I'll second Darryl's suggestion.  It makes a fantastic 'dry cleaning'
fluid.  :)

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:21 PM, aatransaxle <daryl@aatransaxle.com> wrote:

> Try BrakeKleen...The spray stuff really gets to the worst of the oil &
> stains...Just used it on my desk chair after I sat on it after I had a
> splotch of CV grease on my derierre...The wif is happy now..hence i am
> happy
> now...
> Spray some on a clean rag and rub...Might attack some types of material,
> but
> I have used it numerous times with no problems.
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> (425) 788-4070
> aatransaxle.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 5:28 PM
> Subject: Removing oil from upholstery
>
>
>  Believe it or not, there is vanagon content here.
>>
>> When i put the Orphan ('82 diesel Westy) on its roof last month most
>> all the crankcase oil drained into the body.  An hour later when it
>> was put to rights, all that black sooted oil came draining back. I
>> have oil stains EVERYWHERE. Worst places are on my new canvas
>> (acrylic) and on the OEM curtains. I removed the worst one and
>> laundered it with double doses of detergent and Oxy-clean.  Still has
>> a bunch of oil in it.
>>
>> If there was still a dry cleaner in this part of the world I'd let
>> them deal with it. But since there's not....
>>
>> I am open to suggestion.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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Crescent Beach, BC
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