How to Remove Wheel Nut Grease
When it comes to lubricants, wheel nut grease is one of the stickiest. It can be rather difficult to remove from your hands, clothing, carpet and non-porous materials. Cleaning products are available that can effectively remove wheel nut grease. However, you can also remove grease by using items you probably already have on hand. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Paper towels or old rags
- Dawn dishwashing liquid
- Washing soda
- Brown paper bag
- Scissors
- Clothes iron
- Carpet shampoo
- Table salt
- Rubbing alcohol
Instructions
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Remove wheel nut grease from your hands with Dawn dishwashing liquid, which has excellent grease-cutting qualities. Wipe any excess grease off with paper towels or old rags first. Then, squeeze some Dawn onto your hands. Wipe it all over both hands to cut the grease. Put a little very warm water on your hands and work the Dawn into a lather. Rinse your hands well with water.
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Use washing soda and water to clean wheel nut grease from clothing. Wipe off the excess grease with paper towels or old rags. Mix up a paste of washing soda and water. Rub the paste into the grease stains, then rinse the areas with water. If there's any grease residue, repeat the process until it disappears. Wash the clothing as normal.
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Remove spots of wheel nut grease from your carpet with a brown paper bag, clothes iron and carpet shampoo. Remove any excess grease with paper towels or old rags first. Then, use a pair of scissors to cut out a piece of the paper bag; it should be large enough to extend beyond the grease spot a few inches on all sides. Place the bag over the stain and hold a warm clothes iron on it for a few minutes. The heat will melt the wheel grease, while the paper will absorb it. Lift the iron and the paper up. Clean up any residue with carpet shampoo.
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Remove wheel nut grease from non-porous materials with table salt and rubbing alcohol. Wipe off excess grease with paper towels or old rags. Then, dilute 1 tbsp. of salt in 4 tbsp. of rubbing alcohol. Rub the solution onto the wheel nut grease spot with a clean, old rag until it's gone.
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Tips & Warnings
Test each solution on an inconspicuous spot first to make sure it's not going to mar the material or surface. Rubbing alcohol is flammable. Don't use it around fire or flames.
