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How do you remove old grease stains from clothing?
By sandra from Cyprus
I work at a Seamstress shop and we get a lot of grease stains out with ease out. Sold at Fabricville and maybe other material and craft stores. I've seen it get grease out of garments previously sent out to dry cleaners. This may help.
Shampoo was a massive help! Thank you so much @rforbes! I used Tresseme too! I got garlic bread greese on some chinos, and from what I can tell it's almost totally gone! If I do it again, I reckon it'll be completely gone! :D
How do I remove lobster stains from a delicate white top?
Most likely you are talking about butter stains and these can be very difficult to remove - especially from a delicate fabric.
I need a stain remover to take out set in oil and grease stains. Any suggestions?
By Judy S.
Depends on type of material, but dawn really is a miracle worker! Just dap a little on, massage it in and let it set for a little while and wash as usual.
There are, I don't know how many, grease spots on the back and front of my Detroit Tiger jersey which is made of polyester and is white what the Old English D in blue and blue trimming. How can I get the grease spots out?
By Warren
I have had great success using Shout Advanced is the squeeze spray bottle. Spray it, let it sit overnight and then wash it in cold water and see if it takes care of the problem.
How do you remove an oil based stain from a white t shirt?
By Krystal S
Apply a liquid dish soap as Dawn to the spot and allow it to soak in. A little water may speed the process. Then launder the shirt. Do not add additional soap as you will have a mountain of suds. It may take a couple of treatments to remove all the oil, but I have always had success.
How do I remove turkey grease from 95% cotton and 5% polyester clothing?
By Val
I use Shout for this type of stain. A cirtus cleaner made from orange peel also works well on Grease stains. Best to treat before laundering if you can.
I have a couple oily stains, from having sat on something, and now I have spots of red Gatorade on the front of them. I just bought a few pairs of Calvin Klein performance yoga pants and sweatpants so I'm freaking out on how to keep them looking more fresh than worn.
A friend of mine said to fill a bucket with lukewarm water and some Awesome cleaner and soak the sweatpants for a minute or less and they should be as good as new. Will this process damage the material let alone the sweatpants altogether?Some people do swear by Awesome cleaner, but be careful using it if the items are mostly rayon as it can weaken the fibers.
For the all of the stains, you may have better luck soaking the items in a bucket of cold water with 1/2 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup peroxide, 1 cup warm water (shake this up in a clean glass jar then add it to the bucket of COLD water--the warm water is to dissolve the baking soda).
BEFORE you pour it all into the bucket--rub some of the mix into each stain, THEN add the rest to the bucket and swish.
You may need to repeat this several times.
If that does not work on the Gatorade stain, you can FIRST rub regular blue Dawn dish soap into that stain, THEN soak in the mix above (which is an home made oxi clean solution).
Last thing to try is if none of this works, see if you can found Zout cleaner at Walmart. It is very expensive, but it works well on tough stains. Follow the instructions on the bottle to soak/wash your items.
Hope you find success with one of these methods!
Blue Dawn removes many stains. You can also use Stain Stick along with it.
Oxyclean is the best!!!!
Believe it or not Lysol will clean so many stains it is amazing. You can put some on the stain and rub it in. Another great stain remover you can make on your own is baking soda and peroxide.
For hard to remove stains on all my clothes, I use a product that you buy in the laundry aisle called, Calgon, and I mix a lid full of that mixed with a half cup of white vinegar to my laundry detergent and throw it in the wash and they come out very clean and stain free.
My husband was given a really nice heavy pair of coveralls, but they are covered everywhere with stains. I'm not sure what kind, but it looks like grease and oil. Is there a product that I can soak them in to get rid of some of the stains? Thanks.
By Ardis F.
Blue Dawn is very good for removing grease.
I got a grease spot on a fave dress, treated it with my stain remover and washed it. And washed it. The spot is lighter, but still there. How do I remove it? Please help.
By Melinda D.
I work on cranes so I get a lot of grease on my shirts. My girlfriend gets the grease out, but I still have brown stains were the grease was. What can I use to remove the brown stains?
By Sheila
I got heavy equipment grease on my cream colour jacket (polyester shell). I washed it, but the grease is still there. How do I clean it? Thank you.
By Carter B.
This is a page about removing grease stains on lace clothing. Lace clothing can be rather delicate, making stain removal a bit chancy.
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I've tried Simple Green, I've used the orange hand wash you use to remove grease stains, I've used dish soap. Nothing is taking the grease out of my jacket. What do I do?
How do I remove grease stains on colors after washing? They are mostly on cotton blends.
How do I get grease splatters out of a shirt?
How do I get grease or oil stains out of my cotton clothes after they've been laundered? They've been washed and dried.
To get out a tough grease stain on laundry, use lighter fluid. Apply to spot, wash as usual. And remember, no smoking.
Here is a homemade stain remover recipe for washable fabrics.
I would like to know an easy way of removing a grease stain from my jeans. I would like to wear my jeans the same day.
Does anyone know the best way to remove grease (from food) stains from nylon (windbreaker) fabric? I tried Oxiclean Laundry Stain Remover.
I have a purple top 100 percent cotton and after washing it it found grease stains on it.
I bought a new purple top. I've only worn it once and after washing it found what looks to me like grease stains. Does Oxyiaction work ? Any ideas please?
I was cooking with beef the other day and some grease was splashed on my shirt. This shirt is 100% cotton and I hadn't caught the stain until after I laundered the garment.
How do I get grease stains out, that are set in by the sun?
I have a navy blue cotton top. I have found a grease stain that didn't come out in the wash. Can anyone help?
Have you ever gotten those grease stains on your shirts or jeans from McDonald's bags and can't get the stain out? Try Ajax Dish soap and Baking Soda mixed together until it makes a paste.
I work in a cafe, any clothes I wear get covered in grease. How can I get the grease out of my clothes?
How do you remove black grease from clothing after it has gone through the washer and dryer several times (tried several ways to remove)?
To remove grease and/or oil stains from clothing I prerub the areas with TIDE liquid detergent.
