TM 10-8400-201-23 4-6.  REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF UNIFORMS-Continued PROCEDURES FOR STAIN REMOVAL - Continued TYPE OF PROCEDURE FOR PROCEDURE FOR PROCEDURE FOR STAIN COTTON FABRIC WOOL FABRIC SYNTHETIC FABRIC MILK Same as the procedure Same as the procedure Same as the procedure for a food stain. for cotton fabric. for gravy. FRUIT OR FRUIT Use boiling or hot water Flush the stained area Same as the procedure JUICES and wash the stain while with lukewarm water. for gravy. It is still moist. Apply soap or synthetic detergent solution, tamp the area with a brush, and flush It out with water. (If available, apply lemon juice or vinegar and flush thoroughly with water.) GREASE OR OIL Scrape off the top of the Same as the procedure Scrape off the top of the stain, then saturate the for cotton fabric. stain.  Launder washable stained area with clean- materials In a soap or ing fluid, tamp the area synthetic detergent with a brush and flush It solution, using warm water. out with cleaning fluid. Do not rub the material. BLOOD Flush and rub the stained Dampen the stained area Flush the stained area area with water; then with water.  Apply soap with lukewarm or cold wash the stain with soap or synthetic detergent water, then, , using or synthetic detergent solution (with ammonia warm water, wash the solution. if available), tamp the area stain with a soap or with a brush, and flush It synthetic detergent with water. solution.  If the stain remains, sponge It with hydrogen peroxide.  (Do not use bleach on colored material.) 4-6