Often the appearance of greasy stains on clothes leads to the fact that you have to part with your favorite thing. However, a shirt or jeans can be saved not only by special means, but also by folk methods.
How to remove a fresh stain?
If the stain has just appeared on the clothes, you need to immediately act. In this case, any powdered absorbent will help: chalk, baby powder, corn or potato starch. First, a greasy stain needs to be moistened and powder poured on it, then put a clean cloth on top. And after a few minutes wash in warm water.
In the fight against fresh greasy stains, laundry soap, shampoo for oily hair and a dishwashing detergent will help. Soak the stain with these means for 5-6 hours, then wash the thing with the powder.
How to remove old oily stain?
It is much more difficult to get rid of old traces of fat. Often the procedure has to be repeated several times. One of the most common means is gasoline, which is charged with lighters. It is necessary to dip cotton wool in it and blot the areas around the spot with it, and then treat the contaminated part from the edges to the center. After that, wash the item in warm water.
Glycerin will also help get rid of fat on clothes. It is heated in a water bath to 40 ° C, applied to a stain, and then the remaining substance is removed using a sponge with purified gasoline. To make the product look perfect, it is washed in warm water with a stain remover.
Another way is to mix turpentine and ammonia in a 1: 1 ratio. Moisten the resulting liquid with a stain, leave the item for 3-4 hours, and then wash in warm water.
How to get rid of oily stains on jeans?
To remove grease from jeans, do not use substances that corrode paint. It is better to choose a dishwashing detergent or refined gasoline. Also, grated raw potatoes are suitable, which is applied to the grease stain for 30 minutes, after which you should rub the wet place with a pile of black bread.
A universal remedy for oily stains of any age is salt. If the pollution is fresh, salt crystals are poured on it and wait for them to absorb the fat, then a new portion is poured, and so on, until the whole stain disappears. For clothes with old pollution make a solution of salt and warm water or put crystals on wet clothes. Wait 40 minutes and wash the product. If traces of fat remain, the procedure is repeated two or more times.
