Bike grease and...carpet!

[Owlie]

My bike threw up on the carpet this morning. I was changing the tire out for the cheapy I bought for the trainer, and dropped the wheel...on the one spot near my bike that ISN'T covered by my cheap rug or cardboard. . What's the best way to get it out without damaging the carpet?

[Seajay]

We did this once. HUGE ugly winter bike glob on the carpet. I called a carpet cleaner. They said "DONT TOUCH IT" They came by and it was gone in 2 minutes. Apparently, if we had scrubbed it into the fibers....it would not have been so easy.

[Abarnes]

squirt directly onto grease smear.
add warm water.
blot and lift - don't scrub and spread it.

[AppleTree]

Try Spot Shot...we've had GREAT luck getting just about anything you can imagine out of carpets. Including copy machine toner at work. It's almost a miracle. I think you can find this in most grocery stores. Good luck!

[kermit]

+1 for spot shot, My new puppy decided to jump into a cup of redcolored crystal light, a bad stain. Don't rub, just spray and blot and the red dye #2 was gone.

[pumpkinpony]

Toluene will get roofing tar off carpets, so would likely work on bike grease as well. Approx $15/gal.

[marni]

dh the gas and oil guy says yes toluene will work but do be careful of fumes which are poisonous and flammable at certain high concentrations.

good luck with that grease.
marni