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08-09-14, 12:04 PM
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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 |
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08-09-14, 12:07 PM
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Re: washing textiles
When I think they need it...
always use nikwax texhwash too |
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08-09-14, 01:10 PM
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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.
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08-09-14, 01:24 PM
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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.
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08-09-14, 01:24 PM
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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.
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08-09-14, 01:30 PM
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Re: washing textiles
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08-09-14, 01:43 PM
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Re: washing textiles
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.
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08-09-14, 01:45 PM
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Re: washing textiles
As above
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08-09-14, 01:47 PM
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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! 
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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!
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