Metal Polish Removes Grease

New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 114, 29 August 1941, Page 54

Metal Polish Removes Grease

Dear Aunt Daisy, As I have a very good method for cleaning oil and grease from clothing, I thought perhaps you would like it for your page in The Listener. It is very easy and also economical. To Remove Oil and Grease from clothing with metal polish- Wet the parts with the stain on, and then sprinkle the metal polish lightly over. Rub well with the hands, and the stain will disappear. Wash as usual in warm) soapy water and rinse. The metal polish does not leave any mark, and any kind of material can be cleaned like this, even fine wools and silk. I have used this way for a number of years, and have always had satisfac-tion.-"Constant Reader" (Sheffield). Very good. Did you know that tar also can be removed in the same way? Often a tarry mark is carried into the house and left on a hall carpet. Try the metal polish; leave it on for a while after rubbing in lightly, and then rinse all off with soapy water. I remember hearing of a little "two-year-old," freshly dressed in a pale blue knitted suit and leggings, falling flat, face downwards, on a newlytarred pathway! The mother smothered the whole suit in metal polish, and lett it for a while, then washed it in lukewarm suds. The little suit was then as g00d as new, and the child dressed in it next day in time to greet the loving grandma who had made it.