Chain Oil on Carpet – Help me fix it!!

Suggest a European look

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I’ve done that too, cream carpet… rug doctor got it out, liquid biological washing detergent 😊

good luck!

Fairy liquid massaged into the offending area and then put in the washing machine works well for removing oil / chain gunk from clothes. So just do the same with the carpet?

Fairy liquid massaged into the offending area

Baby oil now fairy liquid? filthy.

Where is the OP?

None of the above, biological washing powder mixed into a slurry and spread over the affected area, leave it for a couple of days, it will set but can be easily cleaned up with water.

Also works on oil stained driveways.

Bioremediation matters

I was trying to remove the oil seal out an old pair of bomber forks. Long screwdriver, knee behind the fork/screwdriver to brace it and the seal suddenly pops out, flies across the room and hits the cream coloured curtains,leaving a nice round oil stain thats been there ever since.

So you’re saying you were…pwned by Bombers?

I was about to recommend laundry liquid. You have to be careful with powder as the destainer might bleach the carpet where applied.

Really anything with a bit of  alkalinity in it, e.g kitchen degreaser, will saponify the oil and get it out of the carpet.

Just be careful if using any solvents as these may affect the backing of the carpet

Prevention is always better than cure.

Either tile the floor, or get a Gates belt drive bike 👍

I think we have to come to terms with the fact that the op will never get to read this.

He shall be remembered and we can only but hope bikerists everywhere learn from this sobering lesson. 🫡

Happy trails friend, happy trails.

I’m guessing on the ladies forum there is a new member asking for advice on how to invest some inheritance she’s soon to come into? Unfortunately we will never know.

6. Have a nice glass of red wine to celebrate.

Outside. Definitely outside.

Why is everyone assuming @Killer is male?

GT85 far better than WD40 and smells nice too

Dont rub it in though, spray it on and then absorbent kitchen crime etc dabbed on top, if your rub you just push it deeper in to the carpet

I’m aware that you can remove candle wax from carpets by placing a tea towel on the wax and then carefully go over it with a clothes iron on a low heat.

Maybe try the towel and clothes iron once you’ve got the worst of the oil out?

A hair dryer might work too. Kind of heat and capillary action…

Or, with a spare piece of carpet, add the oil, then drizzle some candle wax onto it and see if any of the above techniques work.

I note the OP posted on the Shane McGowan thread yesterday, sometime after this thread started. Maybe worries of their demise are premature?

Maybe he/she is not in A&E having a can of chain lube surgically removed? Or drowned in a bath full of fairy liquid and baby oil?

OP if you can read this, but are zip tied to the garage workbench, we are here for you. If you are being prevented from replying on this thread, try to send a sign of life on another thread. Can anyone think of a code they can use?

Thanks for all the tips everyone.

I am still alive, but working secretively in the shadows.  waiting till the rest of the house is out then fetching out the cleaning supplies.  we’re making good progress on the offending marks, but still not out of the woods yet.

I’ve yet to resort to baby oil though.  Might keep some on the bed-side table just in case though.  That won’t arouse suspicions right?

I’ve yet to resort to baby oil though. Might keep some on the bed-side table just in case though. That won’t arouse suspicions right?

Are we saying that baby oil is the matrimonial version of ‘Look, an Otter!’?

Eucalyptus oil.

Put it on a cloth and dab the stain.

Advice given to me by bloke who installed carpet and it works like magic.

I’m thinking that even if the stain is gone, the combined aroma of GT-85, WD-40, eucalyptus oil, IPA, baby oil and brake cleaner might arouse suspicions? That or the house will be flattened when the OPs OH lights a candle to get rid of the pong and ignites the cocktail of volatile organic compounds.

That or the house will be flattened when the OPs OH lights a candle to get rid of the pong and ignites the cocktail of volatile organic compounds.

Nearly spat my tea out at that. Thanks… 🙂

 the house will be flattened when the OPs OH lights a candle to get rid of the pong and ignites the cocktail of volatile organic compounds.

This was the solution to OPs problem all along. Set OH up to destroy the house, shrug shoulders, “What stain darling?”

What bike(s) are we going to be getting from Mrs Killer for the cheap cost that he told her they were?

What bike(s) are we going to be getting from Mrs Killer for the cheap cost that he told her they were?

There will be others along very soon to state that the bikes are not worth anything, certianly not worth the potential blood stain on the carpet and associated cleaning fees

Gordon’s OP is alive!

When I first got a Turbo Trainer I set it up in the spare room.

Popped the bike on, did a 30 minute session. Got off to see a nice streak of oil on the pale coloured carpet. Never even thought about oil being thrown from my freshly oiled chain! 🙂

The stain never did come out!