MiSC
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Post by MiSC on Aug 10, 2010 23:04:54 GMT -5
Are they destroyed? I picked up the van, drove it home, and fount that one of the guys had gotten smudges of black grease on the lower part of my seat (where you reach down by your feet to move the seat forward and back.)
Are they just a lost cause?
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Post by Blackswan on Aug 10, 2010 23:24:47 GMT -5
I would think so, but I have no clue really.
Bleach?
Maybe you can get the mechanic to pay you what they are worth or give you a big discount for next time?
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Post by peppermint66 on Aug 10, 2010 23:29:14 GMT -5
Dawn dishwashing liquid , original formula, the BLUE one!
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Post by MiSC on Aug 11, 2010 3:51:04 GMT -5
Dawn dishwashing liquid , original formula, the BLUE one! Doh! Valdez! BP! Oiled birds! I have some Dawn concentrate in the kitchen. That stuff is seriously concentrated. A couple of drops will thoroughly clean a coffee cup. |
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Post by luckyleprechaun on Aug 11, 2010 7:15:50 GMT -5
TRY Goop....it is cleaner for mechanics.....friend from my high schools dad invented and patented it...
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Post by MiSC on Aug 11, 2010 7:21:55 GMT -5
Maybe you can get the mechanic to pay you what they are worth or give you a big discount for next time? If it were anyone else, I would. But we've been going to this guy for years, and he also cuts us a big break whenever we pay in cash. He knows we're not rolling in dough (one 2000 Odyssey and one 1995 Buick), and he helps us out when he can. This is the biggest problem we've ever had with him. A little grease on the seat. It'd be different if I'd gotten something really expensive greased, but not these little pants. But even then I'd have to weigh which was more important, the pants or our relationship with a good mechanic we trust. I think I know the answer to that one.  |
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Post by eagle on Aug 11, 2010 8:42:57 GMT -5
I would agree, MiSC. A good mechanic is hard to find. Don't want to destroy that relationship for something so insignificant as one little pair of pants, especially in this day and age when we probably have 3 dozen other pairs of pants waiting in our closets.
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Post by scribbles on Aug 11, 2010 9:50:33 GMT -5
Dawn's a good thing to try. Also Simple Green, which is really good on oil-based stains.
Before you try anything, you can blot up as much of the grease as possible, first with paper towels (dab, don't rub). And then with talcum powder or cornstarch. There's even a little dry-cleaning stick called Janie that absorbs oil and grease. Just rub the stick or the powder onto the stain and let sit for several hours. Brush it off, machine wash if you like, let it air dry and then reapply the powder. You don't need the machine washing step, necessarily, but if washing helps to get rid of some of the stain, go for it.
Then try the Dawn or Simple Green. Do not dry the pants in the dryer until you are sure the stain is completely gone.
At Thanksgiving last year, someone dumped all the greasy juices from the turkey platter down the front of my shirt. My very favorite, silk/cotton dress shirt. A combination of Janie and machine washing finally got it all out, but it took several washings and a lot of applications of the Janie stick before it came clean.
You could always try a dry cleaner, if the pants are worth it it you.
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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Aug 11, 2010 10:05:15 GMT -5
Do you think Dawn would work on mineral oil I spilled on a comforter?
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Post by peppermint66 on Aug 11, 2010 14:17:24 GMT -5
60,
I think it will. Although with mineral OIL I would try the blot with cornstarch or baby powder method first. OIL is different than grease.
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Post by eagle on Aug 11, 2010 14:44:01 GMT -5
60, here is a link with instructions for removing mineral oil from fabric. |
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Post by MiSC on Aug 11, 2010 17:09:52 GMT -5
Dawn dishwashing liquid , original formula, the BLUE one! Doh! Valdez! BP! Oiled birds! I have some Dawn concentrate in the kitchen. That stuff is seriously concentrated. A couple of drops will thoroughly clean a coffee cup. Dawn, a toothbrush, and a wash in hot water. You'd never know there had ever been anything on them. And this is black grease on white pants, folks. We really need to have a permanent TIPS thread. Heck one about laundry alone would be great. We could have any number of threads asking for tips, just like this one, but there could be one big (and maybe even stickied?) thread for the proven tricks. I now know 3 proven tricks, and Pepe has taught me two of them: 1. Dawn on grease stains. 2. How to deal with baked on gunk in your pots and pans. (dryer sheet) 3. The best pet odor neutralizer on the market is expensive and worth it. Zero Odor. It's amazing. And I had 8 dogs and 2 cats. Thank you, my little bunnyumpkin toes! |
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Post by peppermint66 on Aug 11, 2010 20:45:57 GMT -5
aw shucks peachpiepuddinpear! tweren't nuthin atall!
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Post by Meme on Aug 11, 2010 20:57:44 GMT -5
again the dawn which the we are promoting--  but do not rub -- blot as rubbing will break the fibres down on knit pants-- depends on the knit as to using hot water tho--- also sometimes the mechanics may have a cleaner they use as this happened to a pair of pants and they gave us some cleaner which worked well--- not any idea tho as it was industrial for garages--- they felt bad but papa picked it up brushing against something while getting work done--- but God bless good and fair mechanics as they can be hard to find-- Meme |
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