Grease all over Pearl Izumi windbreaker - any hope?

[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!

[love2bike]

According to the "Queen of Clean" in her book "Talking Dirty Laundry" - she recommends Spot Shot Carpet Stain Remover sprayed on, and launder in the hotest water you can use for the fabric, using a long wash cycle and adding1/2 of "washing soda" (whatever that is???) to the detergent.

Funkymonkey was right...Another solution The Queen gives is spray the area with WD-40 and wait 10 minutes, then work in undiluted dishwashing liquid and then launder as usual.

Good luck, let us know how it turns out!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I would use the same stuff you would use to dissolve grease off your bike chain.

[DebW]

My mom used to use Spray'n'Wash on my clothes when I was a mechanic. She even made me pay for it. I don't know why she cared so much about my cutoffs and T-shirts. I use it sometimes now and it doesn't always get everything out.