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| "Try some Dawn detergent on the clothes" ~ Sue |
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| "I have found that good old Murphy's Oil Soap gets out grease, butter and even engine grease/oil. If there is a lot of grease, rub the Murphy's Oil Soap in and let it sit for a day. I have never had it ruin any clothing I have used it on. I use it on walls and cabinets too. Use it straight out of the bottle for the tough ones. Also, I used this formula for my baby clothes (20 years ago!). Fill your washer with hot water, 1 cup of bleach, 1 cup of detergent and 1 cup powdered automatic dish detergent. Add clothes, let it run 2 minutes, then shut off machine and let it sit overnight (or longer). In the morning, start machine, let it finish its cycle (double rinse), and most of the stains should be gone. I used this often, especially helpful before passing along those baby clothes." ~ Mary C | |
| "One of the best things I have found for getting grease out of laundry or off cupboards, stoves or whatever is Orange Cleaner. It does not have to be the expensive brand name kind either. I get mine for .89 at Aldi's. For laundry, I spray it right on the stain and then throw it in the wash. I also use it for cleaning floors; Iadd a little to hot water. It works great for cleaning my greasy stove too. I spray it on and let it soak for about 10 minutes and the grease wipes right off!" ~ Terri | |
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"The best solution I have for getting grease stains out is using a laundry product called De-Solv-It. I use this to remove cooking greases and other oils from clothing each wash day. The contact information for the manufacturer is Orange-Sol at 1-800-877-7771 or www.orange-sol.com. The website lists distributors." ~ Sherrie |
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| "One of the best greasy stain removers I've found is CHEAP shampoo. Apply to spots ASAP and wash as usual. For less than a dollar you can treat thousands of spots!" ~ MJW in Michigan | |
| "I once worked in a car dealership and when I got grease on my clothes, the parts department suggested spraying the spot with hairspray and then washing. It did remove the spot from my clothing. Another suggestion for grease is using shampoo -- it was meant to clean grease and grime out of your hair. This works great for the ring-around- the-collar in shirts. Perhaps the shampoo idea would work for the wall." ~ GG in Alberta | |
| "My husband has had several jobs that caused him to come home with greasy clothes and I have always been very successful using Lestoil to remove them. I use an old toothbrush to apply the Lestoil directly to the greasy spot and give it a few brushes with the toothbrush and then pop it into the washer with my regular detergent and wash it in cold water. Sometimes I have had to do it more than once to get the spot completely out. Hope this is helpful to some of your readers. Keep up the great emails. They are wonderful and contain lots of useful suggestions." ~ Janet | |
| "The best thing I've found for getting out greasy stains is Dawn dish soap. If I splatter a little on my clothes while cooking, I just rub some Dawn on there and wash as usual. No more stains!" ~ Chrissey | |
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"I keep Dawn dish soap next to my
washing machine to dab a drop on greasy stains. It works great. I got
the idea when I worked at a bakery and they used Dawn to mop the
floors. It cut the grease that we slopped while baking. The floors
were always squeaky clean and it usually does the job on my
grease spotted clothes too." ~ Jonanna
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"I use Castrol
Super-Clean Cleaner-Degreaser on clothing stains. It takes out just
about anything! You can find it in the automotive department at
Wal-Mart. It comes in a 1 gallon jug. I poured it into a spray bottle
that I keep by my washing machine. I haven’t tried it on walls but I
did try it to remove grease from some tins in my kitchen and it took the
paint right off so I don’t suggest using it on painted areas." ~
Rachel |
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| "Some heavy grease stains in clothing can be loosened by applying cooking oil, then spot treating before laundering. A paste of cornstarch and water applied to the wall and allowed to dry might soak up the stain. It should then brush off easily. Another approach would be to iron paper towel over it to absorb the grease." ~ Anna Marie | |
| "Dawn dish detergent (the blue one) works great for removing grease spots from clothes. My mom gave me this tip years ago. My husband loves to fry chicken wings and he always gets the grease spots on his clothes. The Dawn detergent has always worked to remove them. I would also use it on the walls because it is very good at breaking up the grease." ~ Tina | |
| "For greasy items that can be thrown in the washer, put baby powder on them! Sprinkle the baby powder liberally on the spot and let it sit for a while to absorb the grease or oil. You can rub it together by hand if you'd like to make sure the baby powder gets well into the spot and then sprinkle again with a tad bit more of baby powder. The baby powder will absorb the greasy oil and allow it to be freed from the fabric in the wash. This works especially good for t-shirts and other jersey knits that like to hold on tight to some stains." ~ Panda | |
| "My mom always used plain Dawn dishwashing liquid on the grease spots on my dad's work clothes. She would dab it on the stains as a pre-wash treatment, let it sit on the stain and then wash as usual." ~ Ann Marie | |
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"Spray the stain with WD-40 work it
in. Then spray with your 'stain fighter'. The WD-40 acts
to make the stain new and then you can treat it as such. Sometimes I
have to wash the garment a couple of time to get the smell out but the
stain is usually gone -- even on old set in grease stains." ~
Michelle
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Editor's Note: Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond. |
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