Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.

"john brook" wrote in message
...
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.



Angle Grinder!!!!!!!!!!

Baz

Baz wrote:
"john brook" wrote in message
...
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand
cleaner; and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further
suggestions.


Angle Grinder!!!!!!!!!!

Baz

spray brake cleaner is very good for this situation, back the stain with old
towel and spray the black gunk through the material.

On 7/8/11 5:01 AM, john brook wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.


My Mom used to use gasoline to scrub the grease. That was on work
clothes. Would dishwashing detergent do any good?

Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.



*You could try a professional dry cleaner, but since it's been washed and
dried already the stain is now set as you said and extremely difficult to
remove.

On Jul 8, 11:01*am, "john brook" wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. *The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. *Grateful for any further suggestions.

Paraffin, diesel or heating oil will dissolve car grease and grime,
leaving washing powder to deal with the dirt. You can even, if you
dont mind voiding any and all warranties, stick a spoonful of diesel
into the wash with the powder. This doesnt do the dyes used in jeans
any favours.


NT

On 08/07/2011 12:17, John Grabowski wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner;
and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.



*You could try a professional dry cleaner, but since it's been washed
and dried already the stain is now set as you said and extremely
difficult to remove.
Try Vanish - the soild stick you rub in before washing. SWMBO swears by
it but IIRC has not used it in this situation

Malcolm

I've had good results with Simple Green. Spray it on the
stain. Fold the clothes over, and rub the stain a few
seconds. Wash the usual way.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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"john brook" wrote in message
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Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good
trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand
cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the
Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any
further suggestions.

Acetylene cutting torch -- oxidizing flame. Lots of oxygen.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Baz" wrote in message
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So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any
further suggestions.



Angle Grinder!!!!!!!!!!

Baz

"john brook" wrote in
:

Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner;
and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further
suggestions.





Hand-cleaner may not be the appropriate substance for you: there are
commercial stain-removers on the market. "Shout!" is one I've had very good
success with, even with car-grease stains that have been through the wash.
My wife just bought something called "Resolve", which seems to work just
about as well.

The trick is to let the stain soak in copious amounts of the remover, then
scrub the cloth between your hands like a 19th-Century washerwoman. It does
require lots of scrubbing from different angles and leaving the cloth to
soak in the remover in-between scrubs.
You're not scubbing particularly hard, mind you; the work is done by the
action of agitation in the presence of lots of remover. The remover seems
to suspend the dirt in a sort of emulsion, allowing water to wash it away
afterwards. When you wash out the stain, you do that by hand as well, using
agitation while under the faucet. Fragile cloth may pill using this method,
but most articles of clothing I've had to wash this way come out like new.

--
Tegger

On Jul 8, 6:14*am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Baz wrote:
"john brook" wrote in message
...
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. *The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand
cleaner; and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. *Grateful for any further
suggestions.

Angle Grinder!!!!!!!!!!

Baz

spray brake cleaner is very good for this situation, back the stain with old
towel and spray the black gunk through the material.

+1 - this has actually worked for me before.

For ink stains on dress shirts, cheap hairspray alternated w/ rubbing
alcohol.

nate

Tegger wrote in
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"Shout!"



I just noticed on the maker's Website that the brand name "Shout" does not
possess an exclamation mark.

--
Tegger

On 7/8/2011 6:01 AM, john brook wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.


Not much beyond soap and solvent suggestions of others.
You've essentially dyed the cotton in the fabric by precipitating dirt
in pores of water opened fiber and polys can be opened by grease to let
pigments in. Hopefully stain will fade with continued washing.
I keep old clothes around for garage and outside work having learned
this lesson years ago.

john brook wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand
cleaner; and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further
suggestions.

john brook wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand
cleaner; and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further
suggestions.

Repeat what you did, but let it "soak" the hand cleaner in overnight.

On Jul 8, 3:01*am, "john brook" wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. *The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. *Grateful for any further suggestions.

Aerosol SHOUT (if you can still find it)

I had a power supply squirt hydraulic fluid on a pair of light
colored pants.

I washed them twice pre-treating with Aerosol SHOUT and the stain was
gone.

cheers
Bob

"Mrcheerful" wrote in message
...
Baz wrote:
"john brook" wrote in message
...
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand
cleaner; and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further
suggestions.


Angle Grinder!!!!!!!!!!

Baz

spray brake cleaner is very good for this situation, back the stain with
old towel and spray the black gunk through the material.

A very big angle grinder will work. Wear pants whilst using.

On Jul 8, 6:01*am, "john brook" wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. *The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. *Grateful for any further suggestions.

Sometimes I spray wd40, rub it in, then spray with greased lightning,
work it in, throw in wash with more soap.

Greg

"john brook" wrote in
:

Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner;
and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further
suggestions.



Seagull ****. Removes anything from anything.

"john brook" wrote in
:

Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The
usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner;
and then detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in
deep enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further
suggestions.



You got a lot of suggestions so far. Might as well toss in another.

Spot Shot carpet cleaner has done some remarkable stain removing of
various things on carpets for me. Even smells like the crap they use in pro
cleaners.

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053

Another WAG thought. Don't know what it will do to the material but carb
cleaner removes decades old stuff. Of course, that's on metal and not
material. The Spot Shot at least is made for material.

john brook wrote the following:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.


Buy all your clothes from L. L. Bean. They have a lifetime replacement
policy for damages caused by anything.
A friend of mine had a dress shirt replaced when an ink pen leaked into
the pocket.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On Jul 8, 3:01*am, "john brook" wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. *The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. *Grateful for any further suggestions.

Lots of well-intended home remedy suggestions.

Save yourself some agony by taking "good trousers" to a reputable
cleaner. Ask them if there's a way to get the **** out. If not,
chalk up to experience.

HB

On 7/8/2011 10:01 PM, john brook wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.



Look on the bright side: you now have an extra pair of work trousers.

On Jul 8, 7:46*pm, Gib Bogle wrote:
On 7/8/2011 10:01 PM, john brook wrote:

Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. *The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. *Grateful for any further suggestions.

Look on the bright side: you now have an extra pair of work trousers.

I would try a mixture of Naptha and paint remover and a little Tide
mixed toegether and scrubbed into the stain, Scub it into the stain
from both the front and the back sides of the cloth. I usually use a
clean old toothbrush to do this. Let it set for at least 5 minutes,
rescrub and then wash out with warm water, let dry and see if it has
improved. If no improvement, your local dry cleaner is your last
hope. If some improvement is noted, repeat the process above.

"Higgs Boson" wrote in message
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On Jul 8, 3:01 am, "john brook" wrote:
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.

My problem is that being in a hurry i did not work the Swarfega in deep
enough or well enough, and then went on to wash it.

So its now 'set' into the trousers. Grateful for any further suggestions.

Lots of well-intended home remedy suggestions.

Save yourself some agony by taking "good trousers" to a reputable
cleaner. Ask them if there's a way to get the **** out. If not,
chalk up to experience.

If not as above poster says then go at it big time with anything you can
find as nothing to lose.
And then chalk it up to experience.