I have already washed and dried the shirt because I didn't know the cooking oil was there. It is one of my fav shirts and I'd really like to be able to save it. So...doesn someone know what can get cooking oil out of clothes that's been washed and dried?
2007-07-17 06:50:57 · 12 answers · asked by hollyrenee21 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
You could try some Dawn dish liquid....:)
2007-07-17 06:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chronic problem I've had. The best way to get the oil out is actually by using WD 40 to bond to the grease stain and then massage in dishwashing detergent like Sunlight (use the good stuff) the detergent will pull out the WD 40 plus your grease stain. Note: Make sure that you completely cover the old stain with WD 40 and that you massage in the detergent over the boundary of the grease stain. Otherwise you will be left with a nice grease ring from the part the detergent failed to saturate.
2007-07-17 07:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by findingrestinhim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try rubbing in a little Dawn Dish Soap. It is good for animals when they have been involved in an oil spill to wash out the oil and I have done it to my cat before when he got into motor oil. So try some of that. I know its only vegetable oil but it sould work.
2007-07-17 06:55:22 · answer #3 · answered by grebcrystal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Next time that happens, leave whatever you're doing and get some talc powder. Put the powder directly onto the stain, don't be afraid of putting loads (it's supposed to absorb the oil, so if be sure to be generous). Then leave and wash normally in the washer machine (min 50`C).
In your case, because you have already washed the shirt, try dabbing the stain with loads of dishwashing liquid. Then was with hot water. If it doesn't make it better, do the talc powder trick. Because the oil doesn't "dry", the talc will still absorb it. Just water won't get rid of the stain.
Good luck!
2007-07-17 10:40:55 · answer #4 · answered by Birmingham293874 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The chili stains would be the hardest to get out. I would try Spray & Wash stick treatment. It seems to work better than the spray for some odd reason. If you have dried the stains in a dryer, then you probably won't be able to get them out. Now for the oil stains, I use regular Dawn dishwashing liquid. I apply it straight to the spot. It usually does a good job of removing grease.
2016-05-20 15:13:28 · answer #5 · answered by scarlet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try scrubbing the stain with some dawn, then rinsing well before re washing. I’ve also had good luck with just scrubbing the spot with tide and letting it sit a bit then washing again.
2007-07-17 06:59:58 · answer #6 · answered by Robin C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you have dried it, likely setting the stain in, make a paste of Dawn dish soap and baking soda. Apply it to the stained area(s) and let it sit overnight. Launder as usual.
2007-07-17 07:34:39 · answer #7 · answered by heartsonfire 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On the laundry aisle, there are little yellow bottles called stain devils. See if there's a bottle for oil.
I hope you can fix it--oil is one of my hardest stains.
2007-07-17 06:59:42 · answer #8 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put some dish soap like Dawn on there and let it sit for about 10 minutes then throw it in the wash...i do this all the time.
2007-07-17 08:33:12 · answer #9 · answered by joel95ex 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shout! I use "shout" on everything. It takes anything out. Just put it on the stain and let it sit until your next load of laundry. I've used it on butter, dressing, mayonnaise...anything. It always works.
2007-07-17 06:58:03 · answer #10 · answered by Chelle C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋