Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
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Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
My twat jacket is due a freshen up after several thousand miles of grime & winter.
My plan, is to empty it of its giblets / armour / pockets / liners etc... Then pop it on a quick wash (30 minute cool) to get the maximum grime off.
Then repeat that, with a Nikwax sachet or two thrown in. (With my City Pants in too).
Anyone had any dramas or disasters I should avoid?
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Phil
My plan, is to empty it of its giblets / armour / pockets / liners etc... Then pop it on a quick wash (30 minute cool) to get the maximum grime off.
Then repeat that, with a Nikwax sachet or two thrown in. (With my City Pants in too).
Anyone had any dramas or disasters I should avoid?
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Phil
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Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
I regulary toss mine in the washer, sans Goretex linerPhiliptigerrice wrote:My twat jacket is due a freshen up after several thousand miles of grime & winter.
My plan, is to empty it of its giblets / armour / pockets / liners etc... Then pop it on a quick wash (30 minute cool) to get the maximum grime off.
Then repeat that, with a Nikwax sachet or two thrown in. (With my City Pants in too).
Anyone had any dramas or disasters I should avoid?
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Phil
I leave the armour in and was at 40c, with normal Fairy liquid
No need for fancy Nikwax as the fecking suit leaks like a sieve anyway hmy:
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Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
I usually use Nikwax tech wash first then after the usual Nicwax re-proofer after. No probs at all. Never use washing powder as breaks down the technical material and blocks the ickle holes that allow it to breath and stay water proof.
I have used it on HG and Arlen Ness stuff loads of times both of these are Gortex BTW
I have used it on HG and Arlen Ness stuff loads of times both of these are Gortex BTW
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Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
Yep.
Tech wash and Nik proofer.
40 degrees etc.
Tech wash and Nik proofer.
40 degrees etc.
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Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
I may be wrong here but the outer jacket is not waterproof so can be washed in anything.
It's the inner liner that needs to come out and be washed in Nikwax stuff.
The waterproof part is not bonded to the outer jacket as i understand it.
But agian i may be wrong as i've not owned one.
Mike
It's the inner liner that needs to come out and be washed in Nikwax stuff.
The waterproof part is not bonded to the outer jacket as i understand it.
But agian i may be wrong as i've not owned one.
Mike
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Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
Using waterproof on the outer will work to some degree (the Lotus Effect) as the rain will 'slide off' apart from at 'pressure points'. With a multi-layered garment I would separate, wash and treat each. But that's me........Mike101 wrote:I may be wrong here but the outer jacket is not waterproof so can be washed in anything.
It's the inner liner that needs to come out and be washed in Nikwax stuff.
The waterproof part is not bonded to the outer jacket as i understand it.
But agian i may be wrong as i've not owned one.
Mike
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Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
All true, the outer jacket can be washed anyway you wantMike101 wrote:I may be wrong here but the outer jacket is not waterproof so can be washed in anything.
It's the inner liner that needs to come out and be washed in Nikwax stuff.
The waterproof part is not bonded to the outer jacket as i understand it.
But agian i may be wrong as i've not owned one.
Mike
It's just a plain cordura jacket
So Techwash is just wasting yer money
Techwash for the Goretex separate liner, naturally
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Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
my jacket got dirty use the nikkiewax cleaning & reproofing stuff at 40 leaked like a sieve after
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Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
Once washed a walking/running jacket in the Tech wash stuff (in washing machine) - won't be doing so again, as it waterproofs both sides of the jacket, which now doesn't breathe like it used to (even though stated on bottle).
Might not matter so much with a biking jacket, but I'll just be using the spray on stuff from now on
Might not matter so much with a biking jacket, but I'll just be using the spray on stuff from now on
Re: Anyone washed / Nikwaxed a GS Pro Rallye Suit (disaster free)
True, but washed in the stuff does add extra waterproofing (I've done it with fleece gloves / Ronhills etc does work). Just don't like the stuff when used on Goretex type fabrics.Mike101 wrote:I may be wrong here but the outer jacket is not waterproof so can be washed in anything.
It's the inner liner that needs to come out and be washed in Nikwax stuff.
The waterproof part is not bonded to the outer jacket as i understand it.
But agian i may be wrong as i've not owned one.
Mike