[Vwdiesel] Cleaning your Grubby Clothes

[jon]

Lye or Potash (Potassium Hydroxide) works on oily stain because, in the
presence of water, it joins with the oil and becomes soap.

The Lye (NAOH) or Potash (KOH) driveway cleaners also work great on oil
spots for the same reason.

Look for one of the two on the label, and you are set.

CAUTION: BOTH ARE QUITE CAUSTIC!! Use at your own considerable risk.

Jon

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, Rudy wrote:

> Try using Sal Soda (Soda Ash, Sodium Carbonate), I think it's what the big
> Laundry Companies use.  I use a little Sodium Hydroxide (lye), works
> wonders.  I have it around for making my Lutefisk.
>
> Rudy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 2:21 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Cleaning your Grubby Clothes
>
>   My wife discovered Fuller "Fulsol."  A bit of that rubbed into stains or 3
> or so capfulls worth in a load not only gets out grease and oil but whitens
> the whites a bit.  Really killer stuff.  Orange hand cleaner works well
> rubbed into spots too.  Gee, to get rid of a diesel smelling load the best I
> can think of, if  a rewash doesn't do it, is a couple days on a sunny
> clothsline.  Diesel DOES evaporate and with less residual smell than
> gasoline usually.
>     Loren
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