How to Clean Gas Out of Clothes

With spilling from tanks as you put gas in your car, it's easy to get a little on your clothes. You realize that gas is not exactly the easiest thing to get out of clothing, and so you need some help. Well, no fear. Here are some great tips to get gas out of your clothes.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Baby Oil
• Washer'
• Laundry Detergent

How to clean gas out of your clothes.

1. Buy a bottle of baby oil. Since gas is an oil based product it is going to take an oil based product to clean the gas out of your clothing. Baby oil is a great product to use as it shouldn't, in most cases, cause further damage to your clothing.

2. Soak your clothes with a bit of laundry detergent, water, and a generous portion of baby oil. Also dab some right on the stain before soaking.

3. Swash your clothes in the water for a while and let them sit for about five minutes. Transfer the clothes into your washer, once again remembering not to mix them with any other clothing, and let the cycle finish.

4. Wash the clothes. If you have a top load washer, let it partially fill up about 1/4 of the way with water. Put some of the baby oil in the wash with the clothes and swash it around a bit. Once the washer cycle begins, add the detergent and let the cycle finish. Make sure that your gas coated clothes are the only clothes you put in the wash.

5. Dry your clothing. Make sure you only AIR DRY on a clothes line these clothes. It could take more than one wash to get all the oil out of your clothing. If you use the dryer after the first, or even the second time, you could risk starting a fire in your dryer.

6. Check and see if any smell remains in your clothing. If the smell of gas remains on the clothing repeat the wash with baby oil again until the smell is gone.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not machine dry gas-affected clothing. It could start a fire in your dryer.

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