can I was my kit at 60 deg?
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oil stains arent coming out. 
there is a setting on my washing machine '60 degrees. intensive stains'.
but the kit label says 30 or 40 degrees maximum.
wha will happen if I use this setting?
there is a setting on my washing machine '60 degrees. intensive stains'.
but the kit label says 30 or 40 degrees maximum.
wha will happen if I use this setting?
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Don't do it. They'll almost certainly deform or shrink. My dear wife washed my Altura shorts at above the recommended and although the shell was OK, the padding was destroyed.
Buy a recognised stain remover from your local supermarket that's recommended for man made fibres. I managed to remove chilli oil from a white cotton shirt with one of these so they do work.
Rob
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+1 for the supermarket
on hols in portugal there was an unfortunate conjunction of white lycra and dirty chain oil
i got some "blancotex" oil/grease remover in the supermarket, from the few words i could decipher it was safe, biodegradeable, had no nasty solvents
in the past i've tried cleaning solvents, they weren't effective and made a visible change to the lycra
from translation on google, it seemed to be just a strong detergent, pour onto stain, leave 15 mins, rinse, grease gone
worked so well i brought it home with me, it's come in hand a few tmes since
heat+stains is generally a bad ideamy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
Oil stains?
Work some swarfega into the stain, then hand wash out.
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Got my white jersey covered in black grease the other week, and the swarfega took it out easy as pie.0 -
To be honest - always the best policy - I just put on an extended wash and rinse after coming back from a ride where I had a jammed chain and white gear.
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I use an aerosol of brake cleaner to blast out oil stains. Its usually on my normal clothes while I am maintaining my bike.
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sungod wrote:+1 for the supermarket
on hols in portugal there was an unfortunate conjunction of white lycra and dirty chain oil
i got some "blancotex" oil/grease remover in the supermarket, from the few words i could decipher it was safe, biodegradeable, had no nasty solvents
in the past i've tried cleaning solvents, they weren't effective and made a visible change to the lycra
from translation on google, it seemed to be just a strong detergent, pour onto stain, leave 15 mins, rinse, grease gone
worked so well i brought it home with me, it's come in hand a few tmes since
heat+stains is generally a bad idea
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you want some cillit bang
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