Edible Oil in Carpet and Clothing is a Mess

Jul 4
07:32

2012

Ma. Theresa Galan

Ma. Theresa Galan

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Cooking oil on carpet is not a fun stain to deal with. If cooking oil is allowed to remain in your carpet and set, being an organic product it will eventually spoil. It won't happen right away, but eventually it will stink to high heaven!

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Lots of foods we love to eat are greasy and oily. Unfortunately,Edible Oil in Carpet and Clothing is a Mess Articles this grease and oil can spill, splatter and drip not only into our mouth or fall on our napkin, but also get right onto the front of our new shirt.

Oil and grease stains can not only get on your clothing, however, but also on your carpet and upholstery, if we eat near these surfaces or from a greasy bag or box of pizza, for example. When dealing with cooking oil in carpet, it's especially important to deal with this stain immediately.  The longer it's allowed to remain in your carpet, the more difficult it will be to remove.

Removing Oil Stains And Grease Stains From Carpet

Step 1: Blot up as much of the grease or oil as possible from the carpet without spreading the stain further.

Step 2: Place an absorbent, such as cornstarch or baking soda, onto the oil stain, and let it soak in for approximately 15 minutes.

Step 3: Scrape or vacuum up the absorbent, which has absorbed some of the oil or grease.

Hint: Depending on the amount of the grease or oil spilled you may need to repeat this step several times until no more is absorbed by the baking soda or corn starch.

Step 4: For the grease and oil still remaining take a clean white cloth and sponge the stain with a dry cleaning solvent.

Hint: First, be sure to test this solvent on an inconspicuous area of the carpet to make sure it is safe.

Step 5: Next, blot at the stain until the solvent is absorbed.

Step 6: Repeat steps 4-5 until the stains are removed from the carpet

If that does not work you can mix a solution of two cups cool water and one tablespoon dishwashing liquid, and using this solution, sponge the stain with a clean white cloth, blotting at the stain until the liquid is absorbed, and the stain removed.

Once the stain from the oil and grease is gone use plain cold water and a new white cloth and sponge the area to remove the cleaning solution, and then blot dry.

Hint: Be sure to get the carpet only as wet as necessary for grease and oil stain removal.

Grease And Oil Stain Removal From Clothing

Step 1: Rub a small amount of hand dishwashing soap into the fabric.

Step 2: Rinse the stained area well, flushing away both the oil and grease and the dishwashing liquid solution.

Step 3: Pretreat the stain with a laundry prewash stain remover.

Step 4: Launder in the hottest water allowed for the fabric to thoroughly remove the stain and the grease and oil.

Hint: Make sure the stain is gone after washing, but before you place in the dryer or you may set the stain. Repeat if necessary.

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