Removing coffee stains can be a trial-and-error process depending on the bang out of fabric.

Fortunately, several easy and effective methods use common household cleaners to banish coffee stains.

Keep reading to learn how to remove fresh and dried coffee stains from different clothing fabrics.

How to Remove Coffee Stains on Clothing

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Once home, you might try the following methods to remove the remainder of the stain.

On delicate fabrics, use a blotting motion rather than rubbing.

Wash and Inspect Fabric

Air-Dry

Air-dry the fabric and ensure the stain is completely removed.

rinsing the stain with cold water

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Avoid machine-drying synthetic fabrics until all traces of the stain are gone.

Use cold water to address the coffee stain first.

Switch to warm or hot water when you wash the garment.

pretreating the stain with detergent

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Coffee stains don’t have to be hard to remove.

using powdered detergent as a backup

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inspecting where the stain used to be

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