Washing bike jackets?

[Taz]

I wash mine with armour removed in warm soapy (washing powder) water in the tub, rinse a couple of times then hang up to dry. The jacket is over 10 years old and still going good. Waterproof too. I haven't used the washing machine as I feel this could be a little hard on the waterproof lining. It was one of the first clover jackets brought into NZ. Would hate to think how much mileage this jacket has done. Gonna be hard to find a jacket as good to replace it

Very Photogenic eh?

[Swoop]

The Scotchgard is the cheapest silicon on the market, and the local supermarket sells it.

Not all supermarkets stock the stuff. I have had a devil of a time trying to locate a can, out West.

[tigertim20]

cool, thanks people, looks like cold wash is the way to go. I went and cut the tag out of it cos it was annoyingly itchy on the back of my neck!

[junkmanjoe]

i take my lining out, all safty pads, and just chuck it in the wash, hang dry, put it all back together and go get it dirty again..

[davebullet]

For a textile jacket - washing powder is fine. Fully dissolve in a bucket of warm water. Foaming happens if you don't rinse your clothes properly (or you use afro-powder or something). Ring it dry or let it drip dry. I've washed 2 jackets that way - no shrinkage.

Use some sunlight bar soap first on the really grungy bits or if you want your whites to come up bright.

Do it by hand - bathtub or a large bucket (ie. paint or nappy bucket). Take the nappies out first though eh?

[vifferman]

Not all supermarkets stock the stuff. I have had a devil of a time trying to locate a can, out West.

Oh.
Mitre 10?

Yip...bung it in the washing machine without the armour.

Then it will get damaged!
Washer rash, or summat...

i take my lining out, all safty pads, and just chuck it in the wash, hang dry, put it all back together and go get it dirty again..

My textile jacket would take mere milliseconds to get grubby again - all the traffic fumes and road spooge in the air, y'know...
Plus.... I think Scotchgard (which is supposed to protect fabric) actually attracts spooge.
NEVER wear non-black gear. Black leathers for the win! An occasional treatment with Nikwax, and yer good to go!

[Swoop]

Oh.
Mitre 10?

Will have to resort to giving them a try. Mitre 10 are a rip-off now that they have crushed the smaller suppliers. I would prefer to purchase from a supermarket, and Foodtown used to stock the stuff... no longer though. Pak & Slave are also non-stockers.

[dragonfly]

Yeah what James and Pritch said.
Gentle cold wash. Armour out. I use Nikwax Techwash (from Kathmandu) and it's been great. $15 last time I bought it. You only get about two or three washes out of it.

Advisable to use nikwax tech wash so the cordura fibres don't tangle which causes the cordura to be less effective water proof wise then use the nikwax tx direct to water proof and do this straight after washing then dry. Ya get about three washes from one bottle as said above.

[James Deuce]

http://www.gore-tex.com/remote/Satel...g-instructions

[vifferman]

Something that needs to be highlighted here is that there is a difference between how you treat new Cordura garments with Goretex (or equivalent) liners, and how you treat Cordura gear that's several seasons old, and has been subject to normal wear'n'tear, road spooge, strong NZ sunlihgt (high UV), traffic fumes, etc.
When new, a cordura garment is fairly stiff and reasonably waterproof, with or without goretex. After a while, that's no longer the case, and the goretex itself may have been compromised. In that case, you're best to assume it's no longer 100% waterproof, not worry too much about breathability (which is pretty marginal anyway, especially on a very hot day), and just do whatever is expedient to keep the garment clean and to keep water out.

Hmmmmmm.... perhaps boiling in detergent, followed up by boiling in baby afghani lesbian fur seal whale penguin fat is advised?