Son of a bitumen

[Big Dave]

My $200 riding jeans are splashed with the liquid road from the ride yesterday - big tar spots all up the outer leg and thigh.

Been through the wash and I'd call them pretty ruined - unless any of you girls know how to get the stains out?

[wysper]

unless any of you girls know how to get the stains out?

Brave, brave man. Possibly dead, dead man soon. :weep:

[Big Dave]

Brave, brave man. Possibly dead, dead man soon. :weep:

You don't ask blokes important shit. You want sensible - ask the girls.

[vifferman]

My $200 riding jeans are splashed with the liquid road from the ride yesterday and I'd call them pretty ruined
If they're riding jeans, does it matter if they're not pristine? Save them for riding in similar conditions.
Have you tried a drycleaner?
Alternatively, I'd try a succession of progressively less aggressive solvents/cleaners: petrol or kero or "Kumcleen" (a paintbrush cleaner containing toluene and xylene), blotting the stains with rags so the tarry stuff doesn't spread too much, followed up by a brakecleaner (most of which are now drycleaning fluid), then wash them again.

[Big Dave]

If they're riding jeans, does it matter if they're not pristine? Save them for riding in similar conditions.
Have you tried a drycleaner?

I only just ferkin' washed them. Dry cleaners huh - good idea - I went to one of them once in the 80's.

If it's serious riding I wear leather. If it's riding somewhere for business eg - clean helps.

[MSTRS]

If they're riding jeans, does it matter if they're not pristine? Save them for riding in similar conditions.
Have you tried a drycleaner?

Silly you. These jeans are his best dress ones. The 'ridgies' are currently festering under the dog kennel to add that little je ne c'est quoi...
Try eucalyptus oil - it works on chewing gum.

[Bass]

It may be too late now that they have been through the wash but maybe not.
"De-solve it" is your friend.
I use it for de-tarring the bike. It is designed as a general purpose cleaner and just rinses away. It takes chewing gum out of carpets and all that sort of stuff. Usually sold in trigger packs by most of the big hardware chains (Bunnings, Mitre 10 etc). It is a clear liquid in a clear pack - really effective.
Good luck.
Note that the item to be cleaned must be dry to start with - if not, the cleaner emulsifies immediately and loses its effectiveness

[vifferman]

I only just ferkin' washed them. Dry cleaners huh - good idea - I went to one of them once in the 80's.

If it's serious riding I wear leather. If it's riding somewhere for business eg - clean helps.
Tar is soluble in most other petroleum-based liquids. The problem is that you don't want it to spread and make the stain bigger (but you knew that), hence the need to stick a cloth behind it to suck the tar/cleaner solution away.

Our local drycleaner's an ex-biker - I bet he'd know what to use.

[Sully60]

"Kumcleen"


Isn't that what the curtains are for?:innocent:

[Big Dave]

Yeah - have some desolve it under the sink - oranges huh - who'd a thunk it.

[vifferman]

Isn't that what the curtains are for?:innocent:
I'm always careful to avoid the curtains...

"Kumcleen" is actually very useful stuff to have in your gargre - it's a pretty good solvent. However, given that 95/96 is now basically the same thing but with heptanes and other lighter organic solvents in it, it's a better (cheaper) option.

[Trumpess]

Hi Dave ... you maybe to late for the drycleaners to try and do anything for you because you have washed them. Pretty much set the tar good an proper :(
Just the sam it is worth a try, technology may have changed.

If all else fails, Id call the council and lay a complaint. perhaps charge them the bill for the ruined pants? They may laugh at you but its worth a try.
The damage pot holes do to a car is justifyable, I think your complaint is justafyable too!
Surely they would have some compensation plan for misdeminors concerning their property?

Just a thought.

[Pussy]

Try kerosene, Dave

[Big Dave]

Points to Bass. Step forward to collect the golden petticoat award! :-)

Lighter fluid reasonably effective.

De-Solv-it 99% effective.

Store that one away in the knowledge vault.

[Big Dave]

It's arguable whether WD40 or De-solv-it are the best liquids ever invented.

Beer blah blah blah.

[Okey Dokey]

De Solv It. I always have some on hand in the laundry.

[Big Dave]

Silly you. These jeans are his best dress ones.

How well you know me.

Eucalyptus oil is good too - I think the de-solv-it has it trumped for all round 'look at that'.

[Big Dave]

?

Just a thought.

Thank you.

[Tank]

My $200 riding jeans are splashed with the liquid road from the ride yesterday - big tar spots all up the outer leg and thigh.

Been through the wash and I'd call them pretty ruined - unless any of you girls know how to get the stains out?

I thought you would have just thrown them to the missus??

[ManDownUnder]

Apply Lighter Fluid
Stand well back... upwind
Grab Matches

[Big Dave]

I thought you would have just thrown them to the missus??

She's out working to keep me in the motorcycles to which I have become accustomed.

[pritch]

You don't ask blokes important shit. You want sensible - ask the girls.

:psst: Should this not have been posted to Biker Angels??? :devil2:

[Maha]

My $200 riding jeans are splashed with the liquid road from the ride yesterday - big tar spots all up the outer leg and thigh.

Been through the wash and I'd call them pretty ruined - unless any of you girls know how to get the stains out?

I could pass the hat around for ya if ya want?

[vifferman]

:psst: Should this not have been posted to Biker Angels??? :devil2:
Good idea, except I bet most of the people who hang out in there are non-domesticated, hard-up guys hoping for something to perve at...

[Big Dave]

I could pass the hat around for ya if ya want?


New Arai RX-7 thanks.

[wysper]

You don't ask blokes important shit. You want sensible - ask the girls.

Nice save :rockon:

[Big Dave]

Good idea, except I bet most of the people who hang out in there are non-domesticated, hard-up guys hoping for something to perve at...


'As rare as a Lesbian in a Lesbian Chat room' - Drew Carey

[AllanB]

That De-Solv-It is good stuff - Mr Clinton should have kept a bottle of it handy in his office when he was in power.......:niceone:

[Bass]

Points to Bass. Step forward to collect the golden petticoat award! :-)


You are welcome sir.
Does it come with lace?

[Mom]

It"De-solve it" is your friend.


Plus one for De-solve it

It's arguable whether WD40 or De-solv-it are the best liquids ever invented.

Beer blah blah blah.

De-solve it hands down BD. It is a fantastic cleaner of anything. Best thing I ever managed to get it to work on was hot melt glue that had set in my daughters waist length hair. Seriously thought I was going to have to cut it out, but no, De-solve it took the lot out, and its gentle to boot!

[Motu]

Real Triumph riders wore originals....sounds like you are halfway there...clean your bike with them and they will look a little more like it.Pity your bikes don't leak oil,you could get the correct look much quicker.I used to get pissed off when me Mum washed my jeans and DJ.

[Big Dave]

I had a brand new H-D that was covered in 'tar snakes' till 10 minutes ago too.

There was 10mm of it built up under the guards.
That peeled off, hit the rest with desolvit, soak for a minute and it wiped straight off - even on the rough cast engine cases.

[Bass]

I had a brand new H-D that was covered in 'tar snakes' till 10 minutes ago too.

There was 10mm of it built up under the guards.
That peeled off, hit the rest with desolvit, soak for a minute and it wiped straight off - even on the rough cast engine cases.

Told you!
The best part is that it just hoses away.
It's expensive but.
Don't leave it for too long though because the light fraction content evaporates quickly and then it won't wash off.
If you get tar on the mufflers, spray it on while they are still hot and the tar just runs away.
Wiping it off is a pain - just stir it around a bit with an old tooth brush and then hit it with the hose.

[Big Dave]

It's expensive but.

Not as costly as taking a Press bike back covered in shit. :-)

[Bass]

Not as costly as taking a Press bike back covered in shit. :-)

Ah..... point taken.

[oldrider]

My $200 riding jeans are splashed with the liquid road from the ride yesterday - big tar spots all up the outer leg and thigh.

Been through the wash and I'd call them pretty ruined - unless any of you girls know how to get the stains out?

White spirits removes tar. John.