Bike Grease Stains: The easy way to remove them from your hands & clothes

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on October 27, 2015 at 5:59pm

Waterless hand cleaners like Goop or Gojo work great. My half-gallon-sized Gojo container has pumice mixed in and is topped with a pump.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on October 27, 2015 at 8:50pm

Waterless stuff creeps me out because I don't really know where it and the grease are going, though it does remove the mess (to somewhere). Whenever I'm working on the car or the bike I use the sink and a bar of Lava, which is really only a few times a year so the bar's lasted for over ten years, now.

Permalink Reply by Jamais716 on October 28, 2015 at 9:24am

It's super counter intuitive sounding, but putting oil on my hands (jojoba, vegetable oil, hand lotion), rubbing it in well and then washing with regular soap works pretty well and isn't as harsh on my hands

Permalink Reply by David P. on October 29, 2015 at 12:01pm

For my hands, I use Gojo or similar.

A few weeks ago I inadvertently got some pretty bad grease stains on a pair of pants (synthetic) after a ride. I soaked and scrubbed with OxyClean, let it sit overnight, sprayed again, put them in the washer - perfect!

Permalink Reply by mike w. on October 29, 2015 at 2:57pm

For clothes, i've had good luck with rubbing the stain with a bar of Fels Naphtha and letting it sit awhile before washing. Also a dose of Dawn dish soap can work.

for hands, +1 on Lava or any pumice soap or a rub of vegetable oil washed off with dish soap works pretty well. 

Don't think i'd use Comet on my skin unless i really needed a hand sanitizer in a pinch.