How do I remove old blood stains from fabric?
Lorraine from Perth, Western Australia
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Hopefully the stain hasn't been set with heat - try to soak it in cold water as you would for any blood stains. Then try to remove the stain with bleach or hydrogen peroxide (a light bleach which works well with heat - so iron over it with a pressing cloth) or then try stain removers such as Shout and Zout to remove the stain. If the cloth is not white, it will be more difficult to remove the stain without also bleaching the fabric a bit.
If the item is washable, try rubbing the stain with a fels naptha bar (found in the hand soap aisle) and launder. I have had good luck with that.
409 takes out all blood stains. My sister told me this 30 yrs. ago, works!
Thanks!!! The 409 works!
Just a note about 409 it will dissolve chewing gum too. Had some rubbed into my car carpet from bottom of shoe and sprayed it rubbed wit rag and gone.
You can try soaking the stain in ice water. This works best with fresher stains. This is what we used in the blood bank blood drawing station.
I don't have any idea of how long the blood stains have been in the fabric. Try soaking the blood stain in a small amount of hydrogen peroxide.
Thanks, I have tried the bleach, peroxide without success. Would like to know what 409 is and if available in Australia.
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