What stain remover do I need?

[jack707]

Last week I was changing the motor oil in my truck and my hat rolled off my head into spilled oil on the garage floor. I washed it still smells soaked it in oxi clean what else can I use to get the smell out?.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

What kind of a hat is it? Is it the one in your Avatar; a $500 Stetson or maybe a John Deere baseball cap? Have you tried soaking it in that stuff in your jug? Just kidding. If the hat is something like a baseball cap, I would try some Acetone. Acetone is a good solvent; but it is pretty flammable. If the hat can be chunked into the washing machine, you might try squirting it with "Shout it out" and toss it in. That's what I do with my baseball caps. If it was my Aussie slouch hat, I would probably take it to the cleaners.

 

[jack707]

It's a baseball cap

 

[SimS]

Get one of those "cap frames" and throw it in the dishwasher a few times. Check this link for an example.
How to Clean Baseball Hats with a Dishwasher: 6 Steps

SimS

 

[jack707]

I don't have a dishwasher I'l buy some SHOUT

 

[dickfoster]

I don't have a dishwasher I'l buy some SHOUT

Is it worth all that fuss for a ball cap? Something with sentiment attached?
I got a gear lube soaked pair of jeans clean after several wash cycles. Gear lube stinks a whole lot worse than engine oil because of the sulphur compounds. Of course I threw them in a bucket and soaked them and rinsed out a few times before the wife would even let me put them in the washing machine. Women are kinda funny like that.

 

[jack707]

It my union hat bought it this summer.

 

[Ford850]

I would get a bottle of Dawn dish soap, and apply it liberally, then rinse and repeat. Dish washing detergent is my go-to solution for grease and oil, and Dawn is the best.

 

[jack707]

 

[Gary51]

When my pants get hydraulic fluid or oil on them from a leaking tractor I rub Fast Orange hand cleaner on the spots and then soak in a bucket of soapy water before they go in the washing machine.