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 your grandmother, common household remedies such as butter or gall soap help. Professionals, however, use tried and tested stain removers from specialists.
Practical test: We have tried out these four methods
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.
Petrol
What may work on hard surfaces doesn't work on textiles: rubbing grease stains with a cloth soaked in petrol only makes the mess bigger. In the end, the stain will be 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.
