washing a drivers suit?
10-07-2006, 08:58 PM
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washing a drivers suit?
i got it at johnny o's auction at road atlanta last weekend. it is a stand21 suit from last years krohn racing/trg grand am team. do i send it out to the drycleaners with any special instructions? or can i put it in my machine at the house? thanks, jake
10-07-2006, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ChasNMe
i got it at johnny o's auction at road atlanta last weekend. it is a stand21 suit from last years krohn racing/trg grand am team. do i send it out to the drycleaners with any special instructions? or can i put it in my machine at the house? thanks, jake
10-07-2006, 10:27 PM
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Machine wash-gentle cycle- in cool/warm water using an ounce or so of Woolite-no bleach, no fabric softner. Can machine dry on air or low temp on gentle or delicate cycle or you can hang and let air dry. Same for socks, underwear etc. The inside of the suit and the underwear etc, if Nomex, will turn yellow after some period of time-sooner if exposed to sunlight, but this apparently doesn't effect it's fire resistance. You can also dryclean, but I worry about which chemicals are used and the garment care provided by the cleaners.
10-08-2006, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ChasNMe
gentle cycle wash cool, drip dry in the shower, thats what i'll do
thanks guys, jake
thanks guys, jake
Most times this will be the best.......however if it's greasy drycleaning is the only way it will come clean. Now that said if its sweaty washing is the only way it will come clean, so the way to go is first determine if it's greasy or not and if it's old grease because if it's been washed the grease is likely permanent! New grease Dryclean in Perclorethelene (doesn't burn) or CO2 then wash!
10-08-2006, 09:03 PM
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A rep at G-Force says that the company is wary of possibly flammible dry cleaning chemicals binding with the suit fabric and rendering the fabric less fire resistant than it should be.
10-08-2006, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by danswofford
A rep at G-Force says that the company is wary of possibly flammible dry cleaning chemicals binding with the suit fabric and rendering the fabric less fire resistant than it should be.
