How do I remove an olive oil stain from suede skirt ?

Answer 1

Sorry but I think your only real solution is a dry cleaners preferably one who can do leather
Fro goodness sake do not I repeat not try rubbing it with washing up liquid

Answer 2

FoxyLady, suede does not respond well to washing with water so any water based detergents will RUIN YOUR SKIRT COMPLETELY.

You need to treat it DRY!!. 1) Place the skirt on a flat surface where you can leave it undisturbed over night. 2) Pour a generous amount of baby talc over the oil stain.
3) Use something very hard to press the talc powder into the stain- DON'T RUB or you'll ruin the surface, just press.
4) Leave the skirt undisturbed for a good 8 hours. 5) Use the upholstery attachment on your vacuum cleaner to remove the baby talc from your skirt- you'll be amazed, all or at least most of the oil will be gone, absorbed by the talc and sucked away by the vacuum cleaner.
If a faint stain remains, repeat the process again because: a) Dry cleaning may not even be able to remove the stain completely & there is usually an extra charge for tricky stains. b) Once the skirt gets dry cleaned, if the stain is still there- it will be REALLY tough to shift after that. c) This method ABSOLUTELY WORKS- I once spilt almost half a bottle of oil on a wool carpet. I did the baby-talc-over-night thing three nights in a row and there isn't even the slightest hint of an oil stain left!
Good luck with your skirt!

Answer 3

Take it to the dry cleaners. Otherwise I recommend Dawn Dish Detergent. It cleans oil out of wild birds, and cotton however I don't know if it would make it worse.

Answer 4

As soon as it happened, put a liberal amount of salt on it so that it will absorb the oil. Since this cannot be laundered, the cleaners is your best bet. Good luck and I hope things work out for you.

Answer 5

Try ironing with brown paper - acts as blotting paper!

Answer 6

Removethe skirt and take it to the cleaners

Answer 7

Try rubbing in washing up liquid