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
BLOOD (DRIED)
Scrape off the top of the
Same as the procedure
Scrape off the top of the
stain. Dampen the
for cotton fabric.
stain. Flush the stained
stained area with water,
area with lukewarm or
apply soap or synthetic
or cold water; then,
detergent solution (with
using warm water, wash
ammonia If available),
the stain with soap or
tamp the area with a
synthetic detergent
brush, and flush it with
solution. If the stain
water.
remains, sponge It with
hydrogen peroxide. (Do
not use bleach on colored
material.)
d. Direct Support Maintenance.
(1) Preliminary examination and cleaning. Dirt, mud, dust, spots, stains, and other foreign matter shall be
removed with a brush or by laundering. Mildewy and rotten Items shall be discarded. Seams shall be tested
by grasping the item with both hands and pulling at right angles to the seam. Areas to be repaired shall be
marked with a crayon. Nonspecification and personal marks shall be erased or obscured.
(2) Laundry/dry cleaning. Cotton trousers shall be processed in laundry facilities In accordance with laundry
formula I of FM 10-280. Wool or wool blend trousers shall be dry-cleaned in accordance with label
instructions or in accordance with accepted commercial standards
(3) Repairs.
(a) Stitching, Use machine stitching for stitching and restitching trousers. For Illustrations of the types of stitches
used, see Fed. Std. 751. The following types of stitches, thread size, and stitches per Inch are required for
the repair (table 4-1). When machine stitching, type 301 is not a continuous thread, backstitch not less than
one inch at each break. Backstitch all stitching at the ends to prevent raveling. Maintain the proper thread
tension to prevent loose stitching and to imbed the lock in the center of the materials sewn. Overlock all
thread breaks in overedge stitching not less than 3/4 Inch (1.91 cm) at each break. Restitch all seams having
loose or weak thread.
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