How to effectively remove oil stains from clothes

Oil stains on clothes are a very annoying problem, and if they are not cleaned immediately, they are likely to become permanent stains. Especially for light-colored clothes, the whole piece of clothing will be ruined if it gets stained with oil. However, getting oil stains on your body is inevitable in life, whether you are cooking or eating. So when there are oil stains on clothes, how should we remove them effectively? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

1. Removal of animal and plant oil stains

Animal and plant oil stains are common stains on clothing and are also a type of polar liquid stain. This type of stain should be removed by wiping or brushing with organic solvents such as solvent gasoline, tetrachloroethylene, etc. In the scrubbing

When wiping off the stain, use a towel or cotton cloth to absorb the solution in time to remove it from the surface of the clothes. Prevent some stains from remaining on the surface of clothing after the solution evaporates, which will make the surface of clothing

Traces appear. If marks appear, they can be removed by repeated wiping or brushing over a larger area. You can also apply water to the stained area of ​​the clothes and spray it off with a high-pressure spray gun.

2. Removal of pine oil stains

When moving pine wood, it is easy for clothes to get stuck with pine oil, which should be removed in time. Based on the principle that pine oil can be dissolved in alcohol, you can apply alcohol or a mixture of alcohol and turpentine to the stain. After the pine oil stain is softened and dissolved, wipe it with a wet towel to absorb it. If there are still traces, wipe them with gasoline again. If they are not completely wiped away in one go, repeat the process several times until they are clean.

3. Removal of tung oil stains

Tung oil is a viscous vegetable oil that does not dry easily and is difficult to remove once it sticks to clothing. You can use gasoline or kerosene to scrub it, so that the tung oil will dissolve and be removed, and then use alcohol soap to remove the traces left behind. It is best to wash the clothes again with detergent after removing the stains to completely remove the traces.

4. Removal of butter stains

Butter is a viscous animal fat and can be scrubbed with toluene or carbon tetrachloride solvent. The traces left can be removed with a mixture of alcohol and ammonia water, or with alcohol soap.

5. Removal of curry stains

The method to wash away curry stains on clothes is: first moisten the curry stains on the clothes with clean water, and then put them in 50. C of warm glycerin and finally rinse with clean water. If the clothes are cotton or linen

For raw materials, they can be scrubbed with 10% ammonia solution. If the clothes are made of silk or wool, you can brush them with a 10% dilute acetic acid solution and finally rinse them with clean water. Curry stains on white clothes can be treated with

Brush with 5% sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution, then wash with detergent, and finally rinse with clean water.

6. Removal of machine oil stains

For lighter colored machine oil stains, you can use gasoline to scrub them, then place a piece of blotting paper or cloth above and below the oily area of ​​the clothing, and iron it with an iron to allow the oil to evaporate further and be absorbed by the paper or cloth.

Repeat this process by changing the paper or cloth and ironing several times until all the oil stains are absorbed. Finally, wash with detergent and rinse with clean water.

For dark-colored machine oil stains, they must be rinsed with high-quality gasoline, then ironed with blotting paper or cloth to absorb, and finally rinsed with warm water.

7. Removal of candle oil stains

If candle wax gets on your clothes, simply washing them won't work. First, rub off the wax on the surface of the clothes with your hands, and then use blotting paper or paper with strong absorbency to pad the stain.

Iron the top and bottom with an iron. The candle will melt when it encounters heat and the melted candle oil will be absorbed by the paper. If it cannot be cleaned clean in one go, repeat the process several times and all traces of the candle oil will be completely removed.

8. Removal of oil stains from chimneys

If chimney oil drops onto your clothes, soak them in water immediately to prevent the chimney oil from oxidizing with the air. Then sprinkle the crystalline oxalic acid powder on the contaminated area and rub it repeatedly until it is basically removed. Finally, wash it with detergent and rinse it with clean water.

9. Removal of kerosene stains

Kerosene stains are non-polar liquid stains. When kerosene stains clothes, if they are not removed in time, they will leave yellow marks, which is especially obvious on white fabrics. To remove kerosene stains, sprinkle chalk powder or magnesium oxide powder on the stains and then remove them with clean powder after a few days. Through the adsorption effect of the powder, the kerosene stains will disappear without leaving any traces.

10. Removal of smoke spots

When red or purple velvet clothes are exposed to smoke, their colors often become dull and sometimes black spots appear. This is because the dye changes when it comes into contact with carbon dioxide. In this case, just spray it with alkaline water to restore its original color.

The above is the method I specifically introduced to you for removing oil stains from clothes. Friends who have oil stains on their clothes may wish to try it to see whether it can be removed cleanly. In addition, we should avoid wearing light-colored clothes in and out of the kitchen, because clothes made of this material are very difficult to wash, and when you scrub them hard, you may damage a large piece of fabric around it. It is recommended that if valuable clothes are stained with oil, they should be sent to a professional laundry for cleaning immediately.