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How to Get Oil Stains out of Clothing, Carpet, and Fabric. Cooking splatters, food droplets,
and even dirty shoes can leave oily stains on your garments and carpet. Remove them with
common household products. You will need Baking soda Vacuum Liquid dish soap Toothbrush Clean
rags and white vinegar. Step 1. Sprinkle baking soda on the oil stain and allow it to sit
for 24 hours to soak up oily residue. Step 2. Shake off or vacuum up the baking soda,
and see if the oil went with it. Step 3. Squeeze liquid dish soap onto the stain, if any remains.
Add a bit of warm water, and agitate it to work up a lather. Step 4. Scrub the stain
with an old toothbrush to get the soap deep into the fibers of your clothes, carpet, or
other fabric. Allow the soap to sit for three minutes. Step 5. Rinse the soap out thoroughly
and pat the spot dry with a clean rag. Allow the spot to dry completely. Step 6. Soak the
stain with white vinegar if oil still remains. Allow it to sit for two minutes for clothing
and fabric or for one hour for carpet. Always do a test spot to check for color fastness
when using vinegar. Step 7. Rinse the spot and pat it dry with a clean rag. Then allow
the spot to dry completely. Step 8. Check the stain for any residual oil. Repeat any
or all of these steps as needed to remove the stain completely and never worry about
oil stains again. Did you know According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration,
U.S. oil consumption in 2009 was 19.5 million barrels per day.