Jeans are popular clothes that can be worn to a friendly get-together with friends, to school, to work, to an informal event or to visit. Due to frequent use, such pants get dirty very quickly, and some stains are difficult to remove. Traces of oil, mayonnaise, meat, fish, sour cream are especially difficult to remove from thick cotton fabric. What to do and how to remove a greasy stain from jeans if one of these products still gets on the pants? Or is it not worth trying, but rather throwing the thing in the trash? Let's consider the methods and features of removing greasy fresh and old stains, allowing you to save your favorite wardrobe item.
Methods of removal
The following products for removing greasy stains from jeans can be found in almost any home, and can be replaced with analogues if necessary. They allow you to cheaply and quickly get rid of dirt and return things to a neat appearance. These include:
- laundry (baby) soap;
- paper towels;
- toothpaste (powder);
- dishwashing gel;
- gasoline (kerosene, turpentine);
- grated potatoes;
- ammonia.
We will describe in detail how to properly remove a stain from jeans using the above mentioned products.
With laundry soap
An old "grandfather's" way of dealing with fresh and old stains, and quite budget-friendly, unlike special stain removers. How to remove a greasy stain from jeans using soap? The oil stain should be wetted with water, soaped, lightly rubbing the fabric. Leave for 20-60 minutes to corrode the stain, rinse.
You can resort to a simple method: soap the area, leave for half an hour, and then put the pants in the washing machine, wash in the usual mode at a temperature of 30 degrees and spin at 800 rpm.
Instead of regular laundry soap, it is permissible to use products like "Antipyatin" or soap for washing children's clothes. They will also help remove greasy marks, fresh and old greasy stains. These products are not much different from regular laundry soap, they only have a less pungent smell, are less aggressive and harmful to fabric, sometimes they contain fragrances. The greasy stain is soaped, washed, you can leave the foam for 20 minutes, then rinse. If the blot remains, the procedure is repeated.
To find out whether the dirty area has been completely washed out, you should wait until the fabric is completely dry. It is not always possible to reliably determine the cleanliness of wet clothes.
With a paper towel
In the case when you notice a greasy stain right away, it makes sense to blot it with a napkin or paper towel. They will absorb some of the oil, preventing it from penetrating deep into the fabric fibers, thereby making it easier to further restore the appearance of the jeans. If there are old stains, this method is useless.
With toothpaste
A very simple method that does not require purchasing expensive stain removers or powders. Toothpaste is applied in a medium-thick layer to the stain, then left for half an hour and washed off. Then the item is washed as usual. It would be better if you have tooth powder, as it absorbs oil well. If you don't have it, it is recommended to use regular toothpaste, but not in the form of a gel.
You can use chalk instead. It is turned into powder, the greasy spot is covered. When the chalk has absorbed the grease, it is brushed off, and the product is washed in an automatic washing machine.
Dishwashing liquid
How to remove a greasy stain from jeans without buying special powders and chemical removers? Take a regular dishwashing detergent, which can be found in any kitchen. Apply the gel to the greasy area and leave for 30 minutes. There is no need to rub or foam the product. Afterwards, rinse the fabric and wash the pants as usual. You can try to remove old or fresh traces of greasy food in a similar way.
Try to help your jeans right away. The less time has passed since the oily stain appeared, the easier it will be to get rid of it.
Gasoline
Purified gasoline also helps to combat greasy stains, allows you to remove old, fresh greasiness. If you have kerosene or solid oil, turpentine at hand, they can also be used to remove traces of oil. A few drops of the substance are applied to the dirty area, left for 10 minutes and washed off. Rubbing the fabric is not recommended, as there is a risk of damaging it. Regular washing of the product will help to eliminate the smell of gasoline or a strong-smelling liquid.
With grated potatoes
1 medium-sized potato is grated on a fine grater, the gruel is spread on the stain from the inside of the jeans. After 30 minutes, the mixture should be removed by scraping it off with a spoon or a crust of bread. Finally, the pants need to be washed.
How to remove a grease stain from jeans if you can't find any potatoes? Instead, use starch. Mix it with water until you get a homogeneous paste, which is spread on the oily stain in a thick layer. Leave the product to act for 20-40 minutes, rinse it off, and wash the pants in a washing machine.
With ammonia
Another substance of chemical origin, suitable for removing complex greasy stains of varying age. Ammonia is poured onto a cotton pad and the greasiness is soaked with it. In order to achieve the best effect, it is permissible to leave it for 1 hour. After that, the pants must be washed as usual.
Use ammonia to remove grease stains only on light, white or partially bleached jeans. This will prevent damage to the item.
Common mistakes and useful tips
When cleaning stubborn stains from jeans, do not rub the fabric too hard or for too long. As a rule, such items are made of cotton with the addition of synthetics, which quickly lose color. When using ammonia, industrial stain remover, kerosene or gasoline, instead of a greasy mark, you can get a light bald spot. Be careful with acetone, especially if the jeans are made of synthetic fibers. There is a chance that the substance will dissolve them, leaving an unsightly hole on the pants.
When you fail to get rid of a greasy stain, do not rush to throw the item away or send it to the dacha, where you will wear the product for dirty work. Be creative, do embroidery on the damaged area, make an applique, rhinestones, a "torn" edge. Sometimes you can try to paint over the area with a special fabric paint, but the result is not always good due to the mixing of the dye with the fat component.
If you have found a way to remove a grease stain from jeans, do not forget to wash the pants after using various substances. The water temperature during washing should not be higher than 30-40 degrees, otherwise the fabric will simply shrink and you will ruin the item. The easiest way is to set a special mode on the automatic machine. It is not recommended to wring the jeans too much to avoid deformation of the fibers.
If you need to know whether the stain has come off, you can quickly dry the dirty area by blotting it with a towel and directing a cold air flow from a hair dryer. You cannot stir the denim fabric on the radiator. It is ideal if you dry the pants horizontally.
Thus, there are several budget-friendly ways to deal with greasy stains on jeans. Use the safest one for the fabric first, and if there is no result, move on to more urgent measures.
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