Olive oil .....

[sfh074]

spilled on green work scrubs.

 

The wife spilled olive oil on some green work scrubs that are 55% cotton and 45% polyester and can't get the stain out. She has tried the usual gambit of pretreaters, full strength Krud cutter (which by the way is a great pretreater for other food and grass stains). 

 

Do any of you guys have a suggestion on how to get the remaining olive oil stain out of this material?  It is now faint dark spots and has been washed at least 4 times now.

 

 

 

[ea56]

Try rubbing the spots with a bar of Fels Naphtha.

 

Eddie

 

[combo52]

Arersol Spray N Wash

It has dry cleaning fluid in it, It will take out oil, spray it on when clothing is dry and then wash in as hot a water as possible with plenty of detergent.

 

John L.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[warmsecondrinse]

Being a messy eater with an Italian ex, I've had a lot of experience with this.

Wash TEMPERATURE is by far the single largest factor. The hotter, the better. I pre-treated the stain with my regular detergent and let it sit for a half hour or so before washing.

Use the longest cycle. A longer delicate cycle gave me better results than a shorter regular cycle.

 

[jamiel]

Just take it to the dry cleaners---I've gotten spatters on poly/cotton rugby shirts and $6 or so at the dry cleaners (pointing out the stain) gets them clean.

 

[panthera]

Ideally,

You'd go back to 1958 and grab some carbon tet.

Problem solved.

This being 2020, here's what works for me.

I'm married to a neat-freak who can't drink a glass of water without spilling it. So, lots of experience.

1) Medical grade gasoline, poured through the stain in a thin stream will remove all the oil.

Obviously, this needs to be done in adequate ventilation and with no sources of flame anywhere close by.

2) Failing that (and it's the best solution), kerosene takes a bit longer but will do it, too. Same safety considerations.

3) Failing that, TSP or STTP (if you can get some that hasn't chemically changed into TSP, cough, cough) gently rubbed into the stain as a paste with hot water will remove all of it, though it may take a time or three.

4) Failing that, DAWN with 2x grease cutter will do it over time.

5) Failing that, WD40 in generous quantities is an expensive but 100% solution. It's nearly all Stoddard's solution and that is Dry Cleaning fluid. Same safety rules as for gasoline/kerosine.

6) Clear oil, like acid-free sewing machine oil will remove it and can then be more easily removed.

7) You may have most of the oil out already and the stain is chlorophyll. Oxygen or chlorine bleach?

 

[tomturbomatic]

If you can't find aerosol Spray and wash, aerosol Shout will work, too, but as John said the fabric has to be dry. Saturate the stain with the pretreater, let it sit for 10 or 15 minutes then rub a good liquid detergent into the mess.  Then wash.

 

[littlegreeny]

Shout foam is designed for greasy stains. It's works very well but sometimes it takes two treatments to remove a large stain.

 

[warmsecondrinse]

One thought just popped up:

I know in Italy there're multiple grades/types of olive oil used for different things. Also, many people with an Italian background a wed to one particular brand and type of olive oil and have a grudging second choice if necessary. Philipo Berio was the 'team' I was brought into. Might certain types of olive oil require different stain treatments?

 

[vacerator]

Olive oil

cartel. Seen the Godfather?

 

[sudsmaster]

I bought a 10 liter box of Extra Virgin Spanish olive oil at Costco a few months ago. It has a definite taste to it but seems fine with just about anything. Let's say it has character.

 

And the price is right: A little over $4/liter when most EVOO goes for $7 or more per liter.

 

YMMV

https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/poggio-delle-fattorie-extra-virgin-olive-oil%2c-bag-in-box%2c-10-liter.product.100359509.html

 

[combo52]

Olive Oil

There is a HUGE glut of olives now so you should be able to get bargains on olive oil.

 

John L.

 

[robbinsandmyers]

Olive oil and stains

For the stain I would try LA's Awesome in the wash water. As far as olive oil I only buy California olive oil and tomatoes. The stuff from Italy is a rip off and not worth it.

 

[mattl]

California Olive Ranch is the only brand of EVO I trust or buy.  It's certified pure Olive Oil, 98% of the other are adulterated.
 
Back to the OP I've had good luck getting oil out of poly/cotton using Spray and wash and the Steam cycle on my washer. took out oil stains from many years old table runners with out a trace.

 

[sudsmaster]

Well, it wasn't olive oil, but the other day I was moving a battery operated chain saw (Ryobi) and the chain lube leaked all over one of my pants legs.

 

I washed the pants in a regular mixed colors load, with plenty of detergent, but the stains remained.

 

So Yesterday morning I treated the stains on the pants leg with Tide HE liquid, and let it soak in for about six hours. then washed with a normal mixed load, perm press cycle, warm temp.

 

Voilá!. The oil stains disappeared, with no fading of the material.

 

PS-I need to take a closer look at that chain saw to see if there is any way I can reduce the oil leakage. It's quite annoying.

 

 

 

[sfh074]

Fels Naphtha ....

and very hot water was the winner. Not a trace of olive oil remain on the scrubs.

That was a very stubborn stain and we even have a two year old mess maker currently running around the house creating fabric havoc. Pretreating baby clothes is routine around here. The scrubs with the olive oil on the other hand got thrown into a clothes hamper and sat for a few days before being washed. I bet if they were pretreated sooner, the stain may have not set in as it did.

Thank you for all the great suggestions!

 

[sudsmaster]

Another cheap remedy for oily stains is to add ammonia to the wash water. How much? I dunno, maybe a half cup?

 

Just DO NOT EVER add ammonia to chlorine bleach.

 

 

 

[washerboy]

rub the spot

with a good douse of Ultra Dawn...roll up let set for a few minutes, wash in hot water. I'm married to a truck driver that not only gets dirty but also enjoys wearing his greasy hamburgers and other truck stop fare. If it's really bad I also douse some household ammonia on the grease spot. This works every time.