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mitch96

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

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2020, 10:40 AM

Dec 2020

It's good enough for me... Works like a champ. Another thing I read but have not tried is to put oil on the stain and then quickly wash it out with dawn. The new oil takes the old oil out with it...
Like I said I have not tried it YMMV..
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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