Nothing beats wrenching on your Classic on a Saturday afternoon before hitting the Pomona Swap Meet &amp; Classic Car Show. Well, a few things might be better...&hellip;{"id":4669,"date":"2014-01-16T13:57:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T21:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2014-02-05T09:35:15","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T17:35:15","slug":"get-your-clothes-as-clean-as-your-street-rod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/16\/get-your-clothes-as-clean-as-your-street-rod\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Clothes as Clean as Your Street Rod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing beats wrenching on your\u00a0Classic\u00a0on a Saturday afternoon before hitting the Pomona Swap Meet &amp; Classic Car Show. Well, a few things <em>might<\/em> be better&#8230; like if the Lakers could get it together. But, let&#8217;s just pretend. Now that your car is running its best and it sparkles like a gem, what about you? Getting grease stains on your favorite garage shirt is part and parcel with our hobby, but it can still be annoying. Don&#8217;t worry, we have some tips to remove dirt and grime so that you&#8217;ll look good standing next to your ride!<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Best Tips for Removing Grease from Clothing<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Act Quick:\u00a0<\/em>It&#8217;s always best to remove stains as quickly as you can. Blot (don&#8217;t rub!) the cloth to take up as much of the excess grease\/oil as possible.<\/li>\n<li><em>Suds Up:<\/em> Saturate the clothes with a grease cutting dish detergent. Make sure you take the shirt off first. Anti-grease agents in dish detergents, like Dawn\u00a0or Joy,\u00a0are designed to remove grease through strong penetration. If you don&#8217;t have any dish detergent available, other household spray cleaners can work&#8230; so long as they&#8217;re designed to cut grease.<\/li>\n<li><em>Work it Out:<\/em> Work the spray or detergent into the stain with your fingers. You should begin to see the grease breaking up and beginning to disappear. For tougher stains, use a soft brush to help work the detergent into the stain.<\/li>\n<li><em>Grab the Vinegar:<\/em> Instead of rinsing the stain with water, use white vinegar. Vinegar will help remove the stain, but it also rinses the detergent off.<\/li>\n<li><em>Repeat:<\/em> For really tough stains, repeat the process. The more you repeat, the more grease busting should occur. Generally, 1 to 5 cycles should be enough. Any more than that and, well, it may be time to retire the shirt!<\/li>\n<li><em>Wash It:<\/em> After you&#8217;ve gotten rid of the stain, wash your clothes as you normally would.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now you&#8217;ll want to check the washing instructions on your clothes to make sure they aren&#8217;t too delicate for the kneading process. And when dealing with vinegar, don&#8217;t let it get in your eyes. And, finally, remember to test the detergent on a hidden area of the fabric \u2013 like a cuff or a hem \u2013 to make sure that it won&#8217;t discolor your clothes.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if this is too much work for you, if the stains just won&#8217;t come out, or if you simply want to be the envy of all your friends&#8230; we&#8217;ve got you covered. You can get a brand spanking new shirt at our <a title=\"PSM: Shop\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.pomonaswapmeet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">online store<\/a>, or at our event.<\/p>\n<p>For generations, patrons have enjoyed the sights, sounds, AND stains of the\u00a0<em>Pomona<\/em> <em>Swap Meet &amp; Classic Car Show<\/em>. <a title=\"PSM: Event Info\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/event-info\/car-show-hours-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit us this weekend<\/a> to show off your ride and your clean clothes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":4674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[805],"tags":[719,721,264,717,720,725,726,727,718,722,723,724,716],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture.jpg?fit=1048%2C940&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9nnZN-1dj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4669"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4678,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669\/revisions\/4678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}