Bulk Laundry Detergent Preferred for Work Clothes?

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I have been on bing and some others, searching for solid reviews about a detergent which will eat grease stains but not my clothes.

What I have found is that many people waste much time providing the most obvious and generalized valueless answers to specific questions.

Here is an example of what I have read and there are millions of these people shooting out "how to do nothing" reviews.

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/greasestain#.U1nB41fm5UQ

Anyone know of a good cheap bulk laundry detergent that is powerful? I am starting to think I should dose my car / farm project clothes load with a 1/4 cup krud cutter in with the laundry (maybe after it fills with water to eliminate discoloration due to concentrated action on a single spot).

Second question. What would be a good stain blocker? Mineral oil sprayed on clothes? Skotchguard? I was thinking if I sprayed a mist of mineral oil on clothes and chucked them in the dryer, they would have the fibers infused with that and the grease and crud would be less likely to be permanent on the next go-round.

Not that I am looking for pristine clothes but having farm and hobby clothes that are decently clean is nice in my opinion.
 
We just use Tide. It takes more of the cheap stuff and it does not do as good a job.
 
Tide is so spendy. Wonder what the active ingredient in tide is..

Borax is sodium borate or similar. I am going to try it. I read some reviews and it seems to be like bleach in that it freshens musty clothes and also improves the ability of existing detergent.

I have been running a couple spoons of lysol concentrate with my detergent but that is marginally effective on really musty clothes that have been in a hamper for a week - wet with sweat and grease.

I am going to look for a better detergent when this 30 pound generic bucket is gone. Getting some krud cutter too. Gonna try a quarter cup with a load and some borax. See if my jeans come out alive or melted. :/
 
It is, but it sure does WORK. We've tried everything under the sun for a long time and it works best for us. We have really hard water here too, so that may be a factor. We go through twice or more as much of the cheap stuff, so it ends up costing more goin cheap.
 
Yea this thread and yall's responses is bringing back memories of years ago. I am starting to remember back in the day when I worked in a body shop, that I thought Tide worked better for less volume than a cheap ***-hat detergent brand.

Right now I have some of the cheapest stuff on the planet. It was 13 dollars for a 35 pound bucket. Hell, it may be mostly filler salts or some other worthless crystalline substance. I have been using two scoops for cruddy clothes so it is not saving me like it should. Thanks folks :) . Soon it is Friday. Cant wait to start the weekend wrenching operations again.


It is, but it sure does WORK. We've tried everything under the sun for a long time and it works best for us. We have really hard water here too, so that may be a factor. We go through twice or more as much of the cheap stuff, so it ends up costing more goin cheap.
 
Tide is so spendy. Wonder what the active ingredient in tide is..

Borax is sodium borate or similar. I am going to try it. I read some reviews and it seems to be like bleach in that it freshens musty clothes and also improves the ability of existing detergent.

I have been running a couple spoons of lysol concentrate with my detergent but that is marginally effective on really musty clothes that have been in a hamper for a week - wet with sweat and grease.

I am going to look for a better detergent when this 30 pound generic bucket is gone. Getting some krud cutter too. Gonna try a quarter cup with a load and some borax. See if my jeans come out alive or melted. :/

For sweaty/musty clothes add white vinegar.
 
My friend's mom used to throw in a bit of Lestoil in the washer when she washed their greasy/grimy clothes. It works good at cutting the grease and oil. I know they have it at Ace Hardware.
 
Friend of mine use to work on diesels. He used Dawn dish liquid to soak his clothes in. Dawn is known for cutting grease.
 
you all are doing it wrong by worrying about which soap to use. I never worry about what soap to use because of the machinery I use. The best machinery comes in 85- 125 pound sizes (unless you like beef) and is guaranteed to get your clothes sparkling fresh with an new clothes feel. Yup, I have a woman do my clothes and I can say that it sure works good. Some of my friends have women that wont do laundry and to them I suggest that they need a new washing machine and I don't mean the steel washer. Their washers are not working due to poor upbringing and no warranties, its horrible.

So get you a better washing machine and never worry about soap brands again, I am not even sure what they have on the market for soap :supz::eek:ops:
 

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So did the dark haired one put the blond into the washer or is that your washer?

Which ever, I will take option 1 in the top pic for my preferred washing machinery system. Can I get that at target?
 
I've used Industrial Purple degreaser as a pre treater on clothes before, just on oil stains not entire loads, I suppose you could add a cup of it to a load of clothes, it doesn't damage fabric.
I had a sweat shirt that I spilled about a half a quart of old nasty gear oil on while removing a transmission, multiple washes with tide helped but didn't remove the smell, I sprayed it down with industrial purple and scrubbed it with a brush tossed it in the washer with the rest of my work clothes and it took the smell right out of it. I also hand wash my shop rags (old bath towels and wash cloths) with it and it will take the greasiest, oiliest, brownest, dirtiest rags and get them surprisingly clean.
 
all kidding aside TIDE works the best and like said above, you go through twice the cheap stuff with ok results, where tide costs more but its a better result, everytime.

My lady does the laundry but its an exchange because there is not much I wouldnt do for her :glasses7: but I know I have heard the buzz about those little tide "pods", they work great if you have a newer style "HE" (high Efficiency) machine.

I found that tide powder also cleans your greasy hands better than anything else I have used. I keep some tide powder next to the wash sink for that reason.
 
Is that the purple power from lowes? Or some particular product?

Thx!


I've used Industrial Purple degreaser as a pre treater on clothes before, just on oil stains not entire loads, I suppose you could add a cup of it to a load of clothes, it doesn't damage fabric.
I had a sweat shirt that I spilled about a half a quart of old nasty gear oil on while removing a transmission, multiple washes with tide helped but didn't remove the smell, I sprayed it down with industrial purple and scrubbed it with a brush tossed it in the washer with the rest of my work clothes and it took the smell right out of it. I also hand wash my shop rags (old bath towels and wash cloths) with it and it will take the greasiest, oiliest, brownest, dirtiest rags and get them surprisingly clean.
 
Is that the purple power from lowes?

Thx!

Purple Power is similar stuff but it's not as strong, You can get Industrial Purple at Lowes or Home Depot, it's made by Zep and comes in a dark blue gallon jug for about 11 bucks.
 
Original GOJO hand cleaner also works well.
 
I ordered a large box of Gain powder and a large box of borax 20 mule. Going to see how that does. Hopefully I can forgo putting in lysol concentrate. I may add some purple power to the actual stains as a secondary test.

Thanks for all the feedbacks yall!
 
We make our own detergent and it works great for grease or whatever! Been making it for almost 2 years now and only costs a fraction of what store bought stuff does. When we make it, its about 5 gallons of detergent. If your interested in trying it I can get you all the ingredients to make your own.
 
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We make our own detergent and it works great for grease or whatever! Been making it for almost 2 years now and only costs a fraction of what store bought stuff does. When we make it, its about 5 gallons of detergent. If your interested in trying it I can get you all the ingredients to make your own.
 
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