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Lift droppings

4aprice

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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

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Edd

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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.
 

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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
 

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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:
 

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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.
 

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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:
 

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

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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:
 

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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:
 

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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

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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:
 
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