How to Remove Car Grease or Oil Stains Form Clothing

Remove grease or oil stains, especially auto repair related stains, from clothing.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A small piece of terry cloth towel.
• An aerosol can of Auto Brake Cleaner

1. Grease or oil stains, especially from working on your car, can be removed quickly from your clothes.
   
   Get an aerosol can of brake parts cleaner, and a small, clean piece of terry cloth towel.

2. Spray a little of the brake parts cleaner on the clean terry cloth towel.

3. Test the cleaner on an inconspicuous part of the clothing. Stop if it harms the fabric (usually on synthetic fabrics).

4. Do Not spray the brake parts cleaner directly on the fabric.
   
   Using the clean terry cloth towel,with the spray of brake parts cleaner on it, lightly wipe the grease or oil stain away.

5. If the stain is not completely removed. Use another clean part of the towel, spray the brake cleaner on it, and wipe again. Usually, 2-3 separate wipes will clean the area.

6. Let the area dry. If there is a slight "shadow" left on the clothing, it will come out in the regular washing or dry cleaning.

Tips & Warnings

• It is better to remove grease or oil from clothing, as soon as possible, and this has proven to be an effective method, when used on natural fabrics.
• This method of cleaning grease stains is intended for natural fabrics. You must test it first on any fabric, to avoid damage.