Getting Grease out of a tie

[ArliHawk`]

Today, I dropped some pizza and got a small grease spot on my tie. After researching solutions, I saw recommendations to put corn starch or talcum powder on it in hopes of absorbing the grease. Has anyone tried this? Does anyone have any others suggestions?

 

[polar-lemon]

Originally Posted by ArliHawk`

Today, I dropped some pizza and got a small grease spot on my tie. After researching solutions, I saw recommendations to put corn starch or talcum powder on it in hopes of absorbing the grease. Has anyone tried this? Does anyone have any others suggestions?

I would just send it to a drycleaner you trust, or tiecrafters. Unless it's a tie you wouldn't mind losing, don't mess around with it yourself.

 

[Preacher]

If the cornstarch or power does not work:
I have used, believe it or not, "Goop" hand cleaner to remove automotive grease from a silk tie.
You can buy it at most auto stores and even some supermarkets, in the laundry detergent area.
Do not get the orange, just the regular. Rub some into the stain, let it set a few minutes, rinse it out with cold water, hang the tie on a towel hung over your shower bar, and let it dry.
No promises, but I have done it more than once, with no ill effects or staining of the tie.

 

[Dewey]

I would buy a new tie.

 

[Despos]

I have about an 80% success rate using baby powder. Goddards makes a powder specific for this but it is basically baby powder. Put a mound of powder on the spot, leave it for a couple hours and brush it off. Sometimes the results are perfect, sometimes not. I think it has more to do with the silk quality than the oil stain.