cleaning engine oil from fabric or carpet

floydy

try rubbing in some fairy liquid, keep adding some then rubbing again then wash.....worth a try

hth

Pink.

Hi Jane,

These threads might give you some ideas:

bike oil on jumper help!!

cleaning oil from car carpet

Pink

Princess_Jane

Thanks everyone.

Unfortunately he had already washed the jeans before telling me what he'd done, so not sure if there's any hope.

Will try with washing up liquid tomm.

powershopper

rub a little Swarfega- I guess every mechanic has some-on the oil stain, then pop the garment in the wash.

Pretani

vanish Oxi-action spray, must be the oxi-action, it's the dear one. Then wash at 60 degrees temp. That's also the only thing I have found that gets out cooking fat stains on clothes.

Snowy_Owl

Thank you paulie's girl. just to let you know, a while back I gave ,my wellies a soak in the biological powder and cleaned them as well a I could. Well, was out fishing with my dad yesterday and had the wellies on all day - and my wellies have been saved!!!!!:beer: No oily marks on the socks at the end of the day. Didn't get any fish though.......

Scottish Snowy

balloo_2

Snowy_Owl wrote: »

Thank you paulie's girl. just to let you know, a while back I gave ,my wellies a soak in the biological powder and cleaned them as well a I could. Well, was out fishing with my dad yesterday and had the wellies on all day - and my wellies have been saved!!!!!:beer: No oily marks on the socks at the end of the day. Didn't get any fish though.......

Scottish Snowy

What heat setting do you put the washing machine on after the soak sorry sorry sorry again could not resist asking the question

Snowy_Owl

The heat setting is boiled water from the kettle poured into a basin with the biological powder in that

jomilne

Hi there,

I picked my car up from the garage a couple of days ago after its MOT (:eek:) and the mechanics have been in my car wearing their big oily boots!

I now have a lovely set of oily footprints on the carpet/car mat - whats the best way to get it out?

Thanks!

Fitzio

My dad came up to help fix our petrol lawnmower, and in the process, removed some cap whilst the motor was going and it has splattered oil all over him! It's all over his polo shirt - my mum will not be pleased!!! ha ha.

Is there any hope of getting this out? He is just going to bin the t-shirt, but it seems a shame.

Thanks in advance,
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