Cleaning coveralls

JimS · Oct 11, 2016

Grease/oil stains are not coming out of my coveralls. Doesn't matter if they are cotton or poly. I tried a little TSP. What are some other tricks.

Steve Oller · Oct 11, 2016

Goop hand cleaner , rub it in an let it set for a few hours before washing.

D beatty · Oct 12, 2016

I have used Goop and GoJo and they both work good.

Richard from SE AZ · Oct 12, 2016

Hand cleaner and the wand at a car wash. Pressure washer also but not too close.

bradley martin · Oct 12, 2016

I have good results using liquid Tide Bleach Alternative and Borax. Pretreat the stains by vigorously rubbing the Tide into the stained areas, let sit an hour or two. Then put in washer, water temperature to Hot,add half cup of Borax, soak for an hour or so, then wash on the heavy duty cycle. Works very well for grease and oil stains.

FBH44 · Oct 12, 2016

Have not tried the car wash, but I do use it for all my difficult cleaning projects. Farmall's, air cleaner mesh's, really greasy chains.... I bet it'd work real good on clothing. Pretreat first, then hang 'me up in the floor mat clamps and blast away.

cole in mo. · Oct 12, 2016

I use goop hand cleaner, but the secret is to apply it before washing, if you wash the garment first, nothing works.

Hobo,NC · Oct 12, 2016

Dunno if its any good.

https://www.permatex.com/product-category/mechanics-laundry-detergent/

showcrop · Oct 12, 2016

From my 43 years in commercial cleaning products, the guys with Goop as well as TSP have it right. Pretreating the worst areas with a solvent (GOOP) helps a LOT, followed by a wash with a little caustic like TSP is usually effective. I wash my shop rags at home. I presoak in a caustic solution then put them in the washer with a caustic-solvent blend detergent. I start the washer and let it go until the rinse, as a prewash, then stop, add more detergent then run a complete cycle. Heat helps a lot. Bleach weakens the fabric and shortens life. Products that are intended for you to put your hands in such as dishwashing detergent are not strong enough. Any product that both solvents and alkalinity will work the best but these are not domestic products.

2510Paul · Oct 12, 2016

My wife uses Persil Laundry Detergent from Walmart. She says it is better than Tide. I believe she also read test documentation that showed this. That is how she got to Persil.

She does direct pretreatment with Clorox2 Stain Remover and Color Booster.

She also does not let me wear the same item very long. She wants to get the item before the stains are very old and set. She just said she tries to limit timing to one day.

My wife is really good about putting up with my greasy/dirty clothing. She has got pretty good at dealing with this.

Paul

BarnyardEngineering · Oct 12, 2016

Soak the stains with Goof Off spray, then Simple Green concentrate.

matthies · Oct 12, 2016

My friend pours a can of Coke in with the wash. Cleans better than the uniform place does.

Case e · Oct 12, 2016

What kind of washer do you have? The high efficiency ones don't do as well for me as the "old" style.

jimg.allentown · Oct 12, 2016

How about a short pretreatment with Spray'n'wash? Works for me. Gets the grease spots out of my jeans.

Tx.Ricefields · Oct 12, 2016

2510Paul...I totally agree on Persil detergent, beats anything I've seen. When we started using it, it literally changed the color of my work cloths. It also has a really fresh smell that seems to stay in the fabric.

Ferd · Oct 12, 2016

I spray the worst grease areas with Flowaway (Kano degreaser) before washing. They come out clean but still have a slight Flowaway smell.

Dune Country · Oct 12, 2016

ditto

Mark-Ia · Oct 12, 2016

Rub some Dawn Dishsoap on your grease stains,let it set a while, also ad some to the wash with your regular detergent.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 12, 2016

For me it's a combination of having a washing machine that you can open the lid and turn it off. Or pull on knob just before the wash cycle is done. Shut off the machine and let the clothes soak over night or longer. Can't turn off the newer machine without them draining.

Then I've found out that powder work better than liquids. Tide works good, but the cheapest laundry detergent sold at Wall-Mart works equally as well as tide.

wilson ind · Oct 12, 2016

Though about your comnet for a bit, then recalled years ago phosphoric acid and phosphates were dropped from laundry soap. Therefore coke or other cola makes sense.

showcrop · Oct 12, 2016

(quoted from post at 13:33:19 10/12/16) Though about your comnet for a bit, then recalled years ago phosphoric acid and phosphates were dropped from laundry soap. Therefore coke or other cola makes sense.

From my 43 years in industrial-commercial detergents, I am pretty sure that there were never acids in detergents. That would be backwards chemistry. Acids are used in the final rinse to neutralize residual alkali or to prevent or remove rust stains. Phosphates used to be used to soften hard water.

tim s · Oct 12, 2016

We use pine-sol

hrRoss · Oct 12, 2016

we use extreem orange car wash sprayed on grease spot before washing. available at fleet farm, $4.00 gal

showcrop · Oct 13, 2016

(quoted from post at 21:05:58 10/12/16) we use extreem orange car wash sprayed on grease spot before washing. available at fleet farm, $4.00 gal

The orange or "citrus" products contain D'limonene which is a very potent yet essentially safe solvent. Looking for an orange type is a good way to find an effective solvent degreaser.

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