I have a pair of the above mentioned gloves (labelled GORE - Bikewear) which, with my appalling circulation (!) I could scarcely do without in the winter. They have a leather palm which helps with the grip but therein lies the problem! How on earth to I go about washing them? They are black so they don't show the dirt but they are beginning to 'pong' a bit )-; Won't hot soapy water rather muck up the leather? On the other hand, I'd feel a bit of a fool taking a pair of gloves into a dry-cleaners!!
So use cool, soapy water! (And soap rather than detergent, either an expensive liquid like Nikwax Tech-Wash/Loft or Grangers Extreme Cleaner or unperfumed soap flakes from the supermarket)
Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
I have a pair of the above mentioned gloves (labelled GORE - Bikewear) which, with my appalling circulation (!) I could scarcely do without in the winter. They have a leather palm which helps with the grip but therein lies the problem! How on earth to I go about washing them? They are black so they don't show the dirt but they are beginning to 'pong' a bit )-; Won't hot soapy water rather muck up the leather? On the other hand, I'd feel a bit of a fool taking a pair of gloves into a dry-cleaners!!
I have the same and they go in the washing machine like everything else. No harm noticed so far over many wash cycles.
-- Tony
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[email hidden] said the following on 15/01/2007 14:00:
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I have a pair of the above mentioned gloves (labelled GORE - Bikewear) which, with my appalling circulation (!) I could scarcely do without in the winter. They have a leather palm which helps with the grip but therein lies the problem! How on earth to I go about washing them?
Might be a bit of a long shot, but sometimes manufacturers have instructions on their websites. Failing that, I just chuck my leather-faced gloves in the washing machine with the rest of the muddy, pongy post-ride stuff. Just don't use conditioner, and try to use soap powder rather than washing powder, and you should be OK.
[email hidden] said the following on 15/01/2007 14:00:
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I have a pair of the above mentioned gloves (labelled GORE - Bikewear) which, with my appalling circulation (!) I could scarcely do without in the winter. They have a leather palm which helps with the grip but therein lies the problem! How on earth to I go about washing them?
Might be a bit of a long shot, but sometimes manufacturers have instructions on their websites. Failing that, I just chuck my leather-faced gloves in the washing machine with the rest of the muddy, pongy post-ride stuff. Just don't use conditioner, and try to use soap powder rather than washing powder, and you should be OK.
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I have a pair of the above mentioned gloves (labelled GORE - Bikewear) which, with my appalling circulation (!) I could scarcely do without in the winter. They have a leather palm which helps with the grip but therein lies the problem! How on earth to I go about washing them? They are black so they don't show the dirt but they are beginning to 'pong' a bit )-; Won't hot soapy water rather muck up the leather? On the other hand, I'd feel a bit of a fool taking a pair of gloves into a dry-cleaners!!
I've succesfully washed a leather jacket[1] in a washing machine on cool cycle using washing-up liquid - just avoid anything that contains enzymes ('biological'😉 or bleaching agents, dry gently (i.e. not on a radiator) and you should be OK.
[1] It had previously been cleaned by a "leather specialist" with less than impressive results - it was stiff and the colour had bled. A while later it was put away damp and went mouldy - after I washed it, it was soft and clean and the excess dye had rinsed away.
