Asked on Feb 25, 2015
Is there any way to get old grease out of dish towels?
by Naomi
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My husband has used my dish towels to clean up grease and then washed and dried them.
8 answers
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If you have Lemon or Tea Tree essential oils you can put that on the grease stains and let them sit for a bit before washing. Should take out the stain.
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DEBBIEofPA
on Feb 26, 2015
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This will sound weird, but if you soak them completely in vegetable oil, rub to get out the black, wring them then wash in the sink (not with other things) with dish detergent or degreaser, it should come out.
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Darla
on Feb 26, 2015
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I'm not sure if you mean machine/car grease or old grease as in food grease. One thing I would try is a good soak in a bucket of very hot soapy water using Dawn dish soap. Dawn seems to be good for everything else, so it just might work on these too.
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Cheryl Markus Reynolds
on Feb 26, 2015
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my sons were mechanics and worked on machines without having their coveralls on. I used to use a can of classic coke to get the grease out and it worked. You might want to soak your towels in some classic reg coke, hot water and Dawn Dish soap and see it that will take out the grease. Or may just want to poor boiling water over them if it is grease residue in the material.
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Marj L
on Feb 27, 2015
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I'm with Cheryl. Dawn cleans up oil rig spills (on the commercials) and kitchen grease. I personally use it to get grease spots out of clothes even after they have been washed and dried.
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Melissa
on Feb 27, 2015
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I soak dirty/grease towels in Biz (in the laundry soap section at your local grocery store) over night then wash with Dawn. I also run a empty hot water load with dawn to get any residue out before my next load of wash.
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Trish V
on Feb 27, 2015
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instead of laundry soap, use a cup of vinegar in hot water. This also makes them smell clean.
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Judy Hamm
on Jun 04, 2015
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Lestoil works on grease stains. My neighbor used this all the time. She married a mechanic.
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Jude Porier
on Jun 04, 2015
DEBBIEofPA
on Feb 26, 2015
Darla
on Feb 26, 2015
Cheryl Markus Reynolds
on Feb 26, 2015
Marj L
on Feb 27, 2015
Melissa
on Feb 27, 2015
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