Pre-Soak

• Pre-soak the stained garment in a pan of hot water. Add 1 tbsp. of vinegar to the water when treating colored garments. Use one cap of chlorine bleach when treating oil stains on white garments such as dish cloths and white shirts. Soak the stained garment for half an hour in the solution. Wring the garment out by hand before you begin preparing the garment for washing in a washing machine.
  
  

Pre-Treat

• Rub a small amount of liquid or powdered laundry detergent directly on the area of the stain. The amount of detergent should be enough to cover the center of the stain. You may rub the detergent with clean hands, gloved hands or with an old toothbrush that is clean. Use more detergent as needed on stains which have significantly penetrated the fabric. Allow the laundry detergent to penetrate the stain for half an hour before you begin washing the garment using the washing machine.
  
  

Washing

• Oil Stained laundry can be washed in the washing machine.washing machine image by andrey polichenko from Fotolia.com
  
  Wash oil-stained garments by themselves in the washing machine. Load the stained garment in the washing machine evenly so that it maintains balance in the washing machine during the spin cycle. Set the appropriate water level depth and water temperature settings. Follow the washing instructions on the garment label when setting the washing temperature. Allow the washing machine to cycle through washing, rinsing, and spinning until the washing machine cycle is complete.
  
  

Drying

• Set the dryer to no heat or fluff for drying oil stained garments.laundry dial image by Sirena Designs from Fotolia.com
  
  Be sure the lint trap of the dryer is cleaned before you begin loading the dryer each time it is used. Dry oil stained garments using a setting such as Fluff on the clothes dryer. Even though the oil-stained garment has been cleaned, there may still be lingering fumes on the garment which could potentially cause a fire when the garment is heated. The fluff cycle of the clothes dryer will dry the garment safely and effectively.
  
  

Storage

• Store or hang garments in the appropriate drawer or closet as soon as possible after drying to prevent wrinkles from forming on the fabric. If necessary, use the fluff cycle to remove wrinkles from the garment before storing. Store items such as work clothes, kitchen rags, and other items which have come into contact with oil away from unstained clothing in order to prevent oil fumes from taking over your closets and drawers.