How to remove diesel fuel from clothes at home?

If it happens that you stained your clothes with diesel fuel, get ready for the fact that it will not be easy to wash it. However, this does not mean that the thing must be thrown right away. Such spots can be completely removed at home. To do this, you will have to use special chemicals or solvents, since it will not work to remove this oily viscous substance, as well as eliminate its specific unpleasant odor.

The first and most important rule in cleaning things from diesel fuel is that the sooner after the substance gets on your clothes, you will begin to remove it, the greater the chances of absolute success.

Do not postpone washing things that remain stained with diesel fuel:

1. A freshly stained spot should be blotted with a napkin or paper towel so that as little substance as possible is absorbed into the fabric.
2. A soiled thing should not be put on other dirty linen, since diesel fuel can stain it too.
3. Be sure to look at the characteristics of the fabric of clothing and consider the features of caring for it. If it is impossible to wash the product, the thing should be taken to dry cleaning and not try to use home methods to get rid of the spot of diesel fuel, as this can permanently ruin it.
4. For the convenience of removing contamination, place any clean rag or old unnecessary towel under the cloth.
5. Performing actions to remove stains, it is necessary to perform movements only from the edge of the pollution to the center, this technique will not allow to increase the area of ​​contamination of clothing.

While the spots of diesel fuel are still fresh, and the substance has not had time to deeply infiltrate the fibers of the tissue, pollution can be tried to remove by exposure to high temperatures. To do this, follow these steps:

• Put a paper towel under the item, and also lay sheets of clean paper on both sides in the area of ​​contamination.
• Next, you need to warm up the iron and begin to iron the stain through the laid paper. As sheets of paper become dirty, they must be replaced with new ones. Repeat this procedure until the paper has absorbed all the fat.
• After this, it is necessary to moisten the thing with water and apply laundry soap to the stain, which must be left for 30 minutes.
• And at the last stage, clothes should be washed in a washing machine.

Another effective method that allows you to remove fresh stains of diesel fuel from clothing is to use salt:

1. A clean rag or polyethylene material should be placed under the area of ​​contamination - this will prevent other areas of clothing from getting dirty.
2. The stain should be covered with a thick layer of ordinary table salt and left for about 30 minutes .;
3. As the absorption of diesel fuel with salt, it must be replaced with a new one.
4. After the time has passed, remove the salt layer, and fill the stain area with dishwashing detergent, which we mix with a small amount of water. Leave the stain soaked for another half hour.
5. After about 30 minutes, we erase the item in the washing machine or manually.

It also happens that diesel fuel gets on wooden furniture or the floor. Washing powder or dishwashing detergent can remove diesel fuel from the tree. Spillage should be removed from the woodwork as soon as possible.

If you did not have the opportunity to wash the stain from the diesel fuel immediately, removing it after some time will be more difficult. For this you will have to use household chemicals or solvents.

Today on sale you can find a lot of various means for removing stains that can handle even the most difficult pollution. They are available in the form of sprays, soaps, gels and pencils. They must be applied to the area of ​​pollution of the thing and left for some time (specified in the instructions for each specific tool).

On the market are presented as universal stain removers that cope with various types of contaminants - blood, oil, paint stains and so on, and narrowly targeted. To eliminate stains from diesel fuel, you need to choose a tool that will be effective from pollution with diesel fuel, fuel oil, machine oil. As part of such a tool should be Surfactants and solvents.

To remove the old spot of diesel fuel, you can use the following types of solvents:

• Gasoline - you need to choose only refined gasoline, which can be purchased at the household goods store. We put gas on a cotton sponge and draw it on pollution - from the edge to the center. After cleaning the clothes from diesel fuel, things should be rinsed and washed in a machine.
• Ammonia - The best option in those situations when the stain was put on a light thing. Add a teaspoon of ammonia to a glass of slightly warm water, dip a cotton sponge into the solution and treat the area of ​​contamination. A cotton sponge is periodically changed to a new one. Further, it is also necessary to thoroughly rinse and wash the product.

Solvent recommendations:

1. The work is preferably carried out in the fresh air or in a well-ventilated area.
2. Solvents are flammable substances, so you need to use them away from open sources of fire.
3. Wear gloves and use a respirator.

To wipe off diesel fuel from things, you can also use the following folk methods:

• We mix a teaspoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of washing gel for dishes, a teaspoon of laundry soap (it must be rubbed with a normal kitchen grater). All ingredients are dissolved in hot water. We put the soiled thing in the prepared solution and leave it for 1-2 hours. After this time, use a soft brush to gently wipe the stain, after which the thing needs to be washed in a washing machine.

• We mix lemon juice (squeezed from 1 lemon) with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, apply the resulting mixture to contamination and leave for 15-20 minutes. After the time has passed, with a soft brush, gently clean the stain and rinse the product thoroughly. After that we erase the thing in the washing machine.

• Mix baking soda, citric acid and pine essential oil in one piece. The resulting mixture is applied to the stain and hold for about 5-10 minutes. After that, we wash the product, it is advisable to use an oxygen-containing powder.

It often happens that after removing the spot of diesel fuel on the thing remains an unpleasant odor. In this case, it is necessary to hang clothes in the fresh air and leave to air for 2-3 days.

You can also try to apply to the area of ​​contamination. mint toothpaste and leave for 20-30 minutes, After that wash off the paste and wash. Additionally, you can rinse the item in water with air conditioning and even leave the item in it for 5-7 minutes.

All these methods will certainly help you get rid of the consequences of getting diesel fuel on your clothes and you can remove it from your favorite jeans or shirt and save your favorite thing. The most important thing - do everything very carefully and as quickly as possible proceed to eliminate pollution.

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