Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

[bluevolt]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

There is this German brand called WOLY Combi Cleaner. This seems to be a quality product but again have no reviews to verify. It's there in a small handy pack that is just right for my needs tho...

I have to choose between Meguiars and WOLY. Can anyone help me make an informed choice?

Woly is a good substitute - use the "Creme Essentialle (Leather Balm), or the " Combi universal cleaner' .

Use the cleaner first, and then treat with Creme Essentialle. This is only for the leather section. Actually, you can wash the entire jacket in warm water with a few drops of dishwasher detergent, and then after drying use only the Creme Essentialle on the leather only.

Wash jacket only when you're sure the garment will dry within 30 hours, else the leather might get moldy.

[viraj_s85]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

Does anyone here know Dry cleaner / laundry shops near Thane or Mumbai who clean the Leather Race Suits??

[DeVille]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

Woly is a good substitute - use the "Creme Essentialle (Leather Balm), or the " Combi universal cleaner' .

Use the cleaner first, and then treat with Creme Essentialle. This is only for the leather section. Actually, you can wash the entire jacket in warm water with a few drops of dishwasher detergent, and then after drying use only the Creme Essentialle on the leather only.

Wash jacket only when you're sure the garment will dry within 30 hours, else the leather might get moldy.

[Xzibit Roll]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

Anyone knows how to remove a nasty engine oil stain from a jeans . Dry cleaning didn't help.

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[Xzibit Roll]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

If it's on the thigh, just slash it with a blade or sandpaper. Style!

Can try something like Vanish. Spot application. No dunking in water.

It's from the knee to the end so can't slash it . will search for more options on the net.
Also if I use vanish won't have to use water to get it off?

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[Xzibit Roll]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

That's a long stain!

For tougher stains, instead of putting cloth in a bucket of water having few drops of the cleaning agent (dilution), one can try putting the cleaning powder/liquid with a few drops of water to make a paste and rub it (check first if it's safe to use with naked hands) directly on the stain. And yeah, after keeping it for a while of course you have to use water to wash it off

The stain was due to the oil being sprayed out of the engine as the oil cap had been stolen.I'll give it for dry cleaning again a few days later maybe then it may go off .
Till then I'll keep searching for other methods or else gotta get it converted to shorts or something

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[Legend Racer]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

planning to clean my spartan helios jacket after 11k kms.
1. remove armours.
2. place the mesh jacket in an automatic washing machine.
3. hot water wash.

would it do any damage? should i take it out before the spin process starts?

[neil9381]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

Really dont think the washing mashine idea is good a dip in soap water and a little manual scrubbing should be enough and then rinsing with clean water.

planning to clean my spartan helios jacket after 11k kms.
1. remove armours.
2. place the mesh jacket in an automatic washing machine.
3. hot water wash.

would it do any damage? should i take it out before the spin process starts?

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Really dont think the washing mashine idea is good a dip in soap water and a little manual scrubbing should be enough and then rinsing with clean water.

planning to clean my spartan helios jacket after 11k kms.
1. remove armours.
2. place the mesh jacket in an automatic washing machine.
3. hot water wash.

would it do any damage? should i take it out before the spin process starts?

[Legend Racer]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

Really dont think the washing mashine idea is good a dip in soap water and a little manual scrubbing should be enough and then rinsing with clean water.

Why? After all its just mesh and cloth thats left with some sponge in rear...isnt?

[neil9381]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

periodically washing the jacket in washing machine MAY result in tearing of the mesh.
hardly takes time to scrub it gently with a soft brush.I wash it manually just takes 15-20 minutes maximum.
And you would not want to waste a huge quantity of water for just washing a jacket in washing machine.

Why? After all its just mesh and cloth thats left with some sponge in rear...isnt?

[xpranav]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

planning to clean my spartan helios jacket after 11k kms.
1. remove armours.
2. place the mesh jacket in an automatic washing machine.
3. hot water wash.

would it do any damage? should i take it out before the spin process starts?

there are stickers given along with the jacket with washing instructions .............. follow them and no hot water

[Sandeep Patnala]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

planning to clean my spartan helios jacket after 11k kms.
1. remove armours.
2. place the mesh jacket in an automatic washing machine.
3. hot water wash.

would it do any damage? should i take it out before the spin process starts?

I use the same jacket ( helios ) and i wash it once in a month.

I use Amway liquid solution to wash it and i just rinse my jacket in that solution filled water for about 10minutes till am sure that the dust has been washed off from the jacket then use plain water and rinse it again then dry it in shade.

Using HOT Water will damage your jacket for sure.

[sheelpriye]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

Came here looking for help.

I have a Joe Rocket riding pant and a riding jacket. Wasn't actively riding much, hence they were stored.

The jacket's protective parts degenerated a bit and loose particles spoil the T-Shirt and my body part once worn. It is sticky/gooey.

Will hanging it out in sun help?

Mine is a Joe Rocket touring jacket.

Gear up, and ride safe!!!

Buddy, you around..?

[bluevolt]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

Buddy, you around..?

For you, always around

What are the materials made of? Clear pictures would help, can you attach?

[sheelpriye]

Re: Maintenance of your expensive riding gear

For you, always around

What are the materials made of? Clear pictures would help, can you attach?

Rahul, mine is the Ballistic 8.0 model from Joe Rocket. The back protector is absolutely ok but the arm protectors seem to have gone off. Will have to buy arm protectors. Am attaching a picture of it. In the picture, I have taken the protective material out and it appears to have degenerated completely :-(