getting chain grease off of bike shorts
09-04-06, 07:04 PM
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getting chain grease off of bike shorts
anyone know a good way to get black marks from bike chains off
shorts? I got some on my shorts tonight and I haven't touched them for fear
of messing it up. How do you get this stuff out?
shorts? I got some on my shorts tonight and I haven't touched them for fear
of messing it up. How do you get this stuff out?
09-04-06, 07:12 PM
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black shorts? I would just throw 'em in the washer, by themselves
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Mineral spirits wil take it off without hurting the material in any way whatsoever. I've read the proper way is to get a cotton cloth wet with the mineral spirits (paint thinner) and, press to the soiled material from the opposite side (which in this case means the inside of your shorts). Hold, maybe squeeze a bit, and the grease will quickly disolve. Then toss in the wash or, in your sink with mild detergent (ie., Ivory Snow).
Having said all this, I would not do anything. Enough will come out during a routine washing that I don't see the point in trying to restore them to perfection. A bike short is just a bike short. Nothing special.
Having said all this, I would not do anything. Enough will come out during a routine washing that I don't see the point in trying to restore them to perfection. A bike short is just a bike short. Nothing special.
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gojo hand cleaner
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Originally Posted by Biggziff
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I love that stuff! Best stuff made to take grease off your hands without using paint thinner or other harmful chemicals.
09-04-06, 07:45 PM
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I have bike grease on all my cloths. I can't help it. And I can't get rid of it. I just try real hard when I'm in my "fancy pants" not to go anywhere near my bikes!
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I use Oxy Clean. Follow the instructions on the package for getting stains off. It works.
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Originally Posted by domestique
I love that stuff! Best stuff made to take grease off your hands without using paint thinner or other harmful chemicals.
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