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Household Hints & Help

raccoon

(31,529 posts) Thu Dec 3, 2020, 06:47 AM Dec 2020

I wear long sleeved tees a lot in cold weather. [View all]

If one gets a grease stain, it’s a mofo to get it out. Often takes multiple washings, with abundant use of something like Spray and wash.

Your suggestions?

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I wear long sleeved tees a lot in cold weather. [View all] raccoon Dec 2020 OP

Dawn liquid dish soap. The blue one. no_hypocrisy Dec 2020 #1

That's what I use too Rorey Dec 2020 #4

Ditto. I keep a small bottle in laundry room. Try to put it on the stain as sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #7

A third vote for dawn. Runningdawg Dec 2020 #10

I have had luck with Clorox 2 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #2

Same advice TruckFump Dec 2020 #3

Hmmm, maybe I'll have to try some. Rorey Dec 2020 #5

I have had success with ordering it online. TruckFump Dec 2020 #9

Dawn plus a bit of boiling or very hot water on top voteearlyvoteoften Dec 2020 #6

works every time ... nebby70 Dec 2020 #8

You put the Dawn on the stain and then pour hot water over it? Nt raccoon Dec 2020 #13

That's how I do it. voteearlyvoteoften Dec 2020 #14

Another vote for Dawn.. If it's good enough to clean oil off of ducks after a big spill mitch96 Dec 2020 #11

it's good enough to clean up a tanker of salad oil that spilled yellowdogintexas Mar 2022 #19

"BioGreenClean. "...TNX I'll check it out ..nt mitch96 Mar 2022 #20

When dawn can't get it out I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2020 #12

THIS is why... PennyK Dec 2020 #15

Right. I didn't realize until I was WAY into middle age that raccoon Dec 2020 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author mitch96 Feb 2021 #17

Dawn and hydrogen peroxide mixture snacker Mar 2021 #18

I'm kickin this about grease stain removal and Dawn and hot water. raccoon Jul 2022 #21