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>>It has been my experience that it is almost impossible to remove propolis
>>from clothing. I used to wash and dry covealls and ruin my wife's clothing
>>occassionally. Then I switched to a wash and hang routine and have not had
>>any problems. I simply hang coveralls to dry. If they do not dry fast
>>enough for you to wear then buy more coveralls.
According to my chemical handbook, propolis is completely dissolvable in
ethyl alcohol --- and I have found that to be true. It should not be too
hard to find denatured alcohol, the higher the concentration, the better.
For bad stains of various kinds, I soak the material in BIZ solution
(commercial laundry pre-soak and bleach available in grocery stores)
overnight in a bucket, wring (or spin out) the solution the next day, and
then put it through a general wash cycle. BIZ has even taken out India
ink.
Adrian
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