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Stefan Frey

 · 15.10.2013

Remove stainsPhoto: Georg Grieshaber
Remove stains
Not paying attention once and grazing the oily chain with your trousers. And now what? We show you how to remove grease stains - without going to the dry cleaner.

According to my grandmother, common household remedies such as butter or gall soap can help. Professionals, however, use tried and tested stain removers from specialists:

Motorex Bike Clean: The highly grease-dissolving bike cleaner does a great job. After 20 minutes of exposure and two washes, there is no trace of grease stains. The 500 millilitre bottle costs approx. 7 euros.Photo: Hersteller Motorex Bike Clean: The highly grease-dissolving bike cleaner does a great job. After 20 minutes of exposure and two washes, there is no trace of grease stains. The 500 millilitre bottle costs approx. 7 euros. Gall soap: This tried and tested household remedy has earned its good reputation over the years. Rubbing with gall soap also helps quite passably with smudges. Only 1.50 euros.Photo: Georg Grieshaber Gall soap: This tried and tested household remedy has earned its good reputation over the years. Rubbing with gall soap also helps quite passably with smudges. Only 1.50 euros. Petrol: What may work on hard surfaces does not work on textiles: if you rub off grease stains with a cloth soaked in petrol, you will only make the mess bigger. In the end, the stain is bigger than before. Hands off!Photo: Georg Grieshaber Petrol: What may work on hard surfaces does not work on textiles: if you rub off grease stains with a cloth soaked in petrol, you will only make the mess bigger. In the end, the stain is bigger than before. Hands off! Butter: Coat the stain with soft butter, leave to soak in and wash. Result: The stain remains untouched in the jersey. So it's better to smear it on bread.Photo: Georg Grieshaber Butter: Coat the stain with soft butter, leave to soak in and wash. Result: The stain remains untouched in the jersey. So it's better to smear it on bread.
Stefan Frey

Stefan Frey is from Lower Bavaria and loves the mossy, loamy trails of the Bavarian Forest as much as the rugged rock of the Dolomites. For technical descents, he is prepared to tackle almost any ascent - under his own steam. As an accessories specialist, he is the first port of call for questions about equipment and add-on parts, while as head of copywriting he sweeps the language crumbs from the pages of the BIKE print editions.

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