How do you get oil stains out of clothing?

May 07, 2014 17:54

So apparently somewhere between setting my oil-laden baking tray/pan thing down to let it cool off and moving it to the dishwasher, my careless ass forgot that "OHEY THIS THING IS LIKE A 1/2" FULL OF OLIVE OIL!" when I tipped it over from the stove to go put it in the dishwasher. My brain skipped over the step where I dump the used oil into a ( Read more... )

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curieuse May 7 2014, 22:07:03 UTC
Your life is about to change:

LESTOIL.

I don't want to put a link in and have this comment banned but google Lestoil - it's a degreaser you can put on oil marks on clothing EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE WASHER AND DRYER and it will get them out next time you wash them. It works so amazingly well! It's usually with the special laundry stuff (bleach, borax, etc) in the laundry aisle.

It smells kind of like gasoline and pine needles but just go with it.

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curieuse May 7 2014, 22:07:39 UTC

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koshkabegemot May 7 2014, 22:13:47 UTC
Brilliant. Any idea where I can pick that up?

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curieuse May 8 2014, 00:07:46 UTC
They sell it at Walmart here. Laundry aisle. Similarly stocked places may also have it. I've even seen it at the grocery store.

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gezellig_girl May 8 2014, 01:23:58 UTC
Home Depot, too. It definitely stinks but my god, it really does the job.

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