easy to find degreaser for motorcycle bag?

[HermesHermes]

Goal: wash out a horrible residual aroma from 'Sonex' (off-brand WD40 sold in Thailand)  from a synthetic fabric messenger bag. I jumped from the frying pan into the fire! ' Sonex' spray was very effective (along with manual scraping) to remove bubble gum. Now my favourite bag has a disgusting insecticide aroma. I have washed it eight times in frothy dish liquid soap. In my hotel I have no hot water, and local laundresses won't take on the task. I suppose I could use a coin-operated laundromat at but I suspect they don't even offer truly hot water.

 

- Ammonia?

- Vinegar?

- Decreasing soap (what brand)?

 

This is really two questions...

 

1. What works good enough/you can find it cheap at any supermarket?

 

2. What is the best best but you have to get it at a specialty store and/or pay through the nose.

 

I have no time to order through Lazada. Leaving country soon.

 

Oven degreaser on non-wipeable surface I fear will create new problems.

[novacova]

Simple Green, can be found at some HomePro stores. Or just use dish soap…

 

[HermesHermes]

50 minutes ago, novacova said:

Simple Green, can be found at some HomePro stores. Or just use dish soap…

 

This is exactly the brand of dish soap I used, even from the same hand-friendly shaped container (available at convenience stores).

 

Fail. But thanks for the idea.

 

Next step is to soak it in vineagar. Then wash it a *ninth* time in professional decreasing soap (if I can find any, my mom n' pop hardware store in Khao Sarn has none). Or indeed, your kind suggestion of 'Simply Green'. Bangkok Co-op sells 'Vanish' stain remover (Thai labelling too) and I was astounded at the price - THB200 for a small tub.

 

Of course there must be suitable local products. I could ask at Home Pro, although it's a major expedition to get to from this backpacker area.

[novacova]

37 minutes ago, HermesHermes said:

Simply Green'. Bangkok Co-op sells 'Vanish' stain remover (Thai labelling too) and I was astounded at the price - THB200 for a small tub.

Simple Green is ridiculously priced here as well, as I recall ~1500฿ for a quart?

[Agusts]

As the bag is synthetic fabric, maybe plastic (of some type), maybe the Sonex has desolved it somehow...! 

 

My only suggestion is to leave it under the direct strong sunlight for a whole day and hope the smelly compound evaporates... 🤞🏻