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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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Is there a way to get motor oil off your jean? Try washing it wont come off
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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theres a special detergent for these types of heavy stains.
i cant rember the name of it at the moment. i'll get it for you tomorrow.
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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Just leave it, it'll just deteriorate over time. if not, buy a new pair of jeans
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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dawn soap cuts oils and greese. usually if i get grease on something i hit it with some dawn and then wash. comes out good as new for me. otherwise google is your friend
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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keep it kids today pay good money to buy new jeans that are messed up..yours are authentic. lol
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ragweed316,Oct 31 2007, 05:29 PM
keep it kids today pay good money to buy new jeans that are messed up..yours are authentic. lol
"Vintage washed" is the term.

And yeah, convertible + vintage jeans = younger.
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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I'm not going to recommend this for jeans because I've never tried it, but brake cleaner will take oil out of pretty much anything. I've done it with nylon pants before and it worked just fine.
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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Soak it in diluted Simple Green.
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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good term BreakFree. you would think that i would know that because i worked retail for a year
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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nothing to do with the S2000
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