Professional stain remover: which product to use for each stain
Each stain is removed with a different chemistry: enzymes for blood and grease, oxygen bleaches for coffee or fruit, oxalic acid for rust. Eleven products for laundry and surfaces, with the directions for use from their technical data sheet.
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Identify the stain before choosing the product
The stain removers Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 are applied neat to the stain: leave them to act for about 5 minutes, scrub with a brush if necessary and then wash as normal. According to their data sheets, contact time must not exceed 15 minutes and no heat should be applied until the stain has disappeared. They are suitable for most laundry, white and coloured, except wool and leather, and a preliminary test to check colourfastness is advisable.
When there is a lot of laundry with biological stains, the work is done in the wash: Spot for prewash and soaking, Drap for heavily soiled laundry and Oximatic + as a bleach with an automatic dosing unit. For stains on surfaces, Tink removes ink, and Antigraffiti 1 and Antigraffiti 2 remove graffiti.
Which stain remover matches each stain
Ink and graffiti
On surfaces
- Tink — ballpoint pen and marker on formica, melamine and vinyl
- Antigraffiti 1 — spray paint and marker on hard surfaces
- Antigraffiti 2 — gel, for vertical surfaces
In the wash
Heavily soiled laundry and bleaching
- Drap — 10–25 g/kg
- Oximatic + — 2–6 g/kg with a dosing unit
- ND 7 — grease: pre-treatment before washing
For the complete laundry wash, see the industrial laundry detergent guide.
Directions for use of each stain remover
| Product | pH | Directions for use | Stains per data sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | — | Neat, ~5 min; max. 15 min | Ink, mineral oils and greases and some paints on laundry |
| Q2 | 2.5 | Neat, ~5 min; max. 15 min | Metal oxides on laundry |
| Q3 | 8.3 | Neat, ~5 min; max. 15 min | Blood, egg, sauces and grease on laundry |
| Q4 | 4.5 | Neat, ~5 min; max. 15 min | Coffee, tea, tomato and fruit on laundry |
| Spot | 11.5 | 5–20 g/kg at 40 ºC | Prewash and soaking: blood, milk, egg and sweat |
| Drap | 12.5 | 10–25 g/kg | Laundry with stubborn stains, rags and tea towels |
| Oximatic + | 2.0 | 2–6 g/kg with a dosing unit | Bleach with peracetic acid for automatic washing |
| ND 7 | 11.3 | Neat or up to 10 % | Kitchen degreaser; also grease stains on laundry as a pre-treatment |
| Tink | 11.0 | Spray a little and rub with a dry cloth | Ballpoint, fountain pen and marker ink on formica, melamine, vinyl and skai |
| Antigraffiti 1 | — | Apply, leave to act and rinse under pressure | Spray paint and marker on hard surfaces |
| Antigraffiti 2 | — | With a brush, leave to act and rinse | Gel for graffiti on vertical surfaces |
Carry out a preliminary test on an inconspicuous area to check the fastness of the colour and the material, and do not apply heat to the laundry until the stain has disappeared.
Who this range is for
Laundries
Q1 to Q4 for spotting, and Spot, Drap and Oximatic + in the wash.
Hospitality
Table linen, uniforms and tea towels with Q3, Q4 and Drap.
Care homes and hospitals
Spot in the prewash and Q3 for blood stains.
Local councils and maintenance
Antigraffiti 1 and 2 for graffiti; Tink for ink on furniture.
Frequently asked questions about stain removers
How do I remove a blood stain from clothes?
And coffee, tea, tomato or fruit stains?
Q4, for pigment stains, with oxygen bleaches: neat, about 5 minutes and a normal wash.
How do I remove rust from clothes?
Q2, with oxalic acid, specifically for metal oxide stains: neat, about 5 minutes and a normal wash.
And ink?
Can they be used on any fabric?
On most laundry, white and coloured, except wool and leather. Do not exceed 15 minutes of contact time and carry out a test first to check colourfastness.
How do you remove graffiti?
Antigraffiti 1 or, on vertical surfaces, Antigraffiti 2 gel: apply it, leave it to act for a few minutes and rinse with water, preferably under pressure. Carry out a compatibility test first on a hidden area.
Do you supply laundries, the hospitality sector and distributors?
Yes. We have been manufacturing at our plant in Vic since 1990. See the distribution programme.
Which stain do you need to remove?
Tell us what the stain is, on which fabric or surface, and how much laundry you treat: we will recommend the product at factory prices.
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