I work in retail so I have to unload a truck every week, we don't have uniforms but we do have smocks that unfortunatly do not cover our shirts, so all of my shirts are ruined from these totes that have grease or oil and not to mention broken bottles of various things in them. How do I get them out, Ive tryed prespotting them and then washing them ASAP but to no fail they are stained any suggestions?
2006-11-08 15:40:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
My shirts are all 100% cotton.
2006-11-08 15:54:17 · update #1
Right before put it in the wash spray with WD-40 I use it on my husbands clothes cuz he always wears his good clothes and statrs working on motors ect...
2006-11-08 17:35:26 · answer #1 · answered by emotionalyhurtmom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A smock should cover your shirt. I don't get that. What type of fabric are your shirts made of? Often once a synthetic is stained and oily substance, you might as well forget it. Try wearing cotton shirts instead. Otherwise, bring along a old shirt that you don't mind getting stained to wear over your regular shirt until the unloading is done.
2006-11-08 15:47:20 · answer #2 · answered by Emm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. You really should degrease or soak the rags first, not only because they have the ability to ignite in the dryer, but the greases on the rags will contaminate the washer, and further, your other clothes. If you must wash them in the washer without soaking them, run a cycle of bleach water through the system before you wash any of your other clothes. Always hang dry the used rags, never dry them in the clothes dryer. Besides, hang drying makes them smell as crisp as the fresh air, and not like stale rags in your shop, and they will last longer too.
2016-05-21 23:29:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as crazy as it may sound, pour in about 1 cup of vodka during the wash cycle, it wont smell after the rinse. The vodka has alcohol which will act as a "solvent" to breakdown the grease
2006-11-08 15:46:01 · answer #4 · answered by dbj2086 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of washing them with dish soap, whose sole purpose in this world is to break up grease and oil. I've never tried it though, and I don't recomment using it in your washing machine. You might have to do it the old-fashioned hands-on way.
2006-11-08 15:48:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i once worked in a steel mill and got very greasy.i discovered one day that pine-o-pine works great.i would pour a small bottle with a very dirty load and wash.i would then wash again without anything so as to kill the pine-o-pine smell.i saved a Lot of my clothes.
2006-11-08 15:51:54 · answer #6 · answered by m.w.meredith@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this sounds dumb but it works buy some hand cleaner that mechanics use rub it on the stains and wash them
2006-11-08 15:47:25 · answer #7 · answered by merlin2000666 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
watch the late night commercials theres a guy called wei he knows everything.
2006-11-08 15:53:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak it in lighter fluid, scrub thoroughly, then light a match.
The stain will disappear!
2006-11-08 15:43:15 · answer #9 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Check out " www.howtocleananything.com ". There are lots of great tips there.
2006-11-08 16:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by Diablo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋