Popcorn Butter stains

[pjrose]

How about butter stains on a dry clean only silk Tommy Bahama shirt? I took it to the dry cleaners and they tried but couldn't get them out. I am not sure they tried very hard. Am I SOL since it has been dry cleaned?

It might make a difference if it's really butter, or that fake stuff from movie theaters and microwave popcorn.

I have found filling my bathtub with Oxyclean and soaking for 4+ hours, then washing will usually do the trick. I had massive popcorn butter stains on a favorite dark-purple cotton skirt that I didn't notice until I took it out of the dryer....happy to report that the Oxyclean treatment worked! (I usually save up quite a few garments, sorted by color, and do Oxyclean loads one every 4-6 months...)

That sounds good, I'm going to get Oxyclean and try it. Any reason for the bathtub rather than just soaking the clothes in the washer? And how much Oxyclean do you use per tub?

 

[MuranoJo]

Poobah, as Jim suggested, you may want to try it in a small, inconspicuous area first for the silk. It may work, as I've read of people who've successfully used it on fragile upholstery fabric. If the shirt is ruined 'as is,' may not hurt to try.