If it happened that you soiled clothes with diesel fuel, get ready for the fact that it will not be very easy to wash it. However, this does not mean that the thing should be immediately discarded. Such stains can be completely removed at home. To do this, you will have to use special chemicals or solvents, since it will not be possible to wipe off this oily viscous substance, as well as to eliminate its specific unpleasant odor with just ordinary washing powder.
The first and most important rule in cleaning things from diesel fuel - the sooner after getting a substance on the clothes you start to remove it, the greater the chances of one hundred percent success.
Key recommendations
Do not postpone washing things on which there is a stain from diesel fuel:
- A fresh stain should be blotted with a tissue or paper towel so that as little as possible is absorbed into the fabric.
- The soiled thing cannot be put to other dirty linen as diesel fuel can soil it.
- Be sure to look at the characteristics of the fabric of clothing and consider the features of care for her. If you can not wash the product, the thing should be taken to dry cleaning and not try to apply home-made methods to get rid of the stain of diesel, as this can permanently spoil it.
- For the convenience of removing contamination, put under the cloth any clean cloth or old unwanted towel.
- Carrying out the steps to remove the stain, you should perform movements only from the edge of pollution to the center, this technique will not increase the area of contamination of clothing.
If the stain is freshly supplied
As long as the spots of diesel fuel are still fresh, and the substance has not had time to soak deeply the fibers of the fabric, it is possible to try to remove the pollution by exposure to high temperatures. To do this, follow these steps:
- Place a paper towel under the item and place clean paper on both sides in the area of contamination.
- Next, you need to warm up the iron and begin to iron the spot through the padded paper. As the paper sheets become dirty, they need to be replaced with new ones. Repeat this procedure until paper absorbs all the fat.
- After that, you need 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 spots of diesel fuel from clothes is the use of salt:
- Under the area of contamination you need to put a clean cloth or plastic material - it will not allow other areas of clothing to get dirty.
- The stain should be covered with a thick layer of regular table salt and leave for approximately 30 minutes .;
- As the salt soaks up, it needs to be replaced with a new one.
- After the time has elapsed, the salt layer is removed, and the stain area is filled with dish detergent, which is mixed with a small amount of water. We leave the stain soaked for another half an hour.
- After about 30 minutes, erase the item in the washing machine or manually.
It also happens that diesel fuel falls on wooden furniture or the floor. Laundry detergent or dishwashing detergent can remove wood from wood. Remove spilled material from the wood covering as soon as possible.
After the diesel fuel has been washed off, the wood product must be left to air for at least several days until the strong odor disappears.
If the stain is old
If you have not had the opportunity to wash off the spot from the diesel immediately, it will be more difficult to remove it after a while. To do this, have to use household chemicals or solvents.
The use of stain removers
To date, the sale can be found a lot of different tools for removing stains that will cope with even the most difficult of pollution. They are available in sprays, soaps, gels, and pencils. They must be applied to the area of contamination of things and leave for some time (specified in the instructions for each specific tool).
The market includes both universal stain removers that cope with various types of contaminants - blood stains, oils, paints, and so on, as well as narrow spots. To eliminate the stains from diesel fuel, you need to choose a tool that will be effective from pollution by diesel fuel, fuel oil, engine oil. In the composition of such funds should be Surfactants and solvents.
Removal of old stains with solvents
To remove the old spot of diesel fuel, you can use the following types of solvents:
- Gasoline - you only need to choose refined gasoline, which can be purchased at a store of household goods. Apply gasoline on cotton sponge and carry them on pollution - from the edge to the center. After cleaning clothes from diesel fuel, things need to be properly rinsed and washed in a typewriter.
- Ammonia - The best option in those situations when the spot was put on a bright thing. We add a teaspoon of ammonia to a glass of slightly warm water, dip a cotton sponge into the solution and treat the contaminated area. Cotton sponge periodically change to a new one. Next, you also need to thoroughly rinse and wash the product.
Recommendations for working with solvents:
- It is advisable to work outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
- Solvents are flammable substances, so they should be used away from open sources of fire.
- Wear gloves and use a respirator.
Folk remedies
To scrub diesel fuel from things, you can also use the following folk methods:
- Mix a teaspoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of dishwashing gel, a teaspoon of soap (you must rub it with a regular kitchen grater). All ingredients are dissolved in hot water. Put the soiled thing in the prepared solution and leave it for 1-2 hours. After this time, with a soft brush, gently scrub the stain, after which the thing should be washed in a washing machine.
- Mix lemon juice (squeezed out of 1 lemon) with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, apply the mixture to contamination and leave for 15-20 minutes. After a time with a soft brush, gently scrub the stain and thoroughly rinse the product. After that, erase the thing in the washing machine.
- Mix in one piece baking soda, citric acid and pine essential oil. The resulting mixture is applied to the stain and hold for about 5-10 minutes. After that, erase the product, it is desirable to use oxygen-containing powder.
Get rid of the smell
It often happens that after removing the stain of diesel fuel, an unpleasant smell remains on things. In this case, you must hang the clothes in the fresh air and leave to air for 2-3 days.
You can also try to put on the area of pollution mint toothpaste and leave for 20-30 minutes, after that wash off the paste and wash. Additionally, you can rinse the thing in water with air conditioning and even leave the thing in it for 5-7 minutes.
You can also soak clothes for 3 hours in well heated water with the addition of washing gel for dishes.
All these methods will certainly help you get rid of the consequences of getting diesel fuel on clothes and you can remove it from your favorite jeans or shirts and save your favorite thing. The most important thing - do everything very carefully and as quickly as possible start to eliminate pollution.
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