May 26, 2009

How to Get Oil and Grease Stains Out of Clothes

May
26
2009
Tuesday


I brought a few shirts to the dry cleaners about a year and a half ago because they had some grease stains on them and I had tried and tried to get them out to no avail.

I was fully prepared to pay the $2.00 per shirt at the dry cleaners (much less than buying a new shirt, right?) but the very nice lady at the dry cleaners said, “Oh, you can just use some Dawn Direct Foam on that and it will come right out!” Well not only did she create a customer for life (or at least as long as we are living in this city) but she gave me some knowledge that has saved MANY shirts from ending up in a garage sale or at a thrift store (or at the dry cleaners).

grease oil stains on clothes

So when your shirt looks like the shirt pictured above, just put a little Dawn Direct Foam (or another similar product) on each spot, let it sit a few minutes, and then wash as usual! The grease stains disappear like magic!

This also can come in handy if you are garage sale or thrift store shopping and you find shirts with oil or grease stains. You can pay the 10¢ to buy the stained shirt with confidence, knowing that the shirt will look as good as new after you’re done with it! :)


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Thanks for this fabulous tip! Now I'll be able to wear the other half of my wardrobe in public again!

Thanks for the tip!My dh is a rigger & comes home covered in God knows what & you name it.I have tried everything & can not get out the stains.Will try this.Off to get some Dawn Foam!

Love this tip, and love your blog! Thanks for the heads up!

Regular dawn works just as well too and is less expensive than dawn direct.

I can't believe I've never heard this before! I don't usually buy Dawn, but I'm totally going to buy one now to keep in the laundry room! I wish I'd known this before now. Do you think this works on shirts that have already been washed/dried?

I use lemon Joy and it works too!

I have been using the Dawn direct foam for grease stains for quite some time now, it works great, however I tried using a cheaper brand on a few stains, and it did not work as well as the dawn did. It got some of the stain out, but you could still slightly notice where it was on the shirt.

I heard that it also works as a flea shampoo for your dogs, and it's safe to use.