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Grease marks on clothes

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:16 pm

Hi all,

I have managed to get a couple of grease marks on a favourite silk dress on holiday.

I soaked the dress whilst away and tried using Greek olive oil soap on the marks which someone recommended but it has made no difference.

I've also washed it on a 40 degree wash since being home but that hasn't helped either.

Does anyone have any other suggestions please?! Any of those stain remover brands which have worked for you?

Thank you!

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Re: Grease marks on clothes

Postby Stokey Sue » Tue Sep 10, 2013 5:17 pm

Stain Devils usually work fine

Put the stain & the fabric into the on-line thingummy & it tells you which stain devil to buy

http://www.dr-beckmann.co.uk/how-to-remove-stains/

Alternativerly, rubbing glycerine into a grease stain before washing sometimes works but if you'd need to buy it specially I'd go straigh to the stain devil

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Re: Grease marks on clothes

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:14 am

What a handy site, that's been bookmarked straight away.

Thanks Sue, I will buy the one they've suggested.

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Re: Grease marks on clothes

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:51 pm

It worked!!!! Thanks Sue :thumbsup

OH says thanks too as it got a mark out of one of his white shirts that was otherwise destined for the bin.

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Re: Grease marks on clothes

Postby Stokey Sue » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:54 pm

it's always good to know that applying a little chemistry does the job! :D

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