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Yes you can, jsut not in the dryer, cause the heat will melt the plastic
inserts.

I usually do a medium setting, and it works.

I also wash mine with bleach. Color safe bleach, because that will kill
the bacteria a lot better than the other laundry soaps.

So if you do a wash with bleach, then do a wash with regular soap, that
should get rid of all the bacteria and leave them smelling amazing. =p

Just washing with regular laundry soap will get rid of the smell for a
little, but once you strap them one and go on one ride, they will smell
once you get home.

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Yeah man, My 661 stank for about a year til finally my mum grabbed them
and stuck them in the machine. They were fine.

So my only answer to that would be, yes you can wash them but what
setting, who knows?

Jas

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I have washed my shin guards a couple of times (just hand washed), but I
find that as long as you leave them out to air after big rides and even
little ones it helps heaps!

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661 washing guide and smell removal:

1. find a bathtub or a large sink to use, and fill with warm water

2. pour some liquid laundry detergent in the water

3. let the armor soak for minimum of 5 hours

4. remove armor from tub and let AIR DRY

5. spray with bacteria killing lysol or anything like it that says
batceria killing

Thats how i do mine, but it only lasts 2 rides tops. O yeah, one more
thing to do after EVRY ride. Get some superstrong air freshener, and i
mean SUPER strong, (the kind that says "1 spray does it"😉 and get the
orange smell and spray 2 times in diferent places on the armor. They
smell like roses after every ride!

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Have you tried rubbing your nipples with grease before twisting them so
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6 hours plus drying and it only lasts two rides? What's wrong with the
washing machine?

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thats what the spray is for. It only lasts 2 rides without using the
spray.

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Have you tried rubbing your nipples with grease before twisting them so
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just take them in the shower with you after your ride. i do that about
every 10 rides or so, when they get gross. if you leave them out to air
dry everytime it doesn't hurt. but i just shower with them, and use
regular soap to scrub them and make sure they rinse clean. put them in
front of a fan to amek sure they dry all the way through. simple.

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I put mine in the dishwasher and they tend to last a couple months
before they go smelly again.

I just toss them in by themselves with some dish soap and let it do its
thing. Then I have carpet running up my bar in my room so I just stick
the velcro to that so that they dry nice and evenly.

Drying is just as important as cleaning. If you clean them then just
let them sit around they will develop other bacteria that may be harder
to get rid of.

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The thing is, when your washing, the main bacteria is from sweat that
has soaked into the foam padding, this is where the stink really comes
from. Sprays arent going to get down into the foam.

Thats why I use bleach.

Before I did I tested a small patch of the fabrics and foam to see if
the bleach would deteriorate the fabric/foam, once I found out it
didn't, it went in the bleach wash.

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i don't wash them.

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I wash mine in the washing machine and then throw them in the dryer when
clean. No problems yet putting them in the dryer either, I just do a
load with all my riding gear.

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muzzle said:

I wash mine in the washing machine and then throw them in the dryer when
clean. No problems yet putting them in the dryer either, I just do a
load with all my riding gear.

ditto.

These things are made to take abuse; thats their function. If they cant
take a little romp in the washer/dryer, that's lame. 🙂

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it's not the abuse of the dryer, it's the heat. at low/medium heat
they're probably okay.

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markf said:

it's not the abuse of the dryer, it's the heat. at low/medium heat
they're probably okay.

High heat in my dryer. They're defiantly ok. Tho I don't wash them
nearly as often as I should.

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ntappin said:

I put mine in the dishwasher and they tend to last a couple months
before they go smelly again.

Dishwashing powders are highly alkaline and probably not the best way
to wash your leg armour. Such a high pH might damage the fabric. I find
a wash in the washing machine does the trick. A splash of Detol or
anti-bacterial laundry rinse (look for one which contains benzalkonium
chloride) will help to kill the bugs which cause the bad smells.

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My rockgardn padding got so bad that it would foul up the entire
basement. :eek: :eek: :eek:

After pondering several options I decided to just wear it all into the
shower. I closed the drain and took off the armor, put it on the
shower floor and proceeded to take a shower as usual. But then I put
extra soap into the growing pool of water and then sloshed things
around a bunch. Then I drained it and rinsed off everything.

It worked pretty well; I think the soaking part really helped. The
smell is still there but greatly reduced. I imagine the same routine
but getting out of the shower and putting in some bleach or something
to the pooling water might be more effective, but I was too lazy.

Just make sure you clean out the shower after to avoid 😠 feelings
around the house...

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I don't clean them too often, but when I do, I simply stand them up
against the house and have at 'em with the garden hose. Then I hang
them up in the garage, and they dry in no time (avg temp in summer
where I live is probably 100 deg f). Smell and sweat are gone! They've
lasted me about 6 years so far, and I think if I actually put them in
the washing machine they'd disintegrate!

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it says to,

Seperate pads and make sure all velcro straps are done up

DO NOT OVERLOAD THE WASHER

Place the armour on top of the load

Wash in COLD water

Hang to dry, Dryer willmelt foam

if smell persists, place in bag in a freezer overnight

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Ducttape said:

if smell persists, place in bag in a freezer overnight

The smell comes from bacteria. Freezing does not kill bacteria, it
only makes them hibernate. When they hibernate they stop eating and
multiplying and doing the things that make them stink. But as soon as
the conditions are good again they'll pop out of hibernation and be all
stinky again.

Hand washing in the bathtub or utility sink is the best way. Use
liquid dish dish soap (for hand washing) or liquid laundry soap. Wash
by hand. Rinse by hand. Then hang up to dry.

Washing won't kill all the bacteria either. It will wash many of them
away so the stink will be less. But the bacteria that have made
themselves comfortable deep in the foam will survive and begin to
multiply again when the conditions are right.

Other options are to spray the pads with antimicrobial products like
Febreeze Antimicrobial. But that's only going to kill the surface
bacteria and won't get the bacteria deep in the foam. But it's better
than nothing.

Best thing to do is just hand wash regularly. And do it before they
get powerful stinky. Once they get powerful stinky the bacteria are
deep in the foam and it will be a losing battle form there on out to
keep them under control.

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