Oil and grease family: degrease, then hot wash
How to get fast food grease out
Fryer oil drips leave dark spots, especially on polyester and dark cottons.
Do this first
Blot
Fresh stain
- Blot
- Cornstarch 15 minutes, brush off
- Dish soap
- Wash hot as allowed
Dried or old
- Dish soap overnight
- See Grease spots after the dryer
- Fabric care
- Air dry until gone.
- Time
- 15 min
- How to tell
- Look: dark see-through spots; Feel: oily; Smell: fries
Where this fix comes from
- University of Illinois Extension, Stain Solutions
- Household folk practice, checked against the guides above
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.