Smelly gloves

[Paul in NZ]

Hmm ... Is that why my hands have this funny smell sort of like socks.

Never have washed my gloves except in the rain when God did it for me.

Dude... just a little word to wise from an old guy... Never (ever) claim you hands smell like socks... If you said it quickly it can sort of get mis interpreted if you know what I mean...

And well... It's just plain wrong...

[Milky]

It is the sweat that makes the gloves stink... I haven't had any trouble with wet leather smells, but that could be just because all the other tasty smells hide it

[Wenier]

I'm trying to get it to the stage where I can whistle and it will trot up and put itself on.

We had a wok that had some old cooked butter chicken in it that walked to the bin by itself!

[Wonko]

when they are dry, throw a teaspoon of baking soda in each glove and shake it aroung into each finger. Leave for a day or so, and then shake the excessbaking soda out. Fingers may get a bit powdery for the first few rides, but should get rid of the smell

[andy1]

Thanks for that "Wonko", ill give that a go in October. my gloves stink

[Big Dog]

My gloves only stink when wet, which is 5 days out of 6 lately.

I find the best way is to avoid the smell in the first place. Water proof gloves take longer to dry if you dry them with the cuff facing anthing but up as the evaporated moisture stays inside the watrerproof liner. This = mould.

When you chuck waterproof gloves in the hot water cupboard against the heater etc face the cuffs up. Mine lasted 2yrs and around 25,ooo kms of daily abuse all weathers without a wash (they are however worn out). Avoid the temptation to put deoderant in them as this seems to feed the smell.

When I had some smelly ones a few years back I remidied it by porung a few ml of Iso Alco in each glove and giving it a good shaking (test wipe your hand first for a reaction).

[Two Smoker]

when they are dry, throw a teaspoon of baking soda in each glove and shake it aroung into each finger. Leave for a day or so, and then shake the excessbaking soda out. Fingers may get a bit powdery for the first few rides, but should get rid of the smell

Cheers for that Wonko, i will try it my washing with sunlight soap seems to have worked so far..... i stuff my gloves with newspaper and hang them cuffs up....

[Big Dog]

i stuff my gloves with newspaper

That'd be why then.

Your treating them too well. Ritual abuse and neglect is the only way.

If they really are a waterproof you are trapping the moisture in the tips. You need more air flow.

I know it sounds backwards but the more time you spend cleaning waterproof gear the funnier it smells.

[pyrocam]

wow good thing I searched before posting a new thread exactly like this. but where am i gonna find a good sunny day in winter? I cant hang them up outside work.


do you guys machine or hand wash your stuff. my dririder jacket tells me to hand wash it and sun dry it.

[NC]

I haven't washed my stuff since I brought it like 4 years ago..
It doesn't smell..

Ruth smells......good

[vifferman]

wow good thing I searched before posting a new thread exactly like this. but where am i gonna find a good sunny day in winter? I cant hang them up outside work.

Just find somewhere warmish to put them - in the h/w cupboard, or near the heater. When my jacket's dampish, I hang it in the gargre above my bike, so the warmth from the engine helps to dry it. Then hang it on the door in the lounge (usually the warmest room in the house). Gloves get dried in the lounge or on top of the h/w cylinder

do you guys machine or hand wash your stuff. my dririder jacket tells me to hand wash it and sun dry it.

I've done both. Hand washing is hard work, unless you've got a Doris to do it for you so a coupla times I've just biffed it in the washing machine. It's better not to machine wash them, as it gives the seams and fabric a work out, but on 'gentle cycle' it's not too bad. I know guys that wash their leather suits in the machine.

[zadok]

I'm just lucky I guess; I've had my gloves about 14 years and they are still ok and don't smell. Now I think of it, that's amazing. They are waterproof, so maybe that helps. It just so happens I'm not a smelly feet person either (I'm sure you wanted to know that).

[Pixie]

I just let it get more and more smelly -it keeps the dogs away

[Beemer]

Someone told me to try the baking soda trick on my old Darbi gloves as they were a bit whiffy, but I wouldn't recommend it. Fine on your shoes, it does a great job, but I found the next time I wore the gloves, any tiny little nicks on my fingers felt like salt was being rubbed into them! And now they smell just as bad as before.

I think it may have something to do with the linings as none of my Spidi gloves smell and some of them are just about as old as the Darbis!

I think drying them out well in between wears helps.

[dhunt]

wow good thing I searched before posting a new thread exactly like this. but where am i gonna find a good sunny day in winter? I cant hang them up outside work.


do you guys machine or hand wash your stuff. my dririder jacket tells me to hand wash it and sun dry it.

Neither, just buy new gloves, or that's what I did last time moving from winter gloves to summer weight gloves, my hands don't sweat near as much in my summer gloves so not such a big issue.