removing brake fluid from a tshirt

I have alot of little dots of brake fluid on a white tshirt, caused from a
leak on my motorcycle's brake line and the little drips being blown on my
arm and shirt and I rode. What can I do, if anything, to get the shirt white
again? I washed it once (and dried it) in the load last night with
everything else and assumed it would wash off, but went to wear it today and
saw the dots still on it. I washed it again this time rubbing in the SHOUT
stain remover before, but it didn't get them out. It's not a 100% shirt, it
has some screen/print on the back.

What is the best chance to get the shirt white again? A color-safe bleach?
Anyone have a solution for this one?

Aloha

 

I recently tried the following one from Heloise on a number of whites.
I was amazed. I soaked them as is recommended here and then washed
them as usual.

Stain Remover from Heloise's mom

Here is my mother's last-ditch stain remover for washable whites and
colored items that can be bleached (or that you're willing to take a
chance on): To 1 gallon of hot water, add 1 cup of powdered dishwasher
detergent and 1/2 cup of bleach. Let the garment soak for no longer
than 30 minutes. If the stain doesn't come out in that amount of time,
it probably never will.


--
Grandpa Chuck
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~

The following information is given with the utmost respect
for the armed forces and civilians who have died in the
current war in Iraq. According to http://icasualties.org/oif/
The number of Americans killed in Iraq as of Feb. 09, 2006 is 2,267.
United Kingdom = 101
Other = 103
Iraqi deaths in excess of 30,000 - probably many more.

Today, February 13, 2006
It has been 1018 days since Bush declared,
"Mission Accomplished in Iraq."

 

Must be a Japcrap rider then.....

 

In general, once you DRY a shirt with heat you SET the stain.

 

As opposed to, say, an over priced, under-engineered Piggy ?

 

That is what I thought too until I used the solution that I posted on
a shirt that I was ready to throw in the trash. I figured if it didn't
work I hadn't lost anything. It came out brilliantly bright.

--
Grandpa Chuck
-ô¿ô-
~

The following information is given with the utmost respect
for the armed forces and civilians who have died in the
current war in Iraq. According to http://icasualties.org/oif/
The number of Americans killed in Iraq as of Feb. 09, 2006 is 2,267.
United Kingdom = 101
Other = 103
Iraqi deaths in excess of 30,000 - probably many more.

Today, February 13, 2006
It has been 1018 days since Bush declared,
"Mission Accomplished in Iraq."

 

I'd leave it be. Sort of a testament to riding. Hope for more stains.

 

1. Decent bike.
2.Angle Grinder
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.htm...GCTU|4_1/2_Angle_Grinder&ref=tgt_adv_XSC10001

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid

Brake fluid is an alcohol-based hydraulic fluid but may contain additives,
like glycol esters and oils. Used brake fluid may also contain benzene,
lead, and other heavy metals.

Hmm, I wonder how brake cleaner spray might work since it removes brake
fluid, highly evaporative, and a degreaser. Or toluene. Or acetone.
Presumably the T-shirt is cotton and not synthetic. I haven't seen my
clothes disintegrate from being hit with brake cleaner spray (but I have
seen bleach degenerate the fibers). If it's safe to clean my hands, must be
safe for a cotton T-shirt, too (but I don't know if the T-shirt is colored
and with what kind of dye, but the OP did say it was white).

I have to wonder what is so special about a plain white T-shirt that the OP
has to waste time cleaning it rather than buy another one (after fixing the
leaking brake line since it probably isn't just his T-shirt that is getting
stained). The brake cleaner spray will probably cost as much, or more, than
for one new plain white T-shirt.

 

I once got used oil out of a shirt by repeatedly hand washing the spots with
a stain remover and Sunlight soap. Sunlight is bar soap meant mostly for the
laundry. I think it's universal.

Put stain remover on the spots, let them soak for a while. Wet and apply
Sunlight soap. Use your hands to work the soap into the fabric. Rinse
thoroughly. If you are making progress the spots will be lighter. Repeat
until they are gone. It could take 3 or 4 applications.

 

What trick, what device, what starting-hole on Mon, 13 Feb 2006
23:05:32 GMT, canst thou now find out, to hide "Brian"

Two words: Tie dye

 

Is this your favourite shirt? If your bike has a hydraulic clutch you could
try to get the clutch line to leak and thereby have matching stains on both
sides of your shirt.

Just putting in my $0.02

 

Failing all else you could always substitute clutch fluid for conditioner,
this should give a all over colour match?

 

Use a hand cleaned cleaner like gojoe and baking soda even after you have dried it in the dryer!!! Then a a cup of baking soda to washer to get rid of any smells left behind!!