how do you get oil staines out of clothes please?

Answer 1

Any soap will remove oil from clothes.

Answer 2

This may sound strange, but I use Pine-Sol to get grease/oil from my husband's work clothes. I put it in a spray bottle, dilute it with a little water, spray it on, rub it in, and let it set for about 10 minutes before washing. For really large stains, try it straight out of the bottle undiluted. I've even managed to get stains out of clothes that had been dried--and that I thought were "set" forever!

Answer 3

I know it sounds CRAZY - but spray wd-50 then use a shot of the shout with the orange scrubber thingy on top. Then wash as normal. I've used this a hundred times on oil stained clothes that have been already washed and dried in the dryer, works like a charm.

Answer 4

try soaking your oil stained clothes in hot water & sea salt leave for a few hours (use the bath to soak them in) and then put them on a normal wash, this works with blood stained clothes so it should work with oil xx

Answer 5

Oxy stain remover. Not the big tub of the powder stuff. It's in a blue spray bottle. This stuff is a miracle worker. Even on OLD stains.

Answer 6

if it is the black oil, like from engines and cars and stuff, then spray any fly & mosquito spray and wash it after a couple of hours normally with your usual soap.

if it is cooking oil, then you should put talcum powder (or flour as it comes much cheaper) and let it to dry. When dry, use a hard brush and brush the talcum off.

Answer 7

OxiClean Laundry Cleaner.

Answer 8

I use Dawn dishwashing soap. They use that to clean off ducks caught in oil slicks and it works so it will get oil out of clothes. Rub it in good and wash. Helps to wash in hot water rinse in cold.

Answer 9

Dawn dish detergent works well. Greased Lightning is also good, but check for color fastness and don't use bleach with it. Goop or GoJo hand cleaner before the item is wet helps a lot, but again check for color fastness and do not combine the use of these with bleach.

Answer 10

Use a heavy duty de-greaser. Works a treat. I use one from Janitol. Comes in industrial sized containers from DIY/engineering merchants. Then I dilute it in a spray bottle. Great for cleaning the kitchen and wheel trims on the car too. A drop of it in the washer bottle for windscreens stops grease forming on them.