Let`s face it! This is definitely the most agonizing thing about clothing. Regardless of whether you spill olive oil while dressing your salad or you splash oil on the shirt while cooking, there is no clothing issue more discomforting that getting an oil stain. Most people dispose of their favorite piece of clothes particularly due to an oil stain. However, you will find the technique explained below very handy and effective. So, when specialty cleaners fail and return your clothes as spoiled as it was previously, just try this simple technique.
Ingredients and Tools Needed:
- WD-40
- Q-tips
- Cardboard soap
- Liquid dish soap, like Dawn
- Old toothbrush
- Baking soda
Instructions:
- First, put a piece of cardboard under the affected area, as you don’t want to affect the back of the shirt. Then, spray the oil stained area with WD-40. You can use Q-tip as well in case you want to work into the entire stain.
- Cover the already wet area with baking soda. You will need a lot of baking soda, as you were making a baking soda mountain on the stain. This is the crucial step and it works very good to soak up both oil and WD-40.
- Then, take some toothbrush you don’t use anymore, and use it to work the baking soda thoroughly into the stain. Scrub well until you notice large clumps of baking soda.
- Then, apply some dish detergent over the area treated with baking soda. Take the toothbrush again and work that in too. It is recommended to use a rag in order to wipe off the clumps in the toothbrush as you go. Both baking soda and dish soap will definitely get caught in the toothbrush. So, have a rag handy.
- Finally, remove the cardboard and put the shirt into the washing machine and lauder as you normally do. Feel free to put the shirt into the machine with other clothes, as there is no need to waste a whole cycle on one shirt only!
As simple as that! With the help of this magic method the stain will be completely or partially gone. In case the stain is still noticeable, repeat the process again.
