Any good suggestions on proper cleaning of textile jackets?
Among other products, I currently have a jacket made of FIELDSHEER'S CARBOLEX� MATERIAL. It is bright yellow and beginning to look a bit dirty. Rather than just let it get worse, I hoping to keep in in good condition.
I checked with Fieldsheer and they replied "I hand wash my textile jackets with dish soap or a gentle liquid sink type detergent. I use cold water and rinse in cold water. " Not necessarily a bad response, I was just wondering if anyothers have had adverse experiences with dish soap.
Also, once washed should I treat the jacket with a water repellant? Fliedsheer did not answer this part of the question.
VFRDYLAN, Sep 14 2006, 03:00 PM Any good suggestions on proper cleaning of textile jackets?
Among other products, I currently have a jacket made of FIELDSHEER'S CARBOLEX� MATERIAL. It is bright yellow and beginning to look a bit dirty. Rather than just let it get worse, I hoping to keep in in good condition.
I checked with Fieldsheer and they replied "I hand wash my textile jackets with dish soap or a gentle liquid sink type detergent. I use cold water and rinse in cold water. " Not necessarily a bad response, I was just wondering if anyothers have had adverse experiences with dish soap.
Also, once washed should I treat the jacket with a water repellant? Fliedsheer did not answer this part of the question.
We threw our JR jackets and pants in the wash after removing all the pads over the years with no problems. I will say our new front loading washer seems to stress them less. Life's to short to dryclean something designed to be slid across the pavement. They come out looking like new if you use shout or whatever your favorite prespot is and a good scrub brush.
As stated earlier, remove any removable pads and zip up zippers, then into the washer on delicate cold. I use Nikwax Tech Wash for cleaning followed by Nikwax Waterproofing. You might want to go to a laundromat and use one of the large front loaders, they seem to clean a little better and are more gentle on the piece.
teleskier, Sep 14 2006, 04:09 PM take any liners and armour out, put in washing machine on gentle cycle with woolite, rinse twice, hang dry and go ride.
Yup, easy to do. Hell, sometimes I don't even take the armor out biggrin.gif
About 3 inches of warm soapy water in the tub. I used Johnson baby soap. Then I just dipped a wash cloth in the water and washed as much of the Ontario bugs off as I could! It actually worked pretty well. (Oh yeah...I did take the liner and armor out.)
I had a JR jacket DESTROYED by the washer once, so I'm nervous about using it.
When my wife's not around, I use the machine. Twice I've hand-washed it, and once my wife washed it in the bath and rinsed it in the shower. It's all too much work. The machine's fine. If your jacket is breathable waterproof fabric, then use something like SnoSeal Sportwash that's designed for breathable fabrics, or some laundry detergent that's non-caustic and easy on fabrics like this "woolite" crap. You shouldn't need to re-waterproof it for a few years. If it's not breathable, then use Scotchgard, Nikwax, or whatever. My jacket (Teknic Hurricane) gets treated every time with Scotchgard, but that's because it's (now) part leather, and because I foolishly tried some "heat-activated" 'waterproofing' agent that made it MORE porous. pissed.gif The disadvantage of silicon waterproofers is that they tend to make the road spooge stick more to the fabric. Go figgggerrrr.
VolatileVFR, Sep 17 2006, 05:25 PM ok....seems like everyone has similar responses... Since I just took a 5 hour ride, I now have a lovely collection of love-bug specimens...
My jacket is a JR ?? Can never remember the name....
Leather perforated arms and shoulders, and I think part of the back... mesh front...
Due to leather, hand-wash?? Just a mild soap detergent... dawn... or even woolite for mildness??
Seeing if there are any good "tricks" out there... Of course, leather conditioner right after... My idea: Drive through a car REALLLLLLY fast!! laugh.gif
Leather? Didn't Hurricane send you a mesh jacket when your place went up in smoke? Do me a favour and send him back trhe mesh - he can sell it and buy me the beer he owes me!! huh.gif
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