How Do I Remove Smelly Grease Lubricant

April 5, 2014, by Debra Lynn Dadd

Question from Joy

I'm wondering if you might have any ideas about how to remove a very smelly grease lubricant from my garage door?

I was away this week and my landlord allowed some company to "lubricate" the garage door with this horribly toxic smelling stuff, and it's getting in the house and causing me to have major MCS reactions.

In my experience in the past, this sort of grease doesn't offgas very easily.

Should I spray the parts I can see maybe with baking soda water? I need to absorb the smell from it, not so much any grease, but don't want to cause rust on the metal garage door tracks either. This is a real dilemma, it's quickly making the house unliveable for me. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Debra's Answer

Baking soda isn't going to handle this odor. I think you need to remove it entirely. You probably need to use something like isopropyl alcohol or chlorine bleach.

The best thing to do is find out exactly the product used and call the manufacturer to find out how to remove it.

Readers have recommended EZ-1 by Foust as a lubricant.