Most stains can be treated with a homemade stain remover-the very same rubbing alcohol that you probably keep around the house for cuts and scrapes. To remove stains with alcohol, follow these steps.nstructions. Place a paper towel, folded twice, inside the article of clothing and behind the stain. Put some rubbing alcohol on a sponge and blot the stain. Turn the fabric over so that the stain is face down, and put it on top of a fresh twice-folded paper towel.