Bike Grease!

[Shaula]

I was loading my bike and got bike grease all over my new jersey! :eek: How can I get this out!!!!!!!

[maillotpois]

Try some of the citrus cleaner de-greaser you would use to clean your chain.

[DebW]

Spray'n'Wash used to do the job on my jeans and T-shirts, but not sure if it's appropriate for jerseys.

[Jo-n-NY]

I recently got grease on one of my favorite light pink tee shirts while cleaning my bike. I saturated the grease with shout and since I wasn't doing white wash, I just left it there for a few days then washed it and the spots are almost all out except for two little specs. I will shout them again and put it in the sun to dry. :)

~ JoAnn

[CorsairMac]

I recently got grease on one of my favorite light pink tee shirts while cleaning my bike. I saturated the grease with shout and since I wasn't doing white wash, I just left it there for a few days then washed it and the spots are almost all out except for two little specs. I will shout them again and put it in the sun to dry. :)

~ JoAnn

wow - I always used detergent - you mean all this time I coulda just shouted the grease away??.....does that work for my hands too?? :p

(yeah I know - I'm a stinker)

[Running Mommy]

a good dregreaser should work- even simple green if you have some. And what bike junkie doesn't?? :p
I also have these little bottles of stain remover from a company called "carbona" they are in little yellow bottles, and they are made specifically for the type of stain. Like grease and oil, or sauces, or chocolate.. I have quite a collection but they work great. Look for them in the laundry detergent aisle at the grocery.

[Jo-n-NY]

wow - I always used detergent - you mean all this time I coulda just shouted the grease away??.....does that work for my hands too?? :p

(yeah I know - I'm a stinker)

I don't know about hands, but works great on clothes. And who is the one that told me about it....my mother, who else? Needless to say, I now tell my daughter. aaaaaaah Love when Mom is always right. ;)

~ JoAnn

[Marangel]

I use simple green and then wash the jersey right away so as not to damage the fabric. I am not sure if it's the best thing to use, but woolite comes in a dark/bright clothes formula and works well. Good luck!

[bike4ever]

Woolite can cause the chamois on your shorts to break down faster.

[short cut sally]

Shaula, I've used Dawn dishsoap before and had good results from it. shellyj

[nuthatch]

I second liquid Dawn!

[fixedgeargirl]

Last summer I got a heapin' helpin' of grease on a new cotton skirt. I tried dish soap, several times, being sure not to machine dry so as not to set the stain. Only when I used Shout, and read the instructions on the third time :rolleyes: , did the grease come out. The key was to rub/scrub the the Shout into the stain.

[Jo-n-NY]

Well the last little dot of grease on my pink shirt came out. In fact my daughter had put the shirt in the dryer after the 1st washing. I thought, forget it, the dot will is probably really set, but I sprayed Shout, left it two days and put it through the was last night and no more grease dot, shirt as good as new!

~ JoAnn