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Originally Posted by Black wallnut
Top load washing machine on gentle cycle w/ cold water and detergent should take care of the problem.
Probably not. All detergents available now have had the phosphate removed. That makes them less effective on oils and grease. I've found that cooking oils and bicycle grease just don't come out of fabrics anymore. I would suggest a pretreatment like FB. I've had very good luck with Carbona Stain Devils. Number 5 used to be my choice but they don't appear to have it. Number 7 should work as well.


Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
Acetone and steel wool are your only hope.
Right idea. Wrong solvent. Acetone doesn't dissolve grease and oil that well. Mineral spirits mixed with a bit of acetone would do better or mineral spirits by itself.
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