Oh my gosh, no way. I am sure our laundry resident expert, Mamapinky, will let us know why anyone would suggest this, but no, no, no. The folks in Atlanta surely are not that desperate to sell more of their sugar water!

I have a hamburger grease stain in my blouse. Afraid to try the can of coke trick yet!!

I know a mechanic that uses coke on greasy work clothes. I wouldn't recommend putting it in the washer, though. I have used coke to remove greasy oil stains someone left on my driveway with good results.

For clothes, I would try treating with Lestoil, ammonia, or Spray and Wash.

ETA: We posted at the same time. It would help to know what fabric the blouse is as it probably wouldn't be treated the same as work clothes.

Cotton and viscose

Coke actually works very well to remove grease stains....and that 's not coming from the manufacturer but rather from several quite reputable sources, including Dickies work clothes and the website How To Clean Stuff.

And Dawn comes highly recommended for this purpose as well.....if it can get crude oil out of duck feathers and otter fur, it should work pretty darn good on a grease stain!!

Don't most workers in the oil and greasy service industry use a work uniform laundry service?

Dawn. I don't even use hot water. Just remember to air dry until you are sure that the oil is out.

I don't have Dawn in the kitchen, but Joy. A little rubbed into the spot, then washing in the warmest water possible for the fabric usually works for me. I've used shampoo in a pinch, anything that will cut oils, grease. I agree - air dry until you are sure the spot is gone, once set in the dryer there won't be much you can do further.

My husband used coke to release screws that could not be removed due to rust or old age.

Another vote for Dawn on grease spots!

Does Coke contain any citric acid? That might be why people swear it removes stains. I've heard of this but haven't tried it. Remember always do a cool prewash on stains including grease stains because hot water and the dryer will set the stain. The main wash needs to be as hot as the fabric can take. Dawn is a good pretreater for grease/oil just be sure to rinse it out before putting it in a front loader. Liquid laundry detergent is better at removing oil/grease and powders are better for clay type soils.

I'm not dumping coke in my machine. I've even heard some people use Tang to run a clean washer cycle because the citric acid will help clean washer parts you don't see but heck Tang is all sugar. Why they don't just use pure citric acid is beyond me.

Another thought don't put clothing that's been exposed to any flammables in the dryer unless you are absolutly sure its all been removed.

Coke...ya know there's a chance the coloring in the coke will stain the fabric.

First put talcum powder or corn starch on the grease stain.....it absorbs the grease then hand wash the stain with Dawn or shampoo.....then you can put it in the washer with a load. Let dry on a hanger to make sure the stain is out. Once you put it in the dryer, it will set the stain.

Tang?? Lots of sugar. But I guess coke is full of sugar too. I won’t do it.

I think Coke has phosphoric acid.

I've never heard of this, but wow-thats a lot of Coke! If I were to do it, I'd soak in a bucket instead. Dawn or a shampoo for oily hair rubbed into the spot should work. To deodorize clothes you can add 1/2 cup of original Pine Sol to the wash. It even says so on the bottle.

I'll stick to the tried-n-true methods that are proven. Putting sugar, water and caramel coloring into clothes is a waste of money IMO. That $2 or $3 you're using on Coke would buy a LOT of dish soap, borax, Tide and other proven cleaners.

I like to use Coke for cleaning battery acid off the cable connections in my car.

After reading these, I've resolved never to drink coke again!

I like the corn starch dawn idea that was already mentioned. If I didn't have any or was out and it was a sudden accident, I might try getting a coca cola to try on it.

When Ii was in the sixth grade, the teacher put a tooth (a baby tooth a fellow student had lost) in a glass of Coca Cola and put it on his desk in front of the glass. The tooth was gone, dissolved, within a week. My Dad used to pour Coke on rusty screws to help loosen them.

Greasy work clothes can be treated differently than a blouse. I wouldn't hesitate to try coke to spot treat work clothes but not a blouse unless it was basically ruined either way.

I’m with Penny. Doesn’t seem safe to drink.