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cleaning engine oil from fabric or carpet

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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    DON'T dry it straight after the wash!

    Give it a good look over first to see if there is still a stain. If you dry it with the stain still present you could risk setting it in there for good.

    If it is still stained, put it in a bucket/bowl of cold water and get back to us.

    Fingers crossed :)
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  • CLARABEL
    CLARABEL Posts: 444 Forumite
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    hiya again

    thanks everyone.

    squeaky..I gave it a good look over when it came out about 10min ago, and no sign of any oil!!!

    HOORAY!!!!!:money:


    I love this forum>>>:A


    clara.x
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    Well done Clara :) another garment saved by these lovely people on MSE. Next time make sure he wears black if he's on the bike or tinkering with it :)
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
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  • KILL_BILL
    KILL_BILL Posts: 2,183 Forumite
    whats star drops
  • Snowy_Owl
    Snowy_Owl Posts: 454 Forumite
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    Help! I have got a box in the boot of my car that keeps a stock of some car essentials such as the screen wash, de-icer, engine oil, basic pressure pump as well as a fairly decent pair of wellies.

    Well, a few months I had to top up the oil an although it was put back in the box in a poly bag, the lid wasn't on right and you guessed it - it leaked. have managed to get most things in the box pretty much oil free but am struggling with the wellies. Not worried too much about the outside but there is some that has gone into the inside.

    Any ideas on how to get the oil (or most of it) off my wellies?!? :eek:

    Snowy Owl
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  • Paulie'sGirl
    Paulie'sGirl Posts: 923 Forumite
    Oh dear...

    I can think of a few things, but I'm sure someone else will be along soon.

    I'd start with sugar soap solution and a pan scrubber
    If that fails, try nail varnish remover. A soak in strong biological washing powder solution may also help. Mineral oil is a sod I'm afraid.

    Final option (tricky, but greener, possibly) is to pressure wash them, it gets the oil out of my drive, it could work on your wellies

    PGxx
  • Snowy_Owl
    Snowy_Owl Posts: 454 Forumite
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    Thanks for that! I'll give them a go.....

    Snowy
    :j I feel I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe :j
  • Princess_Jane
    Princess_Jane Posts: 896 Forumite
    my OH has engine oil on his last pair of decent jeans, which he seems compelled to wear when working on the car.

    Any ideas for stain removal?

    thanks
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  • exup
    exup Posts: 1,235 Forumite
    I know my GF has used stain devil on my jeans when I got sprayed with engine oil after a canister burst.

    Also tell him to get some bargain jeans from somewhere like Tesco for a few quid and wear them if he wants to be a denim mechanic:p
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  • pickle
    pickle Posts: 611 Forumite
    you could try putting paper on it and ironing so the paper soaks up the oil. Could take a while though.
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