Lumber / Carpentry - clean grease stains off IPE deck

August 24, 2021 4:18 PM

Hi - I have a couple of greasy stains on my IPE deck. Want to spot clean it without washing the entire deck so not considering Restore-A-Deck etc yet. Any suggestions how to spot clean greasy spots off IPE? Here's the spots -spot 1 | spot 2 Thanks in advance!
posted by Michal to Home & Garden (6 answers total)

Clarification - does IPE stand for something or are you talking about ipê the wood species?
posted by LionIndex at 4:59 PM on August 24, 2021 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Good question - IPE stands for the wood species, https://www.advantagelumber.com/ipedecking.htm
posted by Michal at 5:39 PM on August 24, 2021

I'd give good ol' blue Dawn dishwashing liquid a try.
posted by XtineHutch at 6:55 PM on August 24, 2021 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks @XtineHutch - already tried a dishwashing liquid - there is still greasy spots left :(
posted by Michal at 9:45 PM on August 24, 2021

Try TSP.
posted by MonsieurBon at 6:29 AM on August 25, 2021

Response by poster: ok, will try tsp then - thanks!
posted by Michal at 9:28 AM on August 25, 2021