Stinking Gloves....Help!!!!

Georgey Burgess

Right here goes......have my winter goretex thermal gloves (Dainese Alpine) a couple of years now and they really started to pong lately, particularly after getting wet.

Now I know technically you're not supposed to wash goretex but something had to be done about it .....anyway even after 2 washes they still stink.

Normally they be launched straight into the bin and a new pair bought, but in the current economic climate I'd rather a cheap solution rather than shelling out €100-€150 for a replacement pair.

Does anyone have any good tricks or tips to de-pong-ify gloves? I know theres special detergent for goretex which the sell in Bikeworld, does this stuff work?

Cheers
Georgey

Zascar

It's a pain alright, mine stank really bad so when i got into work I had to go and wash my hands thoroughly every morning. I washed them but after a few days they were back stinking.

I got new ones

RosieJoe

Georgey Burgess wrote: »

Now I know technically you're not supposed to wash goretex but something had to be done about it .....anyway even after 2 washes they still stink

Of course you are allowed wash gortex! I use Nikwak on my jacket whenever I wash it to prolong the waterproofing from gortex. I have 2 different types of it, one to wash the jacket and once it is washed another one to seal it.

You should have no problem in washing your gloves!

CrazyRabbit

Soak them in fairly hot water with quite a bit of dissinfectent in it. After a few hours, rinse them with more hot water. They dry them on front of a fan heater/fire.

To prevent this was happening again, it's important that you thoroughly dry the gloves after they get wet and as quickly as possible. Letting them dry slowly is what causes the smell. (from a huge buildup of bacteria)

omb0wyn5ehpij9

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Soak them in fairly hot water with quite a bit of dissinfectent in it. After a few hours, rinse them with more hot water. They dry them on front of a fan heater/fire.

To prevent this was happening again, it's important that you thoroughly dry the gloves after they get wet and as quickly as possible. Letting them dry slowly is what causes the smell. (from a huge buildup of bacteria)

+1

Oryx

Sounds like they need sanitising as well as cleaning. Ive never tried it, but you could try a disinfectant liquid (a mild 'medical' one as opposed to floor cleaner) as mentioned above. And the drying process is vital. Maybe stick a toilet roll tube into them to allow air in and prop them above a radiator or in a warm airing cupboard.

Georgey Burgess

cheers for the advice ..... dettol at the ready. I'll let you know the results.

The toilet roll in the glove to dry is a good trick cause they take aaaaaaaaages to dry inside fully

bmcgov86

a bit of lynx deodrant!!:p

CrazyRabbit

bmcgov86 wrote: »

a bit of lynx deodrant!!:p

Hey, he wants to improve how they smell, not make it worse.

Georgey Burgess

Oryx wrote: »

Sounds like they need sanitising as well as cleaning. Ive never tried it, but you could try a disinfectant liquid (a mild 'medical' one as opposed to floor cleaner) as mentioned above. And the drying process is vital. Maybe stick a toilet roll tube into them to allow air in and prop them above a radiator or in a warm airing cupboard.

Update...... sanitising done the other weekend. Used a large quantity of dettol, probably a bit too much, but the distinctive smell of disinfectant far outweighs the previous pong. The toilet roll trick was alos used and seemed to work.

Thanks for the advice.

As for Lynx, it'd be impossible driving down the M50 with all the women throwing themselves in front of me :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: