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Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / January 2005Removing engine oil stains from clothing
I did my first ever engine oil change for myself last week but spilled some on my sweater and pants that would not go away with normal washing. How do people clean it? Thank you in advance,  SignatureDonglok Kim >I did my first ever engine oil change for myself last week but >spilled some on my sweater and pants that would not go away with >normal washing. How do people clean it? Swarfega rubbed in well then a wash >I did my first ever engine oil change for myself last week but > spilled some on my sweater and pants that would not go away with > normal washing. How do people clean it? > > Thank you in advance, Dry cleaning should get clean engine oil out without any further treatment. The problem with detergents is that you may damage the colour or the fibres, especially if you have to rub the area. Another solution may be a cycle chain cleaner which works by simply spraying on and then washing off (no scrubbing required). Hope this helps SignatureDrClean www.DrClean.co.uk The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web >I did my first ever engine oil change for myself last week but >spilled some on my sweater and pants that would not go away with >normal washing. How do people clean it? > >Thank you in advance, Mix liquid dishwashing detergent and Clorox II to form a paste and apply to the stain for 30 minutes. Carbon tetrachloride (dry cleaning fluid) will also work. Have a spare set of old clothes for car work. > Mix liquid dishwashing detergent and Clorox II to form a paste and > apply to the stain for 30 minutes. Carbon tetrachloride (dry cleaning > fluid) will also work. Have a spare set of old clothes for car work. Didn't the Carbon tet go out years ago ? Dry cleaning fluid had been calld perk , short for perkcloroelethlean (the spelling is way off but I don't feel like looking it up). >> Mix liquid dishwashing detergent and Clorox II to form a paste and >> apply to the stain for 30 minutes. Carbon tetrachloride (dry cleaning [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > perk , short for perkcloroelethlean (the spelling is way off but I don't > feel like looking it up). Dry cleaning fluid is normally perchloroethylene but can be now white spirit or liquid carbondioxide. Petrol will also degenerate oil. With all of these you will have to let the solvent evaporate to get rid of it, if you wash something with a solvent on it will turn into an emulsion and spread over the whole garment - very difficult to remove sometimes. Hope this helps SignatureDrClean www.DrClean.co.uk The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web best is spray oven cleaner not on silk/wool lave it on for about 10 minutes rinse and wash normally i believe carbon tetrachloride is now abanned item i forget chemistry of new dry cleaning chemicals i do know incidently that new dry cleaning chemical is carbon dioxide hth pete r > best is spray oven cleaner > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > rinse and wash normally You mean concentrated lye? Miners' wives used to use it on coal stains. I wonder what kinds of fiber would be happy with lye. It's murder on nylon and can change the color of some dyes. In the 1600s, "household lye" was a mixture of wood ashes and urine. You'd hang your linen in a tub, pour the mixture over it, collect it, and repeat until the cloth was clean. If the linen was especially dirty you could add washing soda to the mixture. Sincerely, Choreboy > You mean concentrated lye? Miners' wives used to use it on coal stains. > no the spray oven cleaner is about 4$ to 6% sodium hydroxide hth peter Spray and Wash stick is a miracle product. My husband works in a machine shop and often gets black machine oil on his clothes. I have been able to get out anything like this with Spray and Wash stick. Sometimes it takes a little scrubbing, I put it on both sides of the fabric and use my nail to scrub back and forth on the oily stain. The edge of a spoon would also work. Just something that will work the stain stick into the fibers. I have gotten oil stains out of all sorts of fabrics, even white shirts, knit shirts, polyester pants, jeans, and more. If it is bad I let it sit on it overnight, scrubbing once, allowing it to sit and scrubbing again. Don't use a brush, it will make the area fuzzy. Honestly I use a brush handle. I have a nail brush with these little diamond shaped bumps on the back and I use these to scrub the spot. But when I don't have it handy I improvise with my nail or some other blunt object. Just be sure to have a good layer of stain stick on both sides before allowing it to sit overnight. I often get grease stains on my own clothes cooking or eating popcorn at the show. It always gets it out. Hope this helps. >I did my first ever engine oil change for myself last week but > spilled some on my sweater and pants that would not go away with > normal washing. How do people clean it? > > Thank you in advance, |
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