Had a friend who got spots of black grease on his dress pants from
fixing his diesel while on a trip. He sprayed the spots with starting
ether and wiped them with a rag or paper towel several times and the
spots were soon gone. Been meaning to try that on two jackets soiled
with black oil. I'll report back if I ever remember to do it.
Back in the 1930s something people called "naphtha" or "cleaning fluid"
was a popular cleaner. I was sometimes sent down to the corner "filling
station" with a jug for "naphtha" or "spirits". I think it was just
white gas such as is found in lighters or camp stoves. Lots of wool
clothing back then, which couldn't be washed in water, was usually taken
to a dry cleaner. The naphtha was probably used to "spot clean" the
wool clothing. Might work for leather but leather would have to be
re-oiled afterwards.
Gerry
On 12/28/2013 10:51 PM, OK Don wrote:
Now you've gotten me thinking about this - I'm going to try some "Goop" or
other "water-less hand cleaner" on a pair of leather gloves that I turned
almost black with old grease. If successful, I'll report back. If not, I'll
just save them for the next very dirty job.
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote:
On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 17:05:34 -0800 "Jerry Herrman" <jer...@san.rr.com>
wrote:
I got to
wondering what I should do with my canvas/leather gloves when they get
oil stained, but not oil soaked. I have several pairs that I would like
to clean up, but only if I can do so with minimal effort, as they are
not expensive gloves. Putting them in the laundry will shrink and
stiffen them. What would happen if I put them in the dishwasher
(assuming I don't get caught)?
I would guess that would be worse. There is a lot of water flying around
in dishwashers, and the soaps are stronger.
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