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PROBLEM
YELL0WW3
CLOTHES
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BLUEORGRAY
COLORST~S
!HRD?KAGE,
3ENXL4.L
umINKAGE,
CN
POSSIBLECAUSEAINDREMEDY
* C bknchmayyellowsometibricswithresinfinishes,~seoxygenbk%ich(sWh
asCXorox2brand).RefertoGarmentManufacturers’CareInstructions.Restorecolor
usingcolorremow?r(suchasRitorTintexbrands),followpackagedirections,
@Ironorrnang~eseinwatermaycauseoverallyellowingOryellOwspQ@O
1,,Useextradetergentplusanon-precipitatingwatersoftenerdissolvedinwater
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorinebleach.
_.2. Haveasp@~ fiiterorchemicalfeederinstalledinyourhometo,removgironand
‘““-nqmganes~ilom-water. ~
,,
,i , c
,’
-~.Runhotfiterfora fewminutestoclean~ronresichwbuildupinliries;drainwate~
heateroccasionally.
4. Tbremovespok: spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqueeze
lemonjuicethroughstain.‘lbremoveoverallyellow,usea’commerciallyavailable
rustscaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.Ifporcelaindamagecanoccur$
donotuseinthewasher;useaplasticcontainer.
,,
*Improperuie offabricsoftener.Neverpourfabricsoflenerdirectlyonclothes;
alwaysdilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater.Dilutesoflnerbeforeftig yourFabric
SoftnerDispenser.Seepage17.Toremovestains:dampenstainedareaandrubwith
undihtedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchlorinebleachif safeforfhbric.
@Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedinawasheror byhand;othersmaybe
safelywashedbutwillshrinkin a dryer.Follow(RtrmentManuticturers’Care
Instructionsexactly.If in doubt,donotmachinewashordry.
s SMqe Cmoccurinknitfabricsthathave
beenimproperlystretched
mdelongatedbythemanufacturer.Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedback
mtoshapeaftereachwashanddrycycle.
~fi~g~~~iveor del~~edsmkage is causedwhenstarchor sizing(insomefabrics)
s graduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenoticedin oldergarmentsthathavebeen
va.shedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshrinkage.Tmt asforRelaxation$hrinkag
eabove.
} ~~u~edbyoverhwting occursin certainknitfabricsthathavebeenheat-
haped.Whenwashing,dryingorironingtemperaturesexceedthetemperaturesused
Dshapeset,shrinkagemayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butitcanbepreventedby
mshingincoolorwarmwater;dryingonLoworDelicateheat.
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