If you are worried about accidents and leaks, dark clothing can be a godsend. Wear underwear and pants that are navy, black, or dark brown. These are less likely to show signs of your period leaking and they are less likely to get noticeable permanent stains. If you are caught out in public with stained pants, simply tie a sweatshirt, sweater, or large shirt around your waist. This will help you hide the stain until you are able to go home for a change of clothing. If someone asks you about it, you can just say that you were feeling too warm to wear the sweater. Alternatively, you can tell them that you are experimenting with '90s fashion. Especially when you are first getting used to the rhythms of your period cycle, you might experience more leaks overnight when you cannot change your pad or tampon frequently. Find a dark-colored, old towel that you do not mind staining. Lay this across your bed to protect your sheets. If you are out with friends, you can ask if a friend has a spare tampon or pad in her purse. If you are in a public bathroom, you can ask another woman if she has spare period supplies. Many public bathrooms also have coin-operated pad and tampon dispensers you might use. If you are surprised by your period while at school, take a trip to the school nurse. The nurse will probably have an extra supply of pads and tampons. Don't be embarrassed: your school nurse will have helped dozens of young women in this exact same situation. If you have a period accident at school and do not have a change of clothing, get permission to call your parents. Your teachers will likely be sympathetic to your plight, and you will not be the first student they've had who needed a change of clothing. If you are stuck at work, see if a family member might be able to bring you a change of clothes over the lunch hour. If your period has leaked onto your clothing, all is not lost. There are techniques you can use to remove the stain. Rinse the stained item in cold water as soon as you can. Use hydrogen peroxide to treat stains on light items, and use a colorfast stain remover on darker items. Agitate the stained fabric by rubbing the fabric together with your fingers. After treating the stain, place the item in the wash on a cold cycle. Repeat if necessary.  Never use hot water to remove a blood stain. Heat simply sets the stain and makes it permanent. Always air-dry items you think might be stained. An electric dryer might set the stain. If you are worried about leaks, try using two forms of period protection at the same time. If one form of protection begins to leak, you have the second form of protection as back-up, which will buy you some time. For example, you could wear a menstrual cup along with a sanitary napkin. Or you might wear a panty-liner along with a tampon. If you are out in public without any form of period protection and cannot borrow or purchase extras, make an emergency pad using toilet paper. Get to a restroom that has plenty of spare toilet paper. Wrap a roll of toilet paper around your hand 6-7 times. Place this wad of toilet paper in your underwear. Then secure your emergency pad to your underwear by wrapping them together using a long piece of toilet paper. Wrap them together using at least 4-5 loops. While this emergency pad won't hold up for long, it might last you until you can get home to change clothes and grab new tampons. There are several clothing products that are designed to absorb period leaks and stains, such as absorbent underwear. If you are worried about your tampons, pads, or period cups leaking, absorbent underwear will help keep the accident under control, and your pants won't get stained. If you have period accidents because you are bleeding heavily for long periods of time, you should discuss this matter with your physician. While most women experience some heavy days of their period, soaking through one tampon per hour for many hours in a row is not normal and might be a sign of an underlying medical condition. Experiencing very heavy bleeding for more than just a couple of hours is a signal that you should talk to your doctor. If you find yourself soaking through pads or tampons very quickly, make an appointment right away.
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One-sentence summary -- Wear dark colors during your period. Tie a sweater around your waist. Sleep on a dark-colored towel. Ask to borrow a pad or tampon. Call a friend or family member for help getting new clothes. Wash stained clothes immediately in cold water. Double up on period protection. Make an emergency sanitary napkin out of toilet paper. Wear absorbent underwear. Talk to your doctor if you experience frequent leaks and accidents.


Once you have the area the decal will be applied determined, use a soft cloth and a mild cleaner on the surface of the car.  Rubbing alcohol will clean the area well and evaporate quickly, making it a common choice.  Do not simply spray the cleaner onto the car or it may soak the masking tape you’ve used as a guide. Apply cleaner to a rag and wipe where the decal will stick to the car. Some cleaners like Windex or spray on cleaner-waxes leave a residue intended to help maintain shine.  This residue will prevent the decal from sticking properly to the vehicle.  Rubbing alcohol or basic car wash soap both will clean the area sufficiently. Be sure to rinse the area thoroughly if you use car wash soap. Decals won’t stick as well to a wet surface, so either dry the area you cleaned with a towel or allow it to air dry completely before moving on.  If you opt to use a towel, use a chamois cloth to avoid damaging the paint. Wait for the surface to be completely dry before applying the decal. Depending on the size of the decal, you may choose to remove the entire backing or just a portion of it at a time.  If the decal is larger than your forearm, you may want to peel off the backing in thirds to make application more manageable.  Decals that are only a few inches long can have the backing completely removed. Only peel off a bit of the backing at a time for larger decals such as ones that will stretch the length of the vehicle.
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Clean the area. Do not use any cleaner that leaves a film or oil on the car. Allow the cleaned area to dry completely. Peel off the beginning of the backing.