Just found out something by accident so thought I would share- Tumeric/Mustard Stains

lil_me

There has been countless, help Turmeric on something stains on here (which contains mustard) which makes everything yellow that it touches!

I was cleaning some car bits on the kitchen bench with paper under, and used this 151 product called Elbow Grease (All Purpose Degreaser) I picked up in the local Poundland (have seen it in other cheap/£1 stores) anyway some got on the bench where I had a nasty Turmeric stain, I moved the paper and it'd gone like a red/brown colour, wiped it and it came off. I'd tried all kinds on this stain inc bleach and stardrops, it didn't shift it. I have just used it with much success on the same stains on my painted cupboard doors.

Maybe not truly old style, same as other cleaning products, but definately money saving as it's saved me buying a new bench/paint :T Thought might help someone else so posted on here I of course can't say what effect would have on delicate fabrics etc and you use anything at own risk, but I also cleaned my cloth with it I normally use for when I have made curry and it's cleaned that too

Whatever it has in the mix of ingredients shifts Turmeric/Mustard, never thought I'd find anything that did that!

Pollybear

I've got a bottle of that under the sink but I haven't used it yet. The lady in the shop said she had got curry off her top with it, but I can't vouch for it myself. Sounds hopeful though!

kittiwoz

Cool. If anyone can't find 151 Elbow Grease I should think any other general purpose degreaser eg. WD40 would work too then. They are all the same stuff in the can (synthetic vegetable oil). It makes sense now I think of it actually because most spices are fat soluble not water soluble which is why yoghurt based things like raita and lassi have a cooling effect when you have been eating spicy food.

Horasio

Thank you - I thought it was a wind up for using lots of scrubbing but it's real:D

Shall get some when near a pound shop

lil_me

Kittiwoz I'd tried WD40 and didn't work (I use it on the cooker and it was next to cooker) but this isn't an oil, it's just called Elbow Grease as a brand name, isn't a grease. It does say it can be used on delicates/coloured fabrics on the bottle actually I just checked.

Just had a look on the website incase anyone wanted a pic of the bottle http://www.151.co.uk/brands.php?brandid=16 the one I have is the one on the left, lemon solvent free all purpose degreaser.

I was trying to reduce the amount I have in my cleaning cupboard but this ones definately staying, it's saved me a fortune today!

kittiwoz

Lil_me grease is not the same as oil. I'm pretty sure all those general purpose degreasers and lubricants are basically engine oil. If WD40 didn't work and the 151 stuff did I guess it must have to do with whathever additives are in there along with the oil.

Edit: Sorry. Just had a look at the pick and it is not the same 151 degreaser I thought you were talking about. Because you were talking about cleaning car parts I thought it was the type of spray degreaser and lubricant that comes in a can, like WD40. 151 do one too, it is not called Elbow Grease but I don't remember what it is called. That Elbow Grease stuff isn't an oil, it is a detergent. I think, though, that if you are cleaning car parts you should not use detergent because it promotes rust, you should use an oil.

lil_me

I think it's called Maintainence Spray or something like that, but I do know what you mean. These weren't metal parts so no concern over rust, but as long as metal parts are lubricated again immediately, it's usually fine to clean them.

cekuk

I called in to Poundland to get some 151 Elbow Grease but they had none, Instead I found they sold something called Bio Tex so thought I would try it. Pleased to say it worked very well. I wet the shirt and sprinkled a little Bio Tex powder onto it, I rubbed it to a paste and watched as the stain faded. popped the shirt in to the washing machine, not a trace of the stain. job done.

Flibsey

biotex is great stuff.
also if you can find it, Locktite 7063 is AMAZING. it's a spray on solvent/degreaser which also removes stains. found out completely by accident about the stain thing. hubby uses it for car parts, engineer-y stuff (don't ask me I'm just a girl tee hee hee) and I use it for degreasing kitchen tiles and cleaning windows. need to be a bit careful though as it etches some plastics. not yet found a plastic/polymer based fabric it melts though so that's a bonus. we've started buying it online, but this is how many cans hubby's work gets through in a week (the red cans I believe are Kontact, a circuit board cleaning fluid)



and here's a pic of a can for reference

Petlamb

That elbow grease spray is AWESOME. My mum got me a bottle ages ago, and it works *so* well!

imho

I have been using Elbow grease for years. It always used to be in Poundland then for the last 1 year it was never there but i got it in the 99p shop 3 weeks ago but have not seen it there since but i do buy it in bulk.
I used to spray my hub caps on the car and all the brake dust comes of so easy. But in the house its amazing.
I know every one says how good Stardrops is but Elbow grease is so much better.