HELP! My little brother ruined his SIGNED Kipper jersey!

[HOOT]

Well about 2 years ago for Christmas I got my little brothers a Flames jersey each and had them signed by the player (Iggy & Kipper). Well my oldest little brother ended up being a trader...I mean Canucks fan...so he never wears his.

However my littlest brother (8) loves Kipper and everything Flames, he has become my favorite brother , until Sunday when he decided it would be a good idea to play street hockey in his Kipper jersey and not realize he was doing so on a patch of oil in the driveway.

Has anyone had any experience trying to get motor oil out of a jersey?

I tried taking it to a dry cleaners however jerseys can't be dry cleaned, I would have never guessed. She had no suggestions besides just try washing it on a "soft cycle with Ivory"....however she also thinks that may get rid of the autograph.

Too be honest the autograph is no big deal they are easy to get, however it would be nice to save if possible.

Suggestions?

[Prototype]

My only idea would be those tide sticks, but I'd doubt they'd do anything... I'm interested to see what can be done. I got ink on my '88/'89 Lanny jersey, and there's a black ink stain under the white layer of the 9 on the back. I've washed and washed with no effect. No autograph yet.

I hope you find an answer...

[Slava]

I don't know if it works for motor oil, but my wife swears by using baby powder on the spots and then just washing normally after for oil (say from salad dressing). I'm pretty sure that you could do this by hand and likely not have to hit the autograph as well.

[Reaper]

If the autograph isn't a concern then I would recommend using Spot Shot on the oil stains and on any other stains to be removed. Let the spot shot soak into the grease and then blot dry with a clean, dry cloth. Apply Spot Shot again and soak for a couple of hours before washing the jersey inside out in cold water. Hang the jersey to dry. If you don't get all the grease it will certainly be a lot less noticeable. I wouldn't worry about the autograph as the Flames organization will accept single items for player autographs if you contact them about it.

[Locke]

Beat the Canucks fan senseless until he bleeds all over it and its red again.

[RougeUnderoos]

It got stained during a legitimate game of street hockey. It's not ruined. It's "game worn". Leave it like that.

[foofighter15]

get a new brother.

doesn't this jersey belong to your bro thats a Canucks fan anyway?

[McMack]

Start by dabbing or soaking the area with lighter fluid. Whatever you do, test first in an inconspicuous area.

[NSFL]

And if you're gonna wash it. Cold water is key. Anything oil based will set in hot or warm water.

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by NSFL

And if you're gonna wash it. Cold water is key.

In Oxyclean.

I have seen some amazing results with that stuff in my household.

[schnee]

By hand with sunlight dish soap (the yellow stuff).

PM'd

[Just Someone]

This is only a guess, but it works with (sometimes even with half dried) oil color. Dish soap and very little water on stains and let it be for a while. Then wash it by hand, repeat if needed. You don't even need to wet the whole jersey. Dish soap is specially for washing away the grease from plates, so it should work with motor oil.

[pope04]

Whatever you do, hang dry the jersey after washing it. The dryer tends to "bake" stains in.

[ricosuave]

I second the good results with baby powder

a google search will tell you exactly how

[Machiavelli]

Another vote the Sunlight dish liquid stuff.

Always works awesome for food grease. What you do is spot the dishwashing liquid on the stains, and the rub it either with your fingers, another cloth, or the jersey itself (if that makes any sense). Use some warm water (not hot, though) to help rub, and to rinse the area as well.

[McMack]

No offense guys, but I don't think any soap based stain remover (e.g. sunlight) is going to do anything for tar. If you are really serious about getting the stain out, I would rub an old rag or t-shirt on whatever caused the stain and then experiment with various methods of removing the stain off the rag before tackling your jersey.

Here is a web site that details a multi step procedure for removing tar stains. Lighter fluid also should work in place of kerosene.

http://www.ehow.com/how_876_remove-tar-fabric.html

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by foofighter15

get a new brother.

doesn't this jersey belong to your bro thats a Canucks fan anyway?

Nope Canucks fan got Iginla.

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions, I think I will go with McMacks suggestion and try doing some test runs with an old jersey to see what kind of results I can get. If all else fails maybe I will put it in the hands of a trusty Grandma!

schnee thanks for the PM, now that was some detailed instrustions!

[ricosuave]

^ try rubbing the baby powder into it, that wont hurt at all, and some of the others afterwards if it doesnt work