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It totally depends on the type of stain, the stained material and how far you are willing to go. Here some hints:
Motor oil or grease
Rub with butter or plant oil, then add liquid soap (without water) and rub again, then rub and rinse thoroughly with water, then rub with liquid soap, and then with water again. Plant oil solves motor oil, liquid soap solves plant oil, water makes an emulsion with it so you can wash it off. In hard cases, use organic solvents like acetone, but not on skin.
Colorful plants and fruit juice etc.
When fresh, rinse with copious water. If dried or not removed completely, use bleach.
Paint
On skin: Water and soap and rubbing, no organic solvents, please!
On other surfaces: When fresh, use appropriate thinner for that paint. When dry, give first methylated spirits and then acetone a try. Test first somewhere for compatibility: Acetone dissolves/disfigures many polymers.
Rust
Use combination of ascorbic acid and citric acid and baking soda. Or maybe Coca Cola. Or rust remover, which is phosphoric acid as far as I know.
Limestone deposits, like in a shower
Light cases: Vinegar. Medium cases: Citric acid. Hard cases: Hydrochloric acid. Careful, it's corrosive!
Cement stains
Cement stain remover, as far as I know it's hydrochloric acid.
Clay, soil etc.
Soap
Blood, egg, other protein-containing contaminants
I didn't try this, but a paste made of a crunched dishwasher soap tab plus a bit of warm/hot water (65 °C) should be quite effective. Wear gloves, it's corrosive for skin!
Really, really resistant organic stuff on very, very robust surfaces like glass, stainless steel, porcelain
Like the remainders of a a totally charred gratin after several conventional cleaning cycles
If you are really, really zealous and have access to the necessary chemicals: Piranha solution! One part of 30% hydrogen peroxide solution with three parts of concentrated sulfuric acid. Mix very carefully! It gets hot, explodes in contact with excess organics and eats everything, including your flesh. Hence, the name piranha. But it even dissolves carbon, so it is sometimes the last chance to recover laboratory glassware and the like.
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