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By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:35:58 +0000

Thanks for the tip for Simple Green degreaser. Awesome product. I have used dish soap for years and it works ok. Might take several washings to get the grease out.

I tried it on the bathtub ring – wonderful. Nice for degreasing the stove! Love the product.

By: Carpet Cleaning NY

Carpet Cleaning NY — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:07:33 +0000

Depending on the amount of grease on your clothing a simple dishwashing detergent may not do the trick. You need a dry cleaning solvent to break down the oil. If the detergent is water based, forget it. Oil and water do no not mix and water based detergents definately will not remove the grease. Use the dry cleaning solvent, then move onto the dishwashing detergent to remove any residue.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:45:00 +0000

I wonder if my mother found out about Simple Green while my father was a grease monkey (mechanic for you uninitiated). It also works really well on getting mildew/mold stains out of fabric. We had our garage flood when there was a major rainstorm, and our couch cushions were sitting on the floor of the garage. The mildew was discovered probably a week or so after the rain (we didn’t realize it had flooded the inside). But simple green got the mildew spots and smell out.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:05:00 +0000

When I got tractor grease on my favorite sweatshirt what I found to work (after the grease had already been washed and dried in in the laundry) was I took a bar of plain old white handwashing soap, wet the stain, rubbed the soap in really well, then rinsed the soap out in hot water from the inside of the shirt out though the stain. I have also used this for food grease stains and found it to work really well.

Hope this helps.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:00:40 +0000

I use dawn, preferably the foaming one. Works awesome, and I always have it in the house. I have gotten spots out of my sons shirt, when it was time for my younger son to wear it. So after about 2 years of sitting and many washings.

By: Keter

Keter — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:48:55 +0000

Same advice applies to Goop – it’s essentially the same thing as GoJo.

By: Keter

Keter — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:47:19 +0000

My husband, who worked as a motorcycle mechanic in his youth, told me never to use GoJo as a washing solution that will go down the drain – only to blot it with paper towels and discard. Apparently, the goo sticks to the insides of pipes and can cause a clog to form. This would be particularly important if you have a septic system.

I use GooGone (for stickier stains) or Bissell laundry spray (for oilier stains) and get good results. I’m horribly allergic to Simple Green!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:09:12 +0000

Goop is also a great degreaser. It comes in a tub.

By: trixie

trixie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:31:02 +0000

Hello,

I ‘ve also found Simple Green to be a great product. It smells very natural and sort of minty. The scent is not offensive or overly strong. It also takes out some of our worst stains. We sometimes use it on the white plastic outdoor furniture and mesh type lawnchairs. It works wonders.

Trixie
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