How to clean oil stains on clothes

Clothes are very easy to get dirty. New clothes will get dirty after a few days of wearing. It is not stained with oil, but easily stained with dirt. Many people are troubled by the troublesome oil stains. Washing by hand is not clean, and the effect of removing them by many methods is not very good. So how to clean oil stains on clothes effectively without worrying about damage prevention? Let's wash clothes with this trick I introduce to you!

A Guide to Stain Removal from Clothes

*Collar/cuffs: Soak the clothes in warm water with detergent for 15-20 minutes, then wash normally.

*Yellowed white socks: Soak in a solution of laundry detergent for 30 minutes, then wash normally.

*Milk stains: Pre-treat the stains with laundry detergent and then wash normally. If the milk stains are stubborn, you may need to use a bleach that is harmless to the clothing.

* Ordinary oil stains: Pre-treat with a strong detergent and then wash normally; if allowed, you can also use bleach for stubborn stains.

How to remove glue and glue-like pigment stains

Glue and glue-like pigment stains on clothing are difficult to remove and can only be removed using appropriate methods.

1. Removal of all-purpose glue stains

If there are universal glue stains on clothes, you can drop acetone or banana water on the glue stains and brush them repeatedly with a brush. After the glue stains become soft and are removed from the fabric, rinse them with clean water. If it doesn't work the first time, you can scrub it repeatedly several times until it is finally clean. Do not use this method on fabrics containing acetate fiber to avoid damaging the fabric of the clothing.

2. Removal of white latex stains

White latex is a synthetic resin, which is a polyvinyl acetate emulsion. Its characteristic is that it has adhesion to most cellulose materials except nylon silk, so it can adhere firmly to clothes. It also has the characteristic of being able to dissolve in a variety of solutions. We use its own characteristics to find a way to remove it. You can use 60℃ white wine or a mixture of 8:2 alcohol (95%) and water to soak the white latex stains on clothes. After soaking for about half an hour, you can rub them with water until they are clean, and finally rinse them with clean water.

3. Removal of chewing gum stains

If there are chewing gum stains on your clothes, you can first use raw egg white to remove the glue on the surface of the clothes, then wipe off the loose remaining particles one by one, and finally wash them in soapy water and rinse them with clean water. If the clothes cannot be washed, you can apply carbon tetrachloride to remove the residual dirt.

4. Removal of glue stains

If there are stains such as glue on your clothes, soak the contaminated part of the clothes in warm water. When the stains are dissolved by water, rub them with your hands until all the stains are gone. Then wash them again with warm detergent and finally rinse them with clean water.

5. Removal of watercolor stains

In order to increase the color fastness of watercolor used for painting, an appropriate amount of water-soluble colloid is added to the pigment. When clothes are stained with watercolor, the first thing to do is to dissolve and remove the gum in the stain with hot water, then decolorize it with detergent or dilute ammonia, and finally rinse it with clean water. White clothes can be bleached with hydrogen peroxide.

It is actually very simple to wash clothes. There are different ways to remove various marks on clothes. For example, how to clean oil stains on clothes. We can choose alcohol or soda water to soak the clothes, and add some salt to dissipate the grease. It will be easier to wash and there is no need to worry about damaging the clothes.