Washing ski clothes

It's okay Trencher, and everyone else, I don't mind if my thread extends into general maintenance of ski clothes. It's all very helpful information for everyone, especially when you think how much the stuff costs to replace.

I'm pretty sure it was spinnaker tape I used to use to patch the tears in my windsurf sail, and it was very good stuff. I hadn't thought of using it on jackets etc. I might have a go patching up my old farming jacket with some.

But I've never heard of 'tool dip'. I will have a look out for some next time I'm in the hardware store.

Ally

Ally,google Plastidip,I think it's the same stuff as tool dip

oh one tip.... close the velcro fastners before machine washing/tumble drying..they have a nasty habit of ripping the lining..

Thanks Micric and Live_Ade :D

The thing that annoys me the most about washing, is when someone has left paper hankies in their pockets and I don't notice and I put it straight in the machine with everything else, and then all the clean washing is covered in very finely chopped up bits of paper :lol:

Ally

AllyG wrote:Thanks Micric and Live_Ade :D

The thing that annoys me the most about washing, is when someone has left paper hankies in their pockets and I don't notice and I put it straight in the machine with everything else, and then all the clean washing is covered in very finely chopped up bits of paper :lol:

Ally

I left a bar of wax in one of my jackets....... what a mess :evil:

Ian,
Did you put it in the tumble drier as well? I'd have thought it would have totally wrecked the drier, and maybe put it on fire as well :shock:

Our tumble drier went on fire once, because something went wrong with it, only luckily we were in the house at the time and we turned it off. I don't like going out and leaving the new one on, now.

Did you have to throw the jacket away afterwards, or did you manage to get all the wax off? Or did you have a nice, new 'waxed' jacket afterwards :lol:

Ally

gadgetgirl79 wrote:My quicksilver jacket is ancient, and had some mud on it that dripped off a chair lift, and red wine spilt down it.

I just stuck it in a 30C wash with normal washing powder just before I went skiing, thinking if it ruined it, then I'd just have to buy myself a new one. :)

Unfortunately it came out just fine, so will do for another season!!

Thats all you need to do to freshen up ski clothes, unless they are trashed with oil like Ally's daughters sallos, in which case I'd probably replace them with new ones at a cheap price.

To be honest, I find I only wear sallos and ski jackets when I ski, and therefore they just dont get dirty. Maybe a freshen up wash over the summer once a year.....thats all thats needed. How do the rest of you gbet your stuff so dirty?

AllyG wrote:Ian,
Did you put it in the tumble drier as well? I'd have thought it would have totally wrecked the drier, and maybe put it on fire as well :shock:

Our tumble drier went on fire once, because something went wrong with it, only luckily we were in the house at the time and we turned it off. I don't like going out and leaving the new one on, now.

Did you have to throw the jacket away afterwards, or did you manage to get all the wax off? Or did you have a nice, new 'waxed' jacket afterwards :lol:

Ally

I still have the jacket but do not wear now, but I don't tumble dry any of my ski wear, ski wear dries on the line 8)