How To Remove Grease From Metal

There are plenty of ways that metal objects and components can become coated with grease around both the home and the workplace. In the kitchen, grease can come from fried foods (like bacon and even fish), whilst in the workplace it is sometimes needed to lubricate moving parts. If you want to remove greasy coatings from your metal, you should do the following:

Step 1: Using paper towels, wipe away as much of the grease as you can. For overly thick coatings, you can use a plastic scraper in conjunction with the paper towels.

Step 2: Take a soft cloth and apply a little rubbing alcohol to it, then use it to rub at the metal until the grease disappears. For stubborn coatings, you may need to reapply the alcohol and rub for minutes at a time.

Step 3: If you don’t want to use rubbing alcohol, you can put a few drops of a grease-cutting dishwashing liquid on the metal and wipe it away using a soft cloth or a scrubber. Finish by rinsing with clean water.

Step 4: For shiny metals, take a soft cloth that you have sprayed with some household vinegar and wipe it off.

If you cannot completely remove the grease from the metal the first time around, you may need to repeat the method that you have chosen. Keep in mind that, even though there are a number of degreaser products around, they should not be used on aluminium or lacquered metals, as it can be extremely damaging to the surface.