Washing textiles - how often?
 

how often do you wash your textiles?

never wash textiles
cant see cloth for bugs
when i think they need it
i'm OCD so after every ride

Re: washing textiles
 

When I think they need it...

always use nikwax texhwash too

Re: washing textiles
 

I did mine when the white bits looked dark grey.
In the wash machine on an outside clothing wash cycle with the jazzy nikwax stuff.

Re: washing textiles
 

Every 2 months or so.
Wash with Nikwax Tech wash, then again with Nikwax Wash in, then leave to dry naturally outside if I can. Once dry I tumble dry it to make all the little fibres stand up to aid with water beading.

Re: washing textiles
 

Every 2 months or so.
Wash with Nikwax Tech wash, then again with Nikwax Wash in, then leave to dry naturally outside if I can. Once dry I tumble dry it to make all the little fibres stand up to aid with water beading.

Re: washing textiles
 

Duplicate

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You're supposed to wash them...
Joking aside of course I wash them.
I do every time it rains!


Someone suggested wiping with baby wipes, did sweet FA so didn't bother again.


Still might explain why there as waterproof as a paper bag.

Re: washing textiles
 

As above

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Yeah, about once a year in the machine with a bottle of NikWax. However if the smell gets too strong, they might get done more. I once had a curry stain on my trousers for six months because of spilling a curry while out on a ride. Is that wrong? ;-)

Funny, I have never washed my leathers, not even sponged them down. But I did have the liner replaced because the microbes had developed their own sentience and trawler men kept complaining about the whiff when I rode past! :D

Re: washing textiles
 

Yeah, about once a year in the machine with a bottle of NikWax. However if the smell gets too strong, they might get done more. I once had a curry stain on my trousers for six months because of spilling a curry while out on a ride. Is that wrong? ;-)

Funny, I have never washed my leathers, not even sponged them down. But I did have the liner replaced because the microbes had developed their own sentience and trawler men kept complaining about the whiff when I rode past! :D