Oil and grease family: degrease, then hot wash
How to get oil paint and wood stain out
Solvent-based. Use the thinner the can's label names, in a ventilated space.
Do this first
Blot
Fresh stain
- Blot
- Dab the thinner listed on the label, from the back over paper
- Dish soap
- Rinse
- Wash separately
Dried or old
- Mostly permanent once cured
- Fabric care
- Ventilate; flammable rags dry flat outside before disposal (spontaneous combustion risk).
- Time
- 20 min
- How to tell
- Look: glossy or soaked-in brown; Feel: tacky; Smell: solvent
Where this fix comes from
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.