Pear Stain Removal Guide

Knowing pear stain removal tips and techniques can be important when you bite into that yummy fruit cocktail and the pear juice gets all over your clothing.

Your child may also drop their pear baby food all over the upholstery or carpet.

No matter what type of food containing pear stains your clothes you want to get that stain out fast and easily.

Fortunately, pear stains are not difficult to remove, with their light color, at least if you treat them quickly.

That is not to say you can't remove them, even if they are old. Instead, it just may take more time and effort.

Below are step by step instructions for removing pear juice stains from clothing, upholstery and carpet, so you can keep enjoying your pears.

Pear Stain Removal From Clothing

Step 1: Scrape off any excess pear from the fabric.

Step 2: Run the fabric, inside out, under the cold water to flush out as much of the pear juice as possible.

Step 3: Pretreat the stain with a laundry stain remover.

Step 4: Launder in the hottest water the fabric will allow to get out the stain, and either chlorine bleach if the fabric will allow it, or color bleach if not.

Hint: Make sure the stain is gone after washing, but before you place in the dryer or you may set the stain. Repeat if necessary.

Removing Pear Juice Stains From Upholstery

Step 1: Scrape off any excess pear from the upholstery, being careful not to spread the stain further.

Step 2: Mix a solution of two cups cool water and one tablespoon dishwashing liquid.

Step 3: Using this solution, sponge the stain from the pears with a clean white cloth.

Step 4: Next, blot at the stain until the liquid is absorbed.

Step 5: Repeat steps 3-4 until the pear stain is removed from the upholstery.

Step 6: Now that the stain is removed you should get plain cold water and a new white cloth and sponge the area to remove the cleaning solution, and then blot dry.

Hint: Be sure to get the upholstery only as wet as necessary to remove the stain from the pear.

You can get more information on how to clean upholstery here.

How To Remove Pear Stains From Carpet

The instructions for pear stain removal from carpet is the same as for upholstery.

However, if you don't have luck with this stain removal method above you can also do something additional with the carpet stain, which is to mix a solution of one tablespoon of ammonia with two cups warm water, and use this as a stain removal solution.

If you are trying to get pear juice out of your carpet you may also find this video on removing juice stains from carpets helpful.

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CAUTION: This website is provided for informational purposes only. It is provided as is, without warranties or guarantees. Some stains and messes just won't come out, and are permanent. Further, some cleaning methods can harm your item, so if what you want to clean or launder is sentimental or expensive call a professional. See disclaimer of liability for more information.