Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>wrote: >Wash it cold and air dry it or use low heat and no fabric softener. And > it'll still have a lingering odor, probably, which will allow other > paddlers to identify you even if you're not wearing your PW t-shirt. I get the no heat part--it makes the stink worse, "burns" it in...besides, synthetics dry so fast on a hanger, using a dryer is a waste of electricity. Why no fabric softener? I thought that was just a "marker agent" so other women can distinguish other womens' husbands from unmarried men. Sink-the-Stink works pretty well. I've heard of others having good luck with Febreeze on stinky polypro and neoprene. Anyone try both and have a preference? Shawn Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Shawn Baker" <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com> > Why no fabric softener? I've finally won a long battle with Amie over fabric softener! It coats the fibers in the fabrics and prevents them from working as intended. This could mean, for example, a reduction in wicking potential or inhibiting the anti-bacterial coatings that prevent odors. Keep the fabric softener for cottons and such, but never use it on techy fabrics. MIke *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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