How To Easily Remove Oil From Fabrics/Clothing 

**ATTENTION: Brushing too hard on colored fabrics, or using a brush that's not soft, can create a faded spot on the colored fabric. Blotting more instead of brushing, can help prevent that. Mineral spirits & liquid dish washing detergent will not damage colored fabrics(based on my tests). You can also use "Non-Chlorinated" Brake Parts Cleaner to remove oil from clothing!

After frantically scouring the entire internet and multiple forums, I can confidently say this is THE BEST method for getting out used motor oil from tennis shoes! I accidentally got a huge spot on the tip of my bright white shoes and thought I would never be able to wear them again. SO THANKFUL I FOUND YOUR VIDEO because this method worked perfectly & I will now recommend it to everyone I know! Side note: I did also mix a small amount of Baking Soda into the Dawn Dish Soap when scrubbing my shoe with hot water & that seemed to also help brighten up the white material after the stain was completely removed.

Brilliant 👏 I had tracksuit with big oil stain on the pants after total loss car accident, I kept trying with all possible ways with no result until I watched this.. Now I'm wearing it again after 4 years like new 🙌 At least something has been saved 😁

I accidentally knelt in a lot of dirty black engine oil on my good jeans. After trying several methods to no avail, I tried this as demonstrated and it really worked!! I no longer have oils stains and my jeans look great again!

Finally something that actually works. Thanks. I stained my gym bag the first time I used it! Gonna get some thinner now!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge on removing oil from fabrics,Blessings always

This video was a lifesaver, thank you.

Thank you so much... I have been struggling 😩... with one of my fav. Light color 👗... now the greas stain got removed by ur remedy.. 😊

Worked perfectly for me, even on a shirt I’d tried several other things with including washing and drying afterward. Woo Hoo!

Wow. It's effective! Thank you so much!

Thank you, although this isn’t the easiest method I’ve seen it really gets the job done. 👍🏽

Bravo !!! Well done !! Using this method and a bit of ingenuity I got the motor oil stains out my slacks

EXCELLENT,WORKABLE &EFFECTIVE DEMONSTRATION.

Great video! I can't argue with your results, which were of course spectacular, however... I've been using automotive hand cleaner, GoJo and the like for over 30 years for removing grease and oil stains from clothing of all types with seemingly equal results to your method. I can't say for absolute certain that hand cleaner works as well on whites, since I honestly don't wear whites while working with oils, grease, postal cancellation grade inks, etc, but I can honestly say that with colors, I have never failed to remove such stains, nor have any affected articles of clothing suffered discoloration. The key to success with the automotive hand cleaner is to catch and treat such stains before they enter the wash. If an article of clothing makes it through the wash still stained, finding its way in to the dryer, it's pretty much done. With the hand cleaner, I simply rub a generous amount into the stain from both sides of the material and let it sit for a day. I throw the article of clothing in with the wash the next day. The time it takes to treat stained clothing depends on the damage. A stain such as you demonstrated takes less than a minute of rubbing in hand cleaner. Heavily oil soaked Jeans, on the other hand, may take up to 20 minutes. I don't think there are enough hours in the day to make this mineral spirits method of cleaning worthwhile on a heavily oil soaked pair of jeans. I am almost tempted to stain a white T-shirt with used motor oil, then treat with hand cleaner and throw it in the wash the next day, but since I always use bleach on whites, I would expect good results all the same. If anybody has tried it on whites and had other than good results, I'd like to know. I like that you show an alternative method to those products designed specifically for cleaning laundry stains because to honest, not one of those products that my wife has ever tried actually works. Finally she quit buying them. She knows I have a GoJo dispenser in the basement shop area, just around the corner from the laundry area. :) Steve

What I was looking for exactly. Thanks bro for this video

Thanks for posting this detailed and informative video.

Great ideas, well demonstrated. Much appreciated, Thank You.

Wow this worked 😍. Thank you!

I actually learned something new from your video, thanks.

Good vid on carpet I do the blotting methode with Oxyclean my son my son left many small stains on the carpet from his juice cup it worked. Thanks for sharing.

This guy is the real deal, he really knows what are you doing

Thank you. My husband is an automobile mechanic. Need I say more?

This works phenomenally well . All you need is the patience to stick with it and let the paint thinner (mineral oil) do the work. It's just a question of work and time. The results are astonishing. Forget all the subtle commercials for WD 40.

So happy it worked thanks 🙏🏿

My wife usually complains of stains in my shorts....now I can tell her its because I sat in a spot of crude oil then make her watch this video before she does my laundry. Thank you so much! Dill, a subscriber.

Well done has always. Thank you for sharing.

This saved my shirt! Thank you!

Wow man. thank you. Saved one of my favorite shirts! Great method. Worked awesome.

Thank you so much, i got my brand new white socks clean again after my bikes chains threw oil to them.

This really works, amazing, thank you! Saved me a good pair of jeans.

A God sent idea. Thank you so much bro.

My riding jacket got alot of dirt stains from the road which i use it everyday. My riding jacket i been using it for almost a year now. I've tried alot of products, nothing seems to work. Finally i came across this video. I can give it a try on my stain jacket which almost a year hahaha. Thanks @electronicsNmore for this video!

Yep turpentine substitute worked on dried bike grease. Thanks

mate that was awesome cheers for that!

Thanks for the video had automotive black grease. An it works can’t believe it. Got it all out I didn’t do the second step with the dishwashing liquid. Just through it in the washer. Everything was good

So awesome best video showing how to remove a stain that really works

Great demonstration. very clear and effective Wow, thank you for posting.

Hello, could you tell me the brand or the name of mineral spirit/ paint thinner you used in the video? I search it and many results about thinner for acrylic paint show up, but I don't know if they're the right one.

Great job sir!!! Thank you !!!

This is awesome!!!!! Thx for sharing.

Every man needs to know this to avoid hysterical house noises 😂😂

Awesome video. Will this work on trainer's, with Nike flyknit fabric?

very....very nice.....congratulations..... São Paulo - Capital - Brasil

I've put laundry-deterrent on a oil greased sweater and I let it work its magic overnight and wash it the next morning. Your methode seems quite perfect and I should have done it your way. I'm going to prepare a bottle of bleach-deterrent because I often use bleach for the toilet and sometimes leak a little bleach on clothes. I had never phantom such bleach-remover existed so THANK YOU for these amazingly good cleaning tips!

Excellent service very good did enjoy

*How to remove oil* *Step 1: Put oil*

Wow...great clip....just saved my fav sweater and short...love it...thanks heaps

I watched, was fascinated, almost commented, decided to try it first. Wow! Three decades as a professional equipment mechanic and the clothes I threw away. I've done similar using hand cleaner with mixed results. I dismissed anything (chemical) stronger without ever having tried. Had no idea paint thinner was color safe. Just saved one of my favorite shirts. Thank you, Thank you!!!

Thank you very much the very thing happened to me when i was checking the oil level on my car on a slightly windy day, and blob or should i say spot !?. :)

That’s a lot of work to save a wife beater. 😂

Thank you for sharing. It's appreciated.

This worked. Earlier today o got a drip of used oil on my fabric desk chair. I tried to clean right away with Dawn but it left a larger, still visible stain. i agree, try and blot out any excess first instead of smearing more in. 7 hours later i saw your hack online and tried it. I used Dawn after a small amount of mineral spirits and damn its gone. Yes watch the hard brushing with a toothbrush or any brush. It will chew up the fabric pretty quick. Found out the hard way on shirt collars.

How well does it work on stains that have been set in clothes for a while? Does it provide the same results? How bout old stains where the clothes have already been washed and dried over time? Thanks for the great advice, I will definitely use this from now on.

It works an absolute treat, even if I do have to literally smuggle mineral spirits in from out of state. :D

Thankyou👍 this method seems effective and the least fuss

My man! GREAT method!

I am going to go buy a new shirt

what about silk and soft material like a red dress would that technic work on it...

Thank you so much

Thanks for sharing I have couple of shirts with cooking oil stains. Going to try thanks

Oh noooo! That was a heart-shaped stain, I would have told my girl that I made that heart-stain just for her. But never the less that was a great job explaining that, and I was just kidding. Seriously, did that look like heart to anyone?

Just spray carb cleaner or brake cleaner on the spot and let it drip through until all dissolved and dripped away. It's basically like a drycleaning solution.

You really did an excellent job. Very patient with the process. Does this work on all kind of oil. specially the cooking oil. Many thanks.

I was doubtful at first, but this lad actually did it.

that is so good! Now, I can stain my clothes without worrying from my wife's scolding.

Wat if the stain is old

Thanks coz of this video finally removed scalator grease from my favourite long skirt.

Amazing!! I'm going to try it on my white dress that got car grease on the hem :-( Here's hoping it works for me. The stain is a few days old....will that affect the results?

does it work in a 100% polyester? i went to the gym and had oil stain from the machine im using.

I am from Bangladesh. Where I can get mineral spirit in my country? Is there any alternative of it? plz reply me early.. Thanks In Advance..

Great video and tips. I need to go try and remove two old stains now.

Awesome going to try this on some old jeans. Have dried paint, going to use some isopropyl alcohol for that.

What if the oil is dry?

You think this will work on timberland boots

Awesome, I use acetone and dawn dish liquid mixed together put it on the stain and let soak for at least an hour or overnight for bad stains the drop on the washer, repeat if necessary but usually one time does the job.

This is so satisfying.

Dude, you're a genius!

auto motive brake clean or electrical contact cleaner also works well. I saved leather jackets this way. Thanks great channel

Thank You brother. I was tensed after I saw Motor oil spot on jeans yesterday. I hope this would help me remove them all. I will check and update you. Thanks for your help.

Thank you!

Thanks for this iv just got grease all over the back of my work shirt brushed up against the front of the train I really hope this works well

I tried it works great.

Thank you

Thank you so much! I am going to try this! 👌🏻

Good video. A can of brake clean, it can be used as well, blast it right through the fabric. That works for me.

Very good video. Thank you.

This is the exact what ive been looking for some of my colored clothes just spilled with motor oil gosh

thanx man, been super helpful 🥰

very very smart and it works so well, wow

Thank u so much.. it worked🔥🔥

i hope this will owrk out i am gonna try this soon . your video gives me new hopes :D

It worked for me. Thanks

So if I was in the automotive industry, always messing with oil/grease what's the best clothing material avoid stain or at least less hassle later to clean?

Similar to what I've used: Blot by wrapping in paper towel and wringing. Mix Dawn, mineral spirits and water. Soak the stain by just dipping it in the solution, scrub it around, rinse, and repeat until clean.

GREAT job,can the same procedure used on tar?thanks for a response

Looks awesome, does this work on car seats and fabric car door sidings as well? Thank you

Worked for me! Ur the man

Excellent. Thumbs Up.

Everything related to motor grease oil stain, was explained well. But, you have shown only the fresh stain removal method, what if it is a older stain. THANKYOU.

Thank you!!