gynconnie wrote: Sue, at my house the children refer to them as "dork straps"! (But they do it with a smile on their faces... )

As far as the Vaseline goes, there's a product called Goop which is pretty good at getting greasy stuff out. It comes in a paste-like form in a tube. DH uses it to get the grease off his hands after repairing bicycles, but I raid it frequently to treat greasy stains on fabric.[/quote]

Connie, this made me laugh. Yep, dorky, but they sure work, especially when one has a good case of warbler neck. I'm way past caring about looking like a dork. Comfort is the name of my game

Your product won for this time around, because it's sold at Amazon, but I got the tub of it. Besides being suggested for grease and stains, it's also recommended for poison ivy of all things, because it breaks down oils. Who woulda thunk?

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!

Yep..good stuff ! My DH is a heavy equipment operator...nuff said ?!

Marilyn,
We use that here too. My husband and son mechanic a lot therefore their jeans and shirts get real dirty and greasy.
They use it for their hands I use it right in the wash machine with the dirty clothes-great stuff.

Another product that removes many stains is Citrus Orange hand cleaner from NAPA Auto Parts....
I pre-treat grease spots and all manner of stuff with it , let set a bit then wash as usual . Works
wonders.

suehenyon wrote: Sue, at my house the children refer to them as "dork straps"! (But they do it with a smile on their faces... )

As far as the Vaseline goes, there's a product called Goop which is pretty good at getting greasy stuff out. It comes in a paste-like form in a tube. DH uses it to get the grease off his hands after repairing bicycles, but I raid it frequently to treat greasy stains on fabric.

Like Rosemary I have used cold H20 and salt. In the past I have also pre-soaked with BIZ and cold H20.

Orvus is good... I use it often , but it is just plain soap...just sayin'

suehenyon wrote:

Sue, you never know unless you try!!!

Thanks Nancy, I wonder if it takes Vaseline out of elastic. I'm afraid to start this story...it's a binoculars harness.

Just wanted to add my 2 cents worth. A couple of years ago my oldest son asked if I could repair a quilt I made for him (1976), red/white/blue. To make a very long story short, it was tattered, torn, blood stained, doggie urine, grease (and this is no exaggeration) I was totally shocked. I contacted a quilt historian here in Phoenix, AZ, told her my tale of horror and she suggested using a product called ORVUS. It is produced by Proctor and Gamble and is like a very thick gel, and come to find out the only place that carried it was our local Tack and Feed store. Found out that it is used for bathing livestock!!! Well, nothing ventured nothing gained right? Went down and picked it up (only sells by the GALLON!!) So, after repairing the quilt, reattaching the binding and re-quilting it, I put it in the washer with about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Orvus in warm water, let it soak for about an hour, ran the wash cycle and crossed my fingers. Lo and behold it came out of the wash like it was brand new. I was amazed. As a side note, it also works wonders on greasy motorcycle jackets, gloves and pants.

I have nothing to add, but I am always totally amazed at the knowlege and expertise you can get in just a very short time from friends all over the world here in this Forum. You all are the greatest!

Get as much of the blood out as you can and then leave the rest for him to tell the great story about his rescue. Glad he is alright.

All I can add is that my mum told me to cold water soak, and then put lots of salt over the stain and then leave it for as long as possible.

The reason for avoiding heat is because blood contains protein and the heat will 'cook' it in (the same goes for milk too).

I am so glad he is okay.

All great suggestions. Working in the hospital I used hydrogen peroxide to get the blood out. Isn't oxy-clean pretty much the same thing?

Wine is harder! I am going to write that one down. Thanks!

Lorna