Cleaning Dirty Work Clothing
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RE: Cleaning Dirty school Clothing
I am sick of dirty clothes, after my daughter comes home from school art. I don't know what to do, please help.
Post By kristen (Guest Post)
RE: Cleaning Dirty Work Clothing
Which of these recommendations gets out the diesel and gasoline smells out?
Post By Jeanette (Guest Post)
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I've been a Machinist/Auto Mechanic & all around Handyman for over 45 Yrs. For my "Worst Case"... thought I'd never, ever get them clean, pants & shirts, my best results was to pre-treat the greasy areas (for me this always seems to be Knee & Thigh-fronts) with Waterless Cream-Type Hand Cleaners always available at Auto-parts stores under brand names like D&L, Go-Jo, and lately "Goop" (because it has less odor) make sure you get the style without "Pumice" Pumice type is great for greasy hands etc., but too abrasive for clothing. Apply liberaly, I usually scrub over the worst areas with small plastic scrub brush. Let it sit while filling the machine with warm or hot water and your normal detergent. I go for the longest cycle, and of course, wash these items seperate from other clothes.
I'm always amazed that clothes so greasy & filthy can come out looking like they've never been touched by a drop of oil. P.S. If you already washed the items without some special attention, you've probably set the stain, and may never get it out completely.
Post By Enter your name.pixdan (Guest Post)
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I am a machine mechanic that works on really black greasy, oily equipment and have to wear tan pants and black cotton shirts. I have tried everything listed above but nothing works well. I do not want to spend my time scrubbing stains only to see faint marks still on my clothes.
Please, forget about the old home remedies, give me the name of some good industrial cleaner that all I have to do is pretreat the stain, let it soak and then wash in whatever temperature water that works best. My boss makes me buy my own pants as part of his uniform.
Doug
Post By Doug Dug (Guest Post)
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My husband works in construction (cement work) and comes home filthy! (Dirt/sand mostly) We've tried doing double wash first, pre-wash, heavy duty rinse (2x) etc. (various settings on our maching) and we still end up with sand in our dryer! Any tips on eliminating this problem? I don't want to ruin my dryer (or washer). I even tried hand rinsing each item before putting it in the washer (I got quite a bit of dirty water doing this) and it didn't seem to make much difference!
Post By Laura (Guest Post)
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My staple is Shout. I use in on all grease. Wash clothes in hot water twice and this does the trick everytime. My husband is as bad as the airplane mechanic.
Post By Vicki (Guest Post)
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I use cheap laundry soap, add some borax, or washing soda and a good splash of simple green.
I buy simple green at Sam's and it keeps my husband's clothes clean and wearable for work, some come real clean and are decent, but as a welder on oil rigs, he gets into some really awful grease.
Hope this helps,
Tina
Post by trbrown22
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I need help getting my husbands dirty work clothes clean. He works as a mechanic and when he comes home all of his clothes smell like grease, transmission fluid and mineral spirits, among other garage smells. Any idea on how to get this kind of smell from the clothes?
Post By Erica (Guest Post)
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The best thing for really dirty clothes--grease, grass, sweat and all--is mechanic's hand cleaner. You can usually find a tub of it for a dollar or two in the hardware section of any store. Slather it on, and use a scrub brush to lightly work it in. The other thing to remember is to not put heavily soiled clothes in the dryer unless you are sure they are clean. Hang-dry the item if you have any doubt, and re-wash if needed.
Post By guest (Guest Post)
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I use Dawn dish soap on my husbands greasy clothes. Dawn takes out many stains. If there really dirty I put the dawn on and put them in the washer with my laundry soap and let soak in warm water for 15 or twenty minutes. You can even add Borax to the laundry and that stuff works miracles. Good Luck and congrats on staying home, it's a great choice.
Post By Enter your name.Kristi (Guest Post)
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My husband does lots of mechanic work, and also repairs lawn mowers and other small engine types. His clothes always looked dirty even after the laundry. I discovered a stain remover at the Dollar Store.It only costs One Dollar per bottle. I just spread out his shirts and stack them one on top of another. I transfer the stain remover from the original squirt bottle to a spray bottle. While the machine is filling with water, I start spraying each shirt saturating the grease stains. When I get them all sprayed, and the machine is filled, I just wash as usual in warm water with my regular detergent. They come out clean as new...Repeat this process with the jeans, making sure to spray around the pockets. Harlean
Post By Harlean from Arkansas (Guest Post)
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An oldie but goodie... Lestoil. Can be found in the cleaning product aisle of any larege grocery.
Post By Karen (Guest Post)
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To clean really dirty clothes; this one is for greasy ones. Use a can of Coke to one load. It has to be Coke no other Cola produce works as well. My husband is a airplane mechanic and this gets all the hydraulic fuel, oil and all the other stuff that he gets into.
Kristen Rivera
Air Force Wife of three.
Post by ThriftyFun
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Hi, I've been a SAHM for awhile now,(5 yr's) and I'm always trying to save money.This is the stain remover I like best for my familys clothes.
1/2 Cup Ammonia
1/2 Cup White Vinegar
2 Tablespoons dishwashing soap(I use AJAX)
1 Quart Water
Mix well, and store in spray bottle.
*Hint - Reuse your "Spray and Wash" bottle.
Post By paula (Guest Post)
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If his pants are caked with mud and you don't want all that mud in your washer, let the pants dry, then beat them on the sidewalk until most of the mud falls off, then wash as usual.
Post By Marti (Guest Post)
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My Dad was a truck mechanic for a logging company. Mom would start by adding at least 1 cup of ammonia to wash along with detergent. Let agitate for a few minutes and then turn off machine and just let soak for an hour or so. Turn machine back on and finish cycle. I'm pretty sure she used the "sudsy" ammonia. Sometimes his workclothes were so black with grease she'd follow up with another run through the machine.
Post By charlie (Guest Post)
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Go to your nearest 'Dollar General' store and purchase a gallon of 'Mean Green'. It's $5 a gal. but it lasts a long time. Just pour in 1 cup per load of laundry and it will clean the clothes every time. This stuff works great on a lot of stains. It cleans the Georgia clay from my husbands jeans, grease from his work clothes, etc., etc., etc. Try it!
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