Imagine: it’s morning, you’re going to work, taking your time to have breakfast. Then you accidentally make an awkward movement, and now a dark coffee stain spreads on the floor, clothes, tablecloth (if you have one). With the floor (unless there is a carpet on it), everything is clear – it is enough to wipe it as soon as possible. What to do with clothes and tablecloth? Let’s consider in detail how to wash coffee and save your favorite things.

It all depends on the material the thing is made of. Here is a list of common materials, about the cleaning of which we will give you complete, comprehensive information:

  • jeans
  • Wool
  • Cotton (cotton fabrics)
  • Silk

So, let’s go back to the kitchen. You spilled your coffee.
how to remove coffee

What to do?

First of all, if there is glycerin in the first aid kit, take it and mix it with common table salt. The resulting mixture (in the form of gruel) is applied to the contaminated area. Then, when this mixture dries, wash it off with water, rinse the thing itself, and voila! – clothes and tablecloth saved. Coffee can be washed from the carpet in a similar way, but it is recommended to use a brush and a large amount of glycerin and salt, as well as a large amount of water, when cleaning it.

If there is no glycerin and soda ash in the house, you can follow the advice of housewives. According to surveys, people use ammonia, fine salt, bleach soap, car cleaner, and even gasoline to quickly remove coffee stains!

The tools described above are universal, but are suitable mainly for fresh stains. What to do with old stains?

Jeans (Denim)

To wash jeans from old coffee stains, we will need one teaspoon of citric acid or one teaspoon of oxalic acid. Apply the acid to the coffee stain, and then leave it for half an hour to 1.5 hours, depending on the degree of contamination. A solution of ammonia at the rate of 5 drops per 1 two-hundred-gram mug of water can also be suitable.

Read about how to remove stains from jeans in this article .

Wool

An old coffee stain on wool is not exactly a problematic nuisance, so you will have to spend more time and effort to wash it off. Place a tissue under the stain. Take a brush (soft) and dip it in a pre-prepared 1% ammonia solution. The napkin from below will absorb dirt into itself, so it requires periodic replacement. After removing the contamination, rinse the item with cold water, if it is white, you can additionally wet the contaminated area with 3% hydrogen peroxide.

Wool should be washed with care, all the nuances can be found here .
how to remove coffee

Silk

A mixture of soap solution and ammonia is best for removing coffee from silk fabrics. Before washing in a machine with powder, treat the stain with soapy water with five teaspoons of alcohol (per liter of water). This method is also suitable for washing coffee from woolen fabrics.

Cotton

Coffee on white cotton clothes can be washed with a chlorine solution. If the clothes are not white, then a solution of borax (sold in a pharmacy) is suitable, which you apply to cotton wool and treat the stain. If this does not help, then remove the coffee with citric acid and wash it with salt. In addition, ordinary boiling water can help – slightly stretch the fabric and pour boiling water on the coffee stain.

Tips

  • Do not use hydrogen peroxide, chlorine, or bleaching agents in general on different colored fabrics. This can lead to discoloration of clothes, and uneven discoloration.
  • Even if the thing is white, do not often use harsh products containing a large amount of chlorine or with a high concentration of substances. This can lead to a violation of the tissue structure.
  • The general rule is if you suddenly have nothing at hand to wash or no time at all, try to soak the thing for a period until you have time or means.

Wear your favorite things with pleasure!

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