Benefits
- No environmental hazards - breaks down to oxygen, water and sodium
carbonate (soda ash) in your wash water.
- Color safe and fabric safe. It brightens colors
- Continual use will not cause yellowing or graying of cotton fabric
- Effective stain removal in a broad range of water temperatures
- Lengthens time between linen replacement
- Prevents fabric from becoming yellowed or darkened
- Does not weaken the strength of fabrics like chlorine bleach
- In the laundry Sodium Percarbonate is used to destain, deodorize, and
whiten. It is very effective as a laundry presoak for heavily stained
articles.
LAUNDRY APPLICATIONS
For light soils add 1ounce of Sodium Percarbonate with your laundry
detergent per load. For moderate soils use 2 ounces and for heavily
soiled articles use 4 ounces. To whiten and deodorize diapers
add 4-6 ounces of Sodium Percarbonate
In the laundry Sodium Percarbonate is used to destain, deodorize, and
whiten. It is very effective as a laundry presoak for heavily stained
articles.
For light soils add 1ounce of Sodium Percarbonate with your laundry
detergent per load. For moderate soils use 2 ounces and for heavily
soiled articles use 4 ounces.
To whiten and deodorize diapers add 4-6 ounces of Sodium Percarbonate
into the soak cycle. Soak in hot water for at least 30 minutes, or
overnight, then complete wash cycle.
For whitening old linens and yellowed window shears, deodorizing and
cleaning tennis shoes, or to get rid of yellow armpit stains on
shirts: soak in 2 ounces of Sodium Percarbonate per gallon of water for at
least one hour, or overnight, then rinse.
Mixing Solutions Of Sodium Percarbonate
Sodium Percabonate solutions will remain active for 5 to 6 hours, after
which they should be discarded. Unused material may be poured down the
drain. It will actually help clean and deodorize your disposal or
toilet.
Sodium percarbonate solutions are most effective when mixed and used in warm
to hot solutions (100 to 150 F).
General Cleaning: Mix 4 fl oz of percarbonate in a gallon of warm or hot
water. (1 fl oz per quart).
Heavy Cleaning: Mix 8 fl oz of Percarbonate in a gallon of warm or hot
water. (2 fl oz per qaurt)
Soaks: Mix 2 to 8 fl oz Percarbonate in a gallon of hot water.
Paste: Mix 1 to 2 fl ounces of Percarbonate with just enough water to make a
paste.
Carpet, Carpet Padding. Couches, Upholstery
To de-stain and deodorize carpet, start by mixing a general cleaning
solution. Remove as much of the dirt or liquid as possible. Spray
Percarbonate Solution on spot, work into area with a brush and let stand
5-10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly by pouring fresh water over spot,
blot up with a clean cloth or towel. Vacuum thoroughly when completely
dry. Always test for colorfastness before applying Percarbonate Solution..
Carpet Cleaning Machines
Add 1 fl oz of Percarbonate per gallon of warm water in the solution tank.
Curtains, Sheers.
To de-stain and deodorize curtains/sheers that are yellow, dingy or
smoke-stained, mix a soaking solution and allow items to soak 30-60 minutes.
Rinse thoroughly with fresh water and let dry.
Wedding Dresses, and Tennis Shoes
For wedding dresses and
tennis shoes, use warm water and begin with a light solution of Percarbonate
(1 to 2 fl ounces per gallon). Soak 10-20 minutes, rinse thoroughly with
fresh water and dry.
Kitchen
For stained plastic ware, dishes, dish rags and dish towels add 1-2
ounces of Sodium Percarbonate to the container to be cleaned or to the
dishwater and soak for at least 15 minutes. To keep your drains and
disposals clear and smelling fresh add 1 ounce of Sodium Percarbonate in 8
ounces of hot water and allow solution to sit in drain overnight.
Coffee Pots
To de-stain your coffee pot add one ounce of Percarbonate directly into a
coffee pot of hot water, soak 10- 15 minutes and rinse thoroughly. To remove
build up inside the coffee maker, mix a general cleaning solution into
squirt bottle, allow solution to cool completely, then pour into coffee
maker. Turn on coffee maker and allow solution to run through machine. Rinse
by running cold, fresh water through the cycle.
Refrigerators
To eliminate mold, mildew and other organic stains, mix a general cleaning
solution in a squirt bottle and apply with a soft cloth, let stand 10-20
minutes, wipe and rinse thoroughly.
Cutting Boards, Tupperware, and Kitchen Counter Tops
To clean and deodorize your whole kitchen, use a general cleaning solution
and apply with a soft cloth, squirt bottle or sprayer, let stand 5-10
minutes and rinse. For extra strong stains, soak item with an extra strong
solution for 15-20 minutes, rinse thoroughly.
Bathroom
For septic systems add 4 ounces of Sodium Percarbonate to toilet and
flush into the septic system twice a week. For toilets add 3 ounces,
wait 15 minutes then scrub. For shower curtains soak in one ounce per
gallon of hot water; for mildew stains soak overnight. For bathtub and
shower use make a paste with hot water, scrub with a cloth or sponge, wait
15 minutes then rinse or use.
Water Damage Cleanup & Mildew Removal
To remove mold and mildew prior to painting or to clean up water damage, mix
a soaking solution, apply to surface, and scrub with a brush or sponge. Let
stand 20-30 minutes and rinse thoroughly.
Indoor-Outdoor Carpeting, Fencing, Concrete, Siding, Wood Decks, and
Stucco
To remove weathered stains from wood decking, fencing, siding, concrete, and
stucco, use a general cleaning solution and apply with a clean lawn sprayer.
Let stand 10-30 minutes, scrub if necessary and rinse thoroughly. Or mix a
general cleaning solution in a bucket and apply with a broom or brush, then
scrub and rinse thoroughly.
Fireplaces & Bricks
Use the general cleaning solution and apply to fireplace or bricks with a
scrub brush or broom, allow to stand 10-20 minutes and rinse thoroughly with
fresh water. Scrub before rinsing if necessary.
Yard
For deodorizing garbage cans add 1/2 ounce per gallon of water and let
soak. For lawn furniture add 2 ounces to hot water, scrub, wait 15 minutes,
then rinse. For all weather carpeting add 4 ounces to a gallon of warm
water scrub with a stiff broom, wait 20 minutes then rinse.
Household
To destain and deodorize carpets add one ounce of Sodium Percarbonate per
gallon of carpet shampoo prior to cleaning. For acoustic tiles add 6
ounces per gallon of hot water, spray on tiles, wait 15 minutes then rinse.
For mops add 3 ounces to a gallon of hot water, soak overnight then rinse.
For mildew removal or to clean basement floors after water damage from
flooding add 4 ounces to a gallon of hot water, scrub surface, wait 30
minutes then rinse. To clean and deodorize cat litter boxes soak
them in 3 ounces of Sodium Percarbonate per gallon of water for 20 minutes
then rinse. For urine, feces, or vomit stains on carpets or
upholstery, add one teaspoon of Sodium Percarbonate to 8 ounces of water,
wipe onto stain, wait 10 minutes then rinse.
Camping
To clean and deodorize coolers add 2 ounces of Sodium Percarbonate per
gallon of hot water, soak for 20 minutes, then rinse. For boat sails,
cushions, ropes, camping gear, tents, tarps, etc. add 4 ounces per gallon of
hot water soak for 30 minutes then rinse.
Special Note
Sodium Percarbonate is not suitable for use with silk or wool.
Sodium Percarbonate will not remove rust stains or mineral deposits from
hard water.
