Grease all over Pearl Izumi windbreaker - any hope?

[Kubla]

...I've had great luck with 'Grandma's Secret Spot Remover'. This product has amazed me (more than a few times) in its ability to get rid of stains that seemed hopeless. Even long standing, set-in stains.

Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find anything larger than a 2 oz size bottle-which doesn't make it easy to cover a large stained area. However, on something as expensive as your jacket, I think it would be worth the investment.

[ridebikeme]

I would definitely second either Gojo or Shout. Recently I had a long sleeve yellow jersey get covered with grease, and I do mean covered. AS others have mentioned, the Shout worked fine. I would NOT recommend WD40, although it may work to help get the grease out, you also have to think about the breathable properties of your jacket. WD40 will start to clog the pores of the fabric, and it will not breath as well.

[malkin]

Brewer tells me that one time his mom put gasoline in the washing machine.

Since the greasy clothes did not survive the fire, I guesss we can't say whether they got clean or not.

[TrekTheKaty]

My neon yellow PI with zip-off sleeves was the best purchase I ever made. She still has black marks on one sleeves from my worst wipeout yet. I wear it with pride. If I cared what I looked like, well, I wouldn't be riding my bike (wild jersey, helmet hair, bike shorts, buff and farmers tan)

[Norse]

DP got grease on her neon yellow PI this weekend - took some Dawn and a toothbrush to it, threw it in the wash (cold water) and voila - stains be gone!

[marni]

personally I swear by simple green sprayed on the spot and scrubbed in with a toothbrush. If that doesn't work I just wear the satin with pride, as it shows that I am a riding biker not a fashion biker, but then I have never been color coordinated or fashionable, prefering comfort and practicality over style. Henze the marine buzz, farmers tan and black shorts I can wipe my greasy hands on.

marni

[GLC1968]

Pure olive oil soap - the kind you can buy from Greek merchants. This soap is super mild and yet it take out grease with the best items.

I had years old grease stains on khakis and a t-shirt (clothing had been relegated to 'painting' clothing). I just wet the stain with water, rubbed some olive oil soap on it (its a bar soap), scrubbed the fabric together and then tossed it in with the wash. The stains were gone!!! I repeated the same process with a Cannondale jacket that had old bike grease stains on it (that we'd tried everything on) and it came 100% clean.

We also successfully used it to get bike grease out of ivory wool berber carpet when nothing else would work.

I'm telling you - this stuff is the BOMB.

http://www.elikioliveoil.com/puroloilsoap.html

[Catrin]

Avon Skin-So-Soft works wonders on oily stains. Sometimes it leaves a ring but that will wash out after a couple of runs. Removes adhesives like a charm.
WD-40 is always my second choice as it is not as friendly as the Skin-So-Soft. It is easier to get. Avon ladies will not leave you alone once they find you. Ebay is the way to go.
I am a big fan of rubbing alcohol as well. It dissolves a surprising number of pesky things.
I recently damaged a jacket with Simple Green trying to remove ink.

I've a lovely pink Terry jersey that seems to be a magnet for chain grease - so tonight when it happened again I tried the WD-40 approach and it worked like a charm - thanks!