Cleaning Your Vest

--cresko-- · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 496

So after two seasons with my limited all white A10, I can't wear it anymore because it looks as if I rolled in weeds and sewage. So I am wondering if I could bleach it? I have not tried a simple wash yet because I doubt it will do any good. Any suggestions?

MadGasser · Newbie Joined: 04 Aug 2010 Posts: 17 City: Mesquite

try some stain remover like shout or something like that before you go straight to bleach

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

SHOUT IT OUT!

ctgretzky99 · Posted: Aug 10, 2010 7:40 am Post subject:

Haha...white is a no no on our lake. After about 3/4 months, might as well bought something ill-tan colored.

No idea on cleaning it, sorry.

AaronATX · Outlaw Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Posts: 136 City: Austin

i'd say the best way to fix that is to prevent it in the first place... wash down all yer gear and shout yer vest after every time you're done! but two season's worth of wear.. it's bound to show some age. not sure on what else to try besides shout or woolite or something along those lines. i'd be careful with bleach, but i'm sure somebody knows more about that than I.

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Aug 11, 2010 3:42 am Post subject:

bleach will damage the material making it easier to bust on a bad fall. Stay away Wink

DRAGON88 · Posted: Aug 11, 2010 8:08 am Post subject:

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Aug 13, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject:

Or you could do it with with a fair amount of bleach and then impress the ladies next time you're out by feigning irritation with the vest and then ripping it like the hulk with your manly muscles.

--cresko-- · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 496

I wish Billy didn't die.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Aug 15, 2010 5:39 am Post subject:

I put some detergent straight onto some of the bad parts of my vest, like where my neck and arms come into contact with it. It's white/black so there were a few lake stains and skin stains so while the detergent was sinking into those I filled up a warm bath tub. Tossed in the vest and scrubbed with an old toothbrush. It looks great now.

Just make sure to rinse it a ton with clean fresh water afterwards a couple times. Detergent is pretty sticky so you want to make sure it all gets washed off.