Tuesday, December 22, 2009

How can I get Olive Oil out of a shirt?

Once a olive oil gets on a shirt I can never get it out. I try everything and I cant. Does anyone know a way?How can I get Olive Oil out of a shirt?
Grease and oil must be removed thoroughly, otherwise a semitransparent stain will set and will turn dark from all the soil it attracts. To treat a grease stain, it helps to know what kind of oil. To remove a grease stain, first remove as much of the greasy substance as possible without forcing the grease farther down into the fabric fibers. Use a paper towel to blot and absorb all the grease that you can. Next, apply a drawing agent such as baking soda, cornstarch, or talcum powder. Rub it in gently, and let it sit for 15-30 minutes to allow the agent to absorb and draw the grease out of the fabric. Brush the powder off thoroughly and check the stain. If it looks like you can absorb more grease, repeat the process. Next, lay the fabric over a thick rag or a heavy fold of paper towels. Working from the back of the fabric, blot with Energine Cleaning Fluid (found at hardware stores, home centers and some grocery stores near the laundry additives). Change the pad under the fabric as needed and repeat if necessary. When grease stains are stubborn we need to fall back on the idea that grease removes grease. Spray the grease spot with WD-40 lubricant (yes, you heard it right!) and let it soak for 10 minutes. Then work in undiluted dishwashing liquid and work well between your thumbs. Flush with the hottest water you can for the fabric, pretreat, and launder as usual. Do not use this method on silk or crease-resistant finishes. Many grease stains will eventually turn yellow when set with age and heat. Treat these stains by soaking in diluted hydrogen peroxide or Brilliant Bleach (which is made by Soapworks, a manufacturer of nontoxic, user-friendly %26amp; earth-friendly clean products. Check this out at www.soapworks.com). Don't use this process unless you know that the clothes are colorfast. Use Energine Cleaning Fluid on dry-clean-only fabrics, or take to a professional dry cleaner. For heavily soiled, greasy work clothes, try pouring a can of original Coca-Cola in the washer with your detergent and launder as usual. The combination of sugar and cola syrup words wonders! Of course, it's always best to get these kinds of stains when they are fresh, the first time. But, you'll never know what will work, even if it's been through the dryer a few times. See if these tips work for you. %26lt;*)))%26gt;%26lt;How can I get Olive Oil out of a shirt?
Try Oxyclean, or use straight laundry detergent (wear rubber gloves) and scrub the spot with it directly and let it soak, then wash the soap out. You could also look for a de-greaser, but that is pretty harsh and might damage the shirt.





Water will make the oil set down into the fibers and make it harder to remove. You need something to break up the oil, soap, de-greaser, or Oxyclean.
Get Popeye or Bluto to help you out.
try grinding some kitty litter into a fine powder, then rubbing it into the stain. kitty litter gets oil out of concrete, i don't see why it wouldn't work on a shirt.
u cant
nothing that contains bleach which will make a spot on your shirt. Use a non-bleaching product.





If you've already dried it in the dryer, the stain has baked in already and won't come out.





Oil and Grease: Sprinkle some cornstarch or baking soda on the stain, then place the garment, stain side down, on a large rag on top of an ironing board. Iron with a hot iron on the wrong side of the stain --most oil and grease stains will come right out. (This trick works only for oil and grease, which need heat to dissolve.)
try rubbing some lemon juice on it
Soak it in an Oxy Clean solution for an entire day.
cut it out, patchs are in anyway
Well, I'm afraid.. that if U already washed the skirt there's nothing else U can do.


Because once the skirt made contact with water, the oil will get impregnated more than it did before the wash.


But have U tried hot water??
WASH IT DUMMY
Is it one of your favorite shirts, then keep trying, but if it is not, buy a new one. Problem solved.
Olive oil hmmmm. I need to know what color shirt and then email me with it at austinthered15@yahoo.com.
If you rub the spot with baby powder or baking soda that should absorb the oil. However, it should have been done immediately, before it dried. You can also try plain old club soda. Look at it this way, it can't make it worse.
Try using dish washing detergent ( palmolive, dawn, etc.). Put it on the spot and rub it in then wash as normal. Hope it works for you.

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