Old gear, worse then old people stench

[Lithium] · April 5th, 2007, 22:15

Alright, just dug out my old webbing for the first time in, 3 or so months... And it smells really, really badd.. Anyone have suggestions to get rid of the stench?

Coma · April 5th, 2007, 22:32

Wash it? There are also various sprays so you can attend your next game smelling flowery fresh.

demco11 · April 5th, 2007, 22:35

Febreeze? Oust? Chlorine?

Lerch · April 5th, 2007, 22:58

If it's the Canadian webbing, just take it apart and wash. I did it when I had mine, and there were never any problems with it coming apart afterward.

Plus it stops smelling like a diabetic fart.

[Lithium] · April 6th, 2007, 02:28

any special washing instructions?

Graham · April 6th, 2007, 02:32

Spray-nine

Lerch · April 6th, 2007, 03:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by [Lithium]

any special washing instructions?

Just load it in alone (or with other heavy kit such as cordura) and use dish soap. That's what I did for mine...worked fine and it was clean.

Mind you mine was just caked in mud and didn't smell like quif.

walks · April 6th, 2007, 03:41

WASH BY HAND, that way you know it wont breakdown

Naerah · April 6th, 2007, 03:54

wash it 2 times in a row using whatever usual soap you are using for your clothes and a bit of dish soap, with hot water. If it can be put in the driing machine, try to dry it wih bounce or something like arm&hammer.

yanhchan · April 6th, 2007, 08:56

There's really no need to "wash" the smell out. I find it best to toss all my BDUs and Vests into the dryer with 10 sheets of those scented frabric sheets (use the expensive kind, the cheap kind smells weird). You can use medium heat.

Trader rating · April 6th, 2007, 11:17

Leave the smell. Keeps the effin bugs off ya. And the players.

swatt13 · April 6th, 2007, 11:31

i wouldnt reccommend washing it in warm water as the color will run, id use cold, and would even go so far as adding salt to prevent color fad/ run. ive had lots of mates wash their gear in a washer... some turned out well... others not so much. make sure its on gentle, cuz the washing machine is pretty brutal on gear, esspecially seams.

you can dry it in a dryer, but i always just lay my stuff flat to dry as precautionary measure.

Yuxi · April 6th, 2007, 12:34

I just poured washing powder in a bucket, and soaked the old CF webbing I had in it for a few hours, then repeated until the smell was gone, and boy was the smell gone, now it smells like fresh laundry, lol.

Amazing KG3 · April 15th, 2007, 13:45

What about vinegar and cold water. Ive never had any kit long enough to have to wash it...

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April 5th, 2007, 22:15	#1
[Lithium] Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vancouver	Old gear, worse then old people stench Alright, just dug out my old webbing for the first time in, 3 or so months... And it smells really, really badd.. Anyone have suggestions to get rid of the stench? __________________ HeL is another name i go by

April 5th, 2007, 22:32	#2
Coma Age Verification Removed Due To Trade Dispute Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Midland	Wash it? There are also various sprays so you can attend your next game smelling flowery fresh. __________________ Chairsofter extraordinaire

April 5th, 2007, 22:58	#4
Lerch * AV Status REVOKED * Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CFB Shilo, MB	If it's the Canadian webbing, just take it apart and wash. I did it when I had mine, and there were never any problems with it coming apart afterward. Plus it stops smelling like a diabetic fart. __________________

April 5th, 2007, 22:35	#3
demco11 Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC	Febreeze? Oust? Chlorine?

April 6th, 2007, 02:28	#5
[Lithium] Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vancouver	any special washing instructions? __________________ HeL is another name i go by

April 6th, 2007, 02:32	#6
Graham Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alberta	Spray-nine __________________ R.A.A.T *http://www.historicalairsoftalberta.ca/*

April 6th, 2007, 03:41	#8
walks Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cambridge On	WASH BY HAND, that way you know it wont breakdown __________________

April 6th, 2007, 03:54	#9
Naerah Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Quebec City	wash it 2 times in a row using whatever usual soap you are using for your clothes and a bit of dish soap, with hot water. If it can be put in the driing machine, try to dry it wih bounce or something like arm&hammer. __________________ Finished and installed my SL8 style stock.

April 6th, 2007, 08:56	#10
yanhchan Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Scarborough/Richmond Hill ON	There's really no need to "wash" the smell out. I find it best to toss all my BDUs and Vests into the dryer with 10 sheets of those scented frabric sheets (use the expensive kind, the cheap kind smells weird). You can use medium heat. __________________ YANHCHAN'S AIRSMITHING: AEG repair/Tune up/Upgrades V2/V3 mechboxes, rewiring/reconnecting. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country ~John F. Kennedy

April 6th, 2007, 11:17	#11
MadMorbius Guest Trader rating	Leave the smell. Keeps the effin bugs off ya. And the players.

April 6th, 2007, 12:34	#13
Yuxi Retired Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario	I just poured washing powder in a bucket, and soaked the old CF webbing I had in it for a few hours, then repeated until the smell was gone, and boy was the smell gone, now it smells like fresh laundry, lol.

April 15th, 2007, 13:45	#14
Amazing KG3 Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB	What about vinegar and cold water. Ive never had any kit long enough to have to wash it...

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