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Washing a ski jacket

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UncleGerry
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Never washed mine before and kinda wanna get that white back to being white. It's an Orage Xavier Pro and I dont want the colors to run. Should I just wash it in cold water and let it air dry so it doesnt shrink?
Jan 15 2011 12:20PM
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Animal.Party
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buummp i also want know this
Jan 15 2011 12:26PM
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yellav
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go to your local shop and talk to someone about nikwax and other washing machine waterproofing products. some companies test their jackets to be able to withstand a number of washing machine cycles, but the majority if you throw them in there will completely fuck up the waterproofing and render your jacket pretty useless.
Jan 15 2011 12:31PM
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Daydreaming
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He knows all.
Jan 15 2011 12:33PM
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Craig114
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I have an old oakley jacket that I wash often and it has care instructions on a tag on the inside. If you could just clean it with a wash cloth that might be a safer way to go.
Jan 15 2011 12:40PM
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iSmokeweed
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you need to add a special detergent that doesnt remove the waterproofing. i havent tried it on a ski jacket but it works great on ski pants.
Jan 15 2011 12:42PM
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Doug.
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This for sure.

Ive used nikwax on all my jackets and never had a problem.
Jan 15 2011 2:16PM
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Greenish
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if you don't have nikwax i believe you want to atleast use a powdered detergent rather than liquid. liquid clogs the fuck out of the pores in the material. and rinse it twice and hang dry it
Jan 15 2011 2:21PM
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leahey
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You definitely do not want to put it in the dryer. I'd say just hand wash your jacket. You'd be surprised what some elbow grease can do.
Jan 15 2011 4:35PM
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