Lift droppings

[4aprice]

Anyone have any good secrets to getting lift grease droppings off of a ski jacket? Wife bought me a nice colorful jacket (a TJ Shiller jacket my 14 yo tells me) but spring warmth and wet snows have left a few lift grease spots on it that I would like to get removed.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Edd]

Anyone have any good secrets to getting lift grease droppings off of a ski jacket? Wife bought me a nice colorful jacket (a TJ Shiller jacket my 14 yo tells me) but spring warmth and wet snows have left a few lift grease spots on it that I would like to get removed.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Weird. That's never happened to me but, now that I'm aware of it, I'm sure it's in my future.

 

[4aprice]

Weird. That's never happened to me but, now that I'm aware of it, I'm sure it's in my future.

Really? You can see the grease stains in the snow under the lifts. Really visible in Utah last week.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Warp Daddy]

Yep had a similar experience had a branfd new jacket get grease bombed the First day i used it

try Lestoil -- it worked wonders for me took it all off , I rubbed it on first and brushed it in to the fabric , for kicks i took a very small amt of GOJO Hand cleaner and VERY gently rubbed that in and then washed it -- BINGO did the trick . I have subsequently used just the Lestoil and it worked alone too on a small grease spot

Good luck

 

[RootDKJ]

Simple Green?

 

[legalskier]

try Lestoil -- it worked wonders for me took it all off , I rubbed it on first and brushed it in to the fabric , for kicks i took a very small amt of GOJO Hand cleaner and VERY gently rubbed that in and then washed it -- BINGO did the trick . I have subsequently used just the Lestoil and it worked alone too on a small grease spot

This happened to my (light gray) pants and I tried the same. They got most of the stain out but not all of it, so I went nuclear and brought out the Goof Off. I was afraid of damaging the fabric but it worked. All I can say is Helly Hansen makes a very durable product! :beer:

 

[roark]

Whatever you do be sure to keep the waterproofness of the jacket intact - way more important than looks.

I'd spot treat with liquid nikwak - apply to the spot at rub like heck, then wash per nikwax instructions.

 

[planb420]

Yep had a similar experience had a branfd new jacket get grease bombed the First day i used it

try Lestoil -- it worked wonders for me took it all off , I rubbed it on first and brushed it in to the fabric , for kicks i took a very small amt of GOJO Hand cleaner and VERY gently rubbed that in and then washed it -- BINGO did the trick . I have subsequently used just the Lestoil and it worked alone too on a small grease spot

Good luck

:idea:HUGE +1:beer:

 

[bvibert]

Dye the rest of the jacket to match the stain. Then you don't have to worry about it again.

 

[Puck it]

Goo gone works too

 

[planb420]

Dye the rest of the jacket to match the stain. Then you don't have to worry about it again.

My personality is far too much fun for that!! I tried a black jacket one year..wore it twice HATED IT and never wear it unless I am poaching later in the evenings...:idea:

 

[Morwax]

Try 2 or 3 Hefeweizen, always works for me:beer:

 

[gorgonzola]

Whatever you do be sure to keep the waterproofness of the jacket intact - way more important than looks.

I'd spot treat with liquid nikwak - apply to the spot at rub like heck, then wash per nikwax instructions.

this - except blot, not rub. we had a morning of freezing rain that coated the lifts then melted up at greek peak and just trashed my jacket with grease spots. i thought it was a goner but mrs snobunski made the save :beer:

 

[Warp Daddy]

I always re-apply spray on waterproofer after washing any of my jackets or ski pants quiver .

 

[Glenn]

Here's an odd fact I learned this Winter. Mt Snow uses a water based grease on the sheave bearings. I guess it has something to do with National Forestland requirements. Anyways, what usually drips on you is the dust from the sheaves. I've found that washing a jacket with Nikwax washer usually does the trick.

 

[tjf67]

We dont have that problem at whiteface. The lazy bastards don't grease anything. Then they look at each other funny when the lifts keep breaking down.:idea: