Any tips on washing kit

[Trigger369]

Hi all it's been a while .
Recently had a bad fall on the bike and have tarmac and blood stains on my club Jersey. Couple of small holes in it but I'm trying no to buy a new one first . Any tips of how to get the blood and tar off ? Hour long washes and it's still not shifting . Thanks

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Usually best to soak the blood out in slightly salty cold water. The tar will come off with petrol. But you've washed it which will have removed the more volatile bits of tar so you may be stuck with as is now.

 

[gavroche]

It looks like the stains are engrained into the fabric now so possibly too late to do anything about it I guess.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Leave it on the bathroom floor and the laundry fairy will do it for you.

 

[numbnuts]

Wear a Hi Vis waistcoat, nobody will notice it

 

[vickster]

Buy a new one

 

[Globalti]

Soak the tar in paraffin, white spirit or kerosene then wash.

 

[TissoT]

Yep time for some new kit I would say.

 

[alicat]

Anyway on to the important question, how's the bike?

 

[raleighnut]

I'd treat them as 'honourable battle scars' and wear them with pride.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'd treat them as 'honourable battle scars' and wear them with pride.

Exactly this^^^

 

[OldShep]

If there is a next time remember soak in cold salty water for blood. Meths for tar. Washing it you’ve locked it all in.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Wear a Hi Vis waistcoat, nobody will notice it

or you...

 

[Trigger369]

Treating them as battle scars sounds good lol.
Regarding the bike . It was a miracle it wasnt a rite off I deffo came out the worst . It has a couple of scrapes on the tops of hoods and left hand hood bent in towards centre.scratch on rear derailur . Bike shop says frame seems to be fine . A week in hospital I had .
I had been knocked unconscious for 15min found by another cyclist. Stiches on eye ,under nose ,and chin .
Fractured wrist . Broken bone under my eye and Worst off all I've now had a loop recorder embedded in my chest to monitor my heart as they think I blaked out b4 the crash . I cant remember the crash or the ambulance ride . I can only remember 3 mile b4 the crash as well . Still have dizzying feeling no and agian and it's been 4 weeks since the crash.

 

[vickster]

Ouch. After all that treat yourself to a new jersey for when you can ride again 👍