Here are some tips to get rid of mud stains from prom dress After the hot summer weather, monsoon showers come as a sweet relief, but it surely pile up a tempered work for moms as they have to juggle with the prom dress to get rid of mud stains. Not to worry! Here are some tips to get rid of mud stains from prom dress. Use them to have a sigh of relief when our child knocks in completely drenched in wet mud. Take a sliced raw potato and rub on the mud stains. Soak the item in cold water for an hour and launder as usual. Salt is a great absorbing agent for mud stains. It especially works great for carpets. Sprinkle it liberally on fresh spotted stains and allow to soak up the moisture. Vinegar isn't just for cooking, it's for cleaning mud stains too! Soak our prom dress in vinegar overnight and then wash as usual. However, make sure never to dry prom dress in the dryer until we have inspected for the stain again!