# Help me get a grease splotch out of my shirt, SVP.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-grease-splotch-out-of-my-shirt-svp/117734>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 7, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-grease-splotch-out-of-my-shirt-svp/117734 "2002-07-07T03:39:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-grease-splotch-out-of-my-shirt-svp/117734/1 "2002-07-07T03:39:16Z")

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I have a shirt made of 100% Tactel Nylon (It’s that “slinky” sort of fabric) and I shmood on it - the shmoo is grease of some sort.

Anyone have any ideas as to how to get it out?

I washed it in cold water with plain ol’ soap to no avial.

Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-grease-splotch-out-of-my-shirt-svp/117734/2 "2002-07-07T03:50:16Z")

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WD-40. Saturate the stain and blot out all grease. Pretreat and wash. Check to make sure stain is gone before drying.

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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-grease-splotch-out-of-my-shirt-svp/117734/3 "2002-07-07T03:54:39Z")

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Thanks **Mr. Moto**!

WD-40 eh? Do we have any thoughts as to what the WD-40 will do to the fabric?

I’ll try this, but if someone knows that it’s going to shmoo the shirt up worse please let me know.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-grease-splotch-out-of-my-shirt-svp/117734/4 "2002-07-07T04:15:55Z")

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Should be OK, but you can test in an inconspicuous part of the shirt first.

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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-grease-splotch-out-of-my-shirt-svp/117734/5 "2002-07-07T04:18:29Z")

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Got it!

Now I just have to get some WD-40 somewhere…