scotty g
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 03:14 PM |
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HELP. car greese on sofa.
Hi all, was working in garage earlier, dog came out, rolled up against one of my Lobro drive shafts then promptly when back indoors and rolled on our
cream sofa
Any one know the best thing to get it off with before the wife kills the mutt?!
Cheers.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 03:20 PM |
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Hit it with a rolled up newspaper?
Edit: Wipe excess off with kitchen towel. Then put a drop of washing up liquid onto the grease and rub in with finger tip. Clean emulsified grease off
with a damp cloth.
Distract wife with bunch of flowers.
[Edited on 2/9/06 by Confused but excited.]
[Edited on 2/9/06 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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scotty g
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 03:24 PM |
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What the stain, how will that help?
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 03:26 PM |
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No the dog!( sorry I couldn't resist it )
Now re-read the post.
Hope it helps.
PS wipe from the outside of the mark to the centre.
[Edited on 2/9/06 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Peteff
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 04:04 PM |
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Try Boots,
Stain Devil or Dylon stain remover, it's worked on everything I've managed to swarf up.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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scotty g
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 04:05 PM |
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The fairy liquid didn't budge it so i called a mate who works in the local kwik fit and he gave me a top tip.
Spray on brake cleaner! Spray directly onto the area until it lifts then just wipe, easy and very effective.
for gods sake do NOT have any naked flames around. the warnings on the can go one better than "highly flammable" by quoting it as
"extremely flammable"
Cheers.
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 04:55 PM |
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buy a new one quick
and tell her you have been thinking about it for along time now !
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 04:57 PM |
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Glad you got it off without the added expenditure of flowers.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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StevieB
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 05:18 PM |
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I have a habit of brushing past my diff/driveshafts on a regular basis and every piece of clothing I own is covered in grease as well as where I tread
it through the house.
Autoglym Intensive Tar remover can apparantly be used to get motor oil stains out of carpet
(and hitting with a rolled up newspaper helps too - I've been more careful since the wife started hitting me with a newspaper!)
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stevec
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 05:22 PM |
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Apply chocolate to the wife, That sorts most things.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 05:36 PM |
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quote:
for gods sake do NOT have any naked flames around. the warnings on the can go one better than "highly flammable" by quoting it as
"extremely flammable"
Did u set fire to the sofa then??
I was gonna say use brake cleaner on it. Superb stuff. Has many uses!!
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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DEAN C.
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 06:09 PM |
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Hi,same tip as your mate,
brake cleaner is what all car mechanics use, and car valeters use it on carpets and cloth seats.
Used it this morning on my jeans after steam cleaning my spare driveshafts.
The number of times I have used it after working on customers vehicles isn't worth thinking about.
[Edited on 2/9/06 by DEAN C.]
Once I've finished a project why do I start another?
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smdl
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 06:10 PM |
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I don't know if you have Meguiar's car care products over there, but they have an amazing product called:
Extra
The Tough All Surface Cleaner
This is a very effective cleaner and degreaser that is safe on absolutely every surface that we have used it on. I use it to clean car parts, we use
it in the laundry (direct to clothing and added to the wash), on furniture and carpeting, etc., etc., etc.
The instructions say:
... and is Extra Safe to use on almost any surface in your car, home, boat or RV. There is no need to dilute the formula since it contains no
ingredients that could cause corrosion or discoloration. It is non-toxic, biodegradable and Extra Potent...
Being that this is a US product, and considering the litigious nature of that country (we are not far behind, I'm afraid), it is of particular
interest that there are no warnings, disclaimers or restrictions whatsoever about what the product can be used upon. They don't even recommend
that you try it first on a hidden area of the fabric. (There are warnings about not getting it in your eyes, etc.)
Most amazing is that it really works! Magic stuff.
Hope this helps,
Shaun
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Humbug
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 06:22 PM |
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I haven't tried it on upholstery, but I have used some Swarfega-like product that I got from the local motor spares shop on clothes that
weren't supposed to get grease on. The product comes in a blue plastic jar, is yellowish in colour, smells a bit coconutty (or something) and
has some gritty stuff in it. Great for hands and for clothing... only trouble is, I can't remember the name
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StevieB
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 07:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevec
Apply chocolate to the wife, That sorts most things.
She won't let me apply chocolate to her when I'm in trouble!
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