Help! Oil on wool carpet!

[Annpan]

Yup... thanks for that baldowrie

[mrsflibble]

this reminds me. i need lighter fuel.

[The Riff-Raff Element]

If you've not made any progress, then you might try the following, which worked once for me when I trailed engine oil into my parents house, oh, many years ago.

Don't laugh

Baby oil.

Soak a cotton pad in baby oil and carefully dab away at the oil stains. Most should lift off onto the pad, but a residue will be left.

Next, take a some proper turpentine, soak another pad and dab off the residue.

Finally, disolve a little baby shampoo in warm water and dab away with this until the smell of turps is gone.

I'd test a discrete corner first, just to be sure you're not going to eat through the carpet.

Good luck.

[Smooth Hound]

once youve put a bit of wd40 on it, cover it with newspaper and iron the news paper, iut will lift the oil up into the paper, you may have to do it a few times though

[Thurston Garden]

OK, recently back from Amsterdam where, we of course forgot completely about the carpet, to be sharply reminded when we entered the house. Bugger.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. The latest suggestion has been to use good old swarfega, and I have a wee pot too so plan to give it a try.

Will keep you all informed of (any) progress!

[Annpan]

...The latest suggestion has been to use good old swarfega, and I have a wee pot too so plan to give it a try....

That's it TG, just get stoned... forget all about it...

oh... a wee pot of swarfega... I thought, seen as your just back from Amsterdam

[Shirley]