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   Susan -homedecsewing | Jun 17, 2008 10:36pm | #1

   I think maybe Lestoil would clean it all out. Hot water and then plain laundry soap in another cycle. good luck My hubby was a mechanic and lestoil got out the WORST oily stains

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   stitchagain | Jun 18, 2008 08:45pm | #3

   Thanks for the response!

    

   What is Lestoil? 

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   Susan -homedecsewing | Jun 18, 2008 08:56pm | #4

   Its a cleaning solvent, old timer, found at the grocery store by the floor cleaners.Smells like pine itrees

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   meg | Jun 18, 2008 12:35pm | #2

   Perhaps a cycle run with Dawn dishwashing liquid? And stop the agitation in part of the cycle to let it just sit with the hot & soapy water in it? I wonder if the gurus at another board would have a brilliant idea?

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   GailAnn | Jun 27, 2008 08:29pm | #5

   Oh. you poor dear!

   The responses here pretty much covered the gamut of cleansers.   I am reminded of the old advertising jingle, "It's so easy when you use Lestoil!"  I can hear it inside my brain, good thing you can't hear me singing.

   The only other suggestion I might have is to run through a hot water wash with half a gallon of vinegar added.

   Vinegar is always my first line of defense against grime.  Gail

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   ThreadKoe | Jun 27, 2008 11:42pm | #6

   Here on the farm I have had to deal with some pretty messy, oily, dirty clothing that has made a huge mess of my washer.  The only thing that has cleaned it out is to run a big load of dark towels (or old) through with hot water, laundry soap measured for a really dirty load, and a cup or so of vinegar in the rinse cycle.  Put it through a 2nd rinse.  The towels act as scrubbers.  The towels will also pick up sand and dirt in the bottom of a washer and get rid of it.  hope this helps.   Cathy

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   stitchagain | Jun 28, 2008 02:05am | #7

   Thanks that sounds like a great suggestion!