Grease
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Grease on My Carpets!
Asked by A.M. from Kansas City
on January 19, 2009
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Yesterday a large puddle ( I guess that is the right word for it!) of grease fell off of our garage door. I didn't notice this and stepped in it. I then walked all thr...
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- Hi A., Squirt Dawn dishwashing liquid on the grease spots. Let it soak in, then spray it heavily with water and cover the spot with a good shammy for about 2 hours...
- I would try the mechanics hand cleaner called Goop and Dawn dishwashing liquid. Anything that is an actual grease cleaner.
- Regular Dawn will work. Just like getting the grease off of your dishes it will get it out of the carpet. Use a rag and warm soapy water. Good luck and God Bless.
Grease on Cabinets
Asked by A.Z. from Columbus
on February 4, 2009
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help!! I fried some potatoes in a deep frier and now i have grease spots on my cabinets i have tried magic eraser, liquid gold, anda couple other things so if any one ...
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Removing Grease Stains
Asked by A.W. from Cincinnati
on April 6, 2009
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I need some suggestions on how to get truck grease out of my husband's clothes. He drives a semi and has recently got a new truck and now has grease on his clothes. I ...
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- Hi A.! My hubby is also a truck driver. We usually put some dawn dish soap in with the laundary. It's got that grease cutting agent in it that works wonders on dish...
- I use Prespot and then laundry detergent by Melaleuca. It uses all natural enzymes and tea tree oil to clean clothes, and it can get anything out. You can email me p...
- A., Have you tried the Lestoil product ? You pour it directly on the spot, or 1/4 cup in the washtub. Sometimes it pays to let the stain soak with the lestoil on it...
Removing Grease from Clothes - Help!
Asked by K.L. from Erie
on May 21, 2009
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OK ladies, I'm sure someone's had this problem. Two of our shirts have bacon grease splattered on them from the stove, and I don't want to ruin them. What works to g...
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- Dawn dishwashing liquid.
- Put a dab (use very little) of Lestoil right on the spot, let it sit, than wash. I use this all of the time to get stains out of the kids clothes.
- Hi K., The best results I have had is with Amway LOC. Many years ago, when I was first married, my husband got butter on a permapress shirt. I washed it and dried it....
Grease Stains in Clothes
Asked by D.S. from Minneapolis
on August 12, 2008
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Does anyone have a good way to remove oil or grease stains from clothes? I have tried everything I know.
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- I've used Simple Green for every stain from blood to grease and mustard. It can found in the automotive department.
- As long as you catch it before it's washed and dried, try pre-treating it with regular old dish soap (rub it in good). This almost always works for us on oil based st...
- If it is a washed in black or brown automotive or bike grease try this...rub Crisco into stain, it will begin to dilute the black gunk in the fibers, then wash out wit...
How to Get Set in Grease Stains Out?!?!?!
Asked by M.K. from Dallas
on July 18, 2007
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Ok, so I noticed that a few shirts that I love to wear on the weekends have small little grease stains from when the grease splattered while I was cooking. My questio...
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- I use Baby Powder, it works GREAT!!! I promise!! Just put baby powder directly on the spot (completely cover it) then let it set overnight, wash it the next day and th...
- Dawn dishing washing detergent works well. If you've already washed and machine-dried your shirts with grease stains, then it may take a couple rounds through the was...
- Goop...yes the hand cleaner that mechanics use (don't get the sanded variety). It does a great job, it is also good for cleaning really dirty wooden furniture! Good luck.
Removing Grease from Baby Blanket
Asked by K.N. from Boston
on April 18, 2008
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In the hopes that my daughter would take a much needed nap in her stroller, I brought her white lovie blanket with us. Of course, she kicked off the blanket and it be...
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- It sounds like you have used a lot of the safe products out there....is there any way that you could buy her another blanket that's just like her white lovie blanket?...
- Hello Erin, Try Dawn dish washing soap. Let it soak and then, using something hard, like the edge of a comb, rub it going with the grain of the material. Although if ...
- I have found that Lestoil (smells bad - but works great) works good on things that have an oily residue to them, put some on the spot and let it sit for awhile before ...
Desperate! Grease Stains on Clothes....
Asked by C.R. from Modesto
on September 20, 2008
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Hi, I have lots of grease stains on my good shirts from cooking w/ oil. I use Ajax laundry detergent and they are not coming out. I have put stain remover on them (B...
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- Use dish soap. It takes it out really well. Just put some on and rub it around, Then rinse it out. I have used it on car grease and it took that out as well!
- I use Shout Advance... that stuff is great! As soon as you can put it on the garment and let it set and then before washing it put it on again. It was done wonders f...
- It might be too late since you have washed them, especially if you dried them also, but I always use Dawn dish soap on my grease stains and it works really well. I lik...
Seeking Solutions for Grease Stains on Shirts
Asked by K.J. from Kansas City
on June 1, 2008
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My son works as a server at a restaurant. He is provided only two shirts. Most of the the people he works with and himself have grease stains on the front of their s...
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- My son worked at McDonalds for about a year. I would put dish detergent on any bad stains and just squirt some in with the washer filling. We usually have Dawn. I hav...
- Try spray n wash with resolve, works great on other things. Don't know if it will work on grease or not.
- I use the oxy-clean stuff (powdered) and soak it for awhile around half and hour or so (if I have time) It is amazing and cleans everything I have ruined! Needless to ...
Tips on How to Clean Grill Grease from Concrete
Asked by J.G. from Greensboro
on July 24, 2008
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Hi- need some quick advice-my husband forgot to clean out the grease trap in his grill which stands on a concrete slab. We now have three bigger than dinner plate size...
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- Go to your local harddware store and aske what they recommend. You might try pouring paint thinner then pour Chlorox. S.
- Hi J.. It looks like you have gotten a lot of advice. I do know cat litter absorbs spills. You may have already tried Dawn since many suggested that. I was at dinner ...
- I would put kitty litter on first to absorb as much as possible, then try the dish detergent. Finally a good power washing spray will get out whatever is left. Best ...
