Suggestions for removing large, set-in blood stains from cotton fabric? [more inside]
posted by happy scrappy on Sep 11, 2009 - 22 answers

How do I remove dirt stains on pants? [more inside]
posted by otherwordlyglow on May 15, 2009 - 7 answers

What's my best shot at removing a set-in orange soda stain from an off-white wool coat? I tried a spray-on stain remover with little success.
posted by zembla3 on Apr 5, 2009 - 3 answers

My partner spilled "liquid paper" (or "white out") on her very expensive shoes and on her not-quite-so-but-nearly-as-expensive jeans. Are there any stain gurus who might help?
posted by Neiltupper on Feb 2, 2009 - 8 answers

So I went and bought myself a Sierra Messenger bag from Fossil the other day because I dig its funky style – yes, I know it has leather in it and yes, I know this makes me a hideous person – but I’ve got a real problem with it: it’s getting dirty. [more inside]
posted by turgid dahlia on Sep 1, 2008 - 20 answers

How to remove stains on my wall? [more inside]
posted by mateuslee on Jul 13, 2007 - 9 answers

Our white porcelain enamel sink has a stain on it. The stain is silver/grey and seems to have resulted from dropping a steel cup into the sink (probably repeatedly). Two related questions: Is it possible to stain a sink in this way? And how can we remove the stain?
posted by beniamino on Jun 18, 2007 - 10 answers

Dog + Pig Roast Charcoal Ashes = Dear God, how do I get this out? [more inside]
posted by onhazier on Jun 13, 2007 - 9 answers

I have recently acquired some unfortunate escalator grease (I think) stains on a favorite pair of khaki-colored pants. Said stains are so far impervious to my best efforts at removal with detergent, a Tide stain stick, and Oxyclean. I'm out of ideas. Help? [more inside]
posted by iminurmefi on Jun 5, 2007 - 17 answers

Help removing unknown black streaks from a 100% cotton white shirt. My friend works as a waiter and periodically black marks show up on his work shirts, particularly around the cuffs. They're not ink or food--are they sweat stains? They almost look like dark pencil streaks. They've come out in the past, but this time they're all up and down one sleeve and bleach and stain removal spray aren't doing anything. Any recommendations?
posted by schroedinger on Apr 13, 2006 - 17 answers

Anyone know how to remove blood stains from leather? [more inside]
posted by jamesonandwater on Jul 13, 2005 - 9 answers