Grease all over Pearl Izumi windbreaker - any hope?

[TrekJeni]

Jeni,
I would call your LBS, talk with a mechanic and see what they use to get grease out. I hope you can save the jacket.

My mechanic is at InterBike in Vegas. Won't be home until tomorrow. I miss him but he's useless when it comes to laundry! He didn't know what to do but robbed the derailer hanger from a new bike on the floor so we could ride togther the next day.

Was hoping some "chicks" might be able to help me out. Funny thing is, i work in a scientific laundry lab and none of us could figure anything out!

[mimitabby]

when all else fails, wear the windbreaker with pride... and stains!

[xeney]

Try Simple Green. It's safe for most fabrics and it does a great job cutting grease.

[divingbiker]

The only thing that would get grease out of one of my polyester jerseys was Goof Off, the nasty petroleum-based kind, not the environmentally friendly kind. I hated using it, but I hated tossing the jersey more.

[KnottedYet]

I have grease on my PI, which I haven't tried to clean off yet. Might have to one of these days.

[mimitabby]

So, tell us, HOW did your derailleur and your windbreaker get into a fight?
Sounds like there is a good story in there somewhere!

[funkymonkey]

I know this will sound really weird, but put some WD-40 on the grease. It really works! I think it works best if you get the fabric wet first, put the WD-40 on, and then rinse it out. I did this with some pants I have and it came out great and didn't hurt the fabric.

[chickwhorips]

hair spray. i swear by this. i use it for all stains!

a little trick we learned in beauty school to get permanent hair color out of clothes. just spray a bit on, let it sit for a little bit, throw it in the washer and BAM!