posted on March 21, 2002 02:02:30 PM
Dont want to break your heart or any thing but I dont believe you can remove grease completely from paper the stain will always be there.
posted on March 21, 2002 02:12:56 PM
You know.. I had a bad feeling about this.. I think you are right. I am going to try the paper towel Iron thing just to see if it does any good.
posted on March 21, 2002 02:20:29 PM
You might try swishing it in dry-cleaning fluid. It might effect the inks and of course the page may show immersion effects. Test it on another issue.
posted on March 21, 2002 06:53:33 PM
You could try some Goo Gone, but as mentioned above, test it on a worthless sample. The stuff amazes me sometimes.
posted on March 21, 2002 07:21:04 PM
I wish Goo Gone would work but it usually doesn't. It can also leave a bit of a stain on the paper. The light ironing may remove some but grease is just about impossible to remove. Sorry!
posted on March 22, 2002 11:03:52 AM
Thanks for all your great input -
I tried the iron w/paper towells - nothing.
I tried the goo gone - and actually.. it really did take the most grease out, but not all of it. The down side is it seemed to leave a orange hue, but not sure if that is the grease or the goo gone, or a combo. I am going to try to treat it a couple more times and see if it would work. I just squirt it on then rinsed it off with water then ironed it between paper towells.
I didn't have any dry cleaning fluid to try that idea... but it sounds like a really good idea, I think it might work. I will have to pick some up and try it.
posted on March 22, 2002 11:13:00 AM
You can't buy Trichlorethane (dry cleaning fluid), it's a carcinogen. I was thinking you could take it to your drycleaner and he could give it a rinse. I suggested it because with paper you would not want an aqueous polar solvent. I was thinking the TCE would lift the stain and then evaporate without too much damage to the paper.
