Cleaning cordura?

[Duke girl]

I am wanting to clean the white parts of my Cordura Jacket and just wondering whats the best way to go about it without using the wrong cleaning product on it. Its mainly on the underneath part of the sleeves where it needs cleaning.
Any assistance would be appreciated.

[FJRider]

I use a normal washing machine (a Gentle Annie) no detergent with two cap-fulls of NIKWAX "TK direct, wash in" ... wash and waterproof at the same time. You can get it at sports shops ... Works a treat.

[Duke girl]

I use a normal washing machine (a Gentle Annie) no detergent with two cap-fulls of NIKWAX "TK direct, wash in" ... wash and waterproof at the same time. You can get it at sports shops ... Works a treat.

Thanks FJRider, very helpful. Cheers.

[FJRider]

If there is a heap of crap on it use detergent in a wash first ... then the "waterproofing" wash...

[Duke girl]

If there is a heap of crap on it use detergent in a wash first ... then the "waterproofing" wash...

will do.

[Kemet]

If there is a heap of crap on it use detergent in a wash first ... then the "waterproofing" wash...

Can you send me a bottle. Been using mine every day for the past 4 months and its pretty filthy

[FJRider]

Can you send me a bottle. Been using mine every day for the past 4 months and its pretty filthy

Cleaning IS womens work ... isn't it ....

[Kemet]

That's why I said send me a bottle. You don't have to come with it.....

[FJRider]

That's why I said send me a bottle. You don't have to come with it.....

If I brought you a bottle ... sorry wrong thread ....

[CookMySock]

Just chuck it in the washing machine.

Steve

[p.dath]

Last time I did it I just soaked it in a tub for 24 hours with a little bit of detergent.

Be careful with waterproofing agents. Once I used once made it my cordura slippery (hard to grip tank afterwards). I'd get any agents you use from an "outdoor" shop that understands your needs.

[wickle]

Sea scouts used toothpaste on white part of sailors hats, they come out gleaning white

[rie]

On the contrary I have always been advised that putting textiles into washing machines is a terrible thing to do for the fabric and heavily compromises the abrasion resistance. It won't hurt to give it a handwash. Unless of course, the nikwax stuff advises you to put motorbike gear into a washing machine...

[Duke girl]

On the contrary I have always been advised that putting textiles into washing machines is a terrible thing to do for the fabric and heavily compromises the abrasion resistance. It won't hurt to give it a handwash. Unless of course, the nikwax stuff advises you to put motorbike gear into a washing machine...

I personally dont like the idea of putting it into the washing machine and would prefer to hand wash just the sleeves of it. The whole jacket doesn't need cleaning its only the underneath part of the sleeves that needs cleaning. My jacket is a IXON Red, Black & White with the white being on the sleeves.

[CookMySock]

You hear all sorts of stories about what you should and should not do, and how it compromises the alignment of the planets yadda yadda, but seriously I think thats just a whole lot of over-cautious hoo har.

Trust me, your whole jacket does need a wash. It will look completely different after a good washun. Try a wool wash in the front loader, where it just slops the jacket around in the machine gently and doesn't give a working over.

Steve