
How to Remove Makeup from Pillowcases
Foundation and mascara are oil-based. Treat them like grease.
How to Remove Melted Crayon from Washed & Dried Clothes
Queen of Clean shows how to scrape, soak in dish soap, and rew‑wash on hot so a rogue crayon doesn’t doom an entire load.
How to Remove Mildew from Grout
Mix a washing-soda paste with just enough bleach, spread a thick bead on the grout, and rinse after a 20-minute dwell.
How to Remove Mud from Sneakers
Ken tackles leather, mesh, and canvas uppers differently—white toothpaste for scuffed leather, an OxiClean bath for knit and canvas.
How to Remove Mustard from a Shirt
Scrape the glob, drown the stain in lemon juice, then escalate from enzyme spotter to Spot Shot to a Fels-Naptha bar without ever touching bleach or hot water.
How to Remove Mustard from Carpet
A pro cleaner lifts the solids with a neutral spotter, then runs a hydrogen peroxide + UV advanced oxidation reaction to erase turmeric dye.
How to Remove Mustard Stains from White Cotton
A dry cleaner’s overnight oxygen-bleach soak plus a detergent pre-treat keeps turmeric from locking into cotton.
How to Remove Oil & Grease from Silk
Grease on your favorite silk blouse? Put down the water. Water sets oil on silk.
How to Remove Oil from Concrete
The only method that works on Concrete without damaging it.
How to Remove Oil from Cotton
The only method that works on Cotton without damaging it.
How to Remove Oil from Driveway
The only method that works on Driveway without damaging it.
How to Remove Oil from Polyester
The only method that works on Polyester without damaging it.
How to Remove Permanent Marker from Walls
Wet a melamine sponge, test the paint, then ease the ink out with light pressure.
How to Remove Red Wine from Jeans
The only method that works on Jeans without damaging it.
How to Remove Red Wine from Shirt
The only method that works on Shirt without damaging it.
How to Remove Red Wine from Sofa
The only method that works on Sofa without damaging it.
How to Remove Red Wine from Tablecloth
The only method that works on Tablecloth without damaging it.
How to Remove Red Wine from White Wool Carpet
The only method that works on wool without damaging the fibers.
How to Remove Ring-Around-the-Collar Stains
Flood the collar with enzyme detergent, chase lingering oils with dish soap, then finish with a mild oxidizing bleach to erase the line.
How to Remove Rust from Tile or Porcelain
Shaving cream can leave a rust ring. Bleach won't fix it.
How to Remove Scuff Marks from Vinyl Floors
Black heel marks on your LVP? Easy fix.
How to Remove Set-In Stains (The 'Impossible' Guide)
Did you accidentally dry a stain? It's not ruined, but it will take time.
How to Remove Slime (Kids Toy) from Carpet
The bane of every parent. Don't cut the carpet yet.
How to Remove Soot from Fireplace Brick
Black soot stains make the fireplace look dirty.
How to Remove Sticker Residue from Laptop or Glass
Peeling off a price tag left a sticky mess?
How to Remove Sweat from Pillow
The only method that works on Pillow without damaging it.
How to Remove Sweat from Shirt
The only method that works on Shirt without damaging it.
How to Remove Sweat Stains from Hats
Yellow sweat lines on your favorite cap? Here is the fix.
How to Remove Tea Stains from Carpet
Tea contains tannins. Act fast.
How to Remove Tomato Sauce from Carpet
The only method that works on Carpet without damaging it.
How to Remove Tomato Sauce from Shirt
The only method that works on Shirt without damaging it.
How to Remove Tomato Sauce from Tupperware
The only method that works on Tupperware without damaging it.
How to Remove Tomato Sauce Stains from Plastic Containers
Tupperware turned orange? Don't throw it out. The sun is your friend.
How to Remove Tree Sap from Car Paint
Sticky sap can ruin your clear coat.
How to Remove Turmeric Stains from Quartz
Yellow curry stains on white counters? Act fast.
How to Remove Turmeric Stains from Quartz Countertops
Curry night disaster? Turmeric is a dye, but it has a weakness: UV Light.
How to Remove Urine from a Mattress
Accidents happen. Here is how to kill the smell and the stain.
How to Remove Vomit from Carpet
Gross, but manageable. Neutralize the acid.
How to Remove Water Rings from Wood Tables
White rings mean moisture is trapped in the finish.
How to Remove Wax from Table
The only method that works on Table without damaging it.
How to Remove Wax from Wall
The only method that works on Wall without damaging it.