clean Archives - Nikwax NA https://nikwax.com/en-us/tag/clean/ Nikwax Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:20:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://nikwax.com/en-us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.webp clean Archives - Nikwax NA https://nikwax.com/en-us/tag/clean/ 32 32 How to Clean and Re-Waterproof your Rain Jacket https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/how-to-clean-and-re-waterproof-your-rain-jacket/ https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/how-to-clean-and-re-waterproof-your-rain-jacket/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:18:34 +0000 http://www.nikwax.com/?p=2089 Over time, rain jackets can lose their water-repellency. Waterproofing doesn’t last forever. Whether from rubbing against a dirty car while packing up groceries, or a muddy dog wanting snuggles, a dirty jacket will stop repelling water. Luckily, it’s easy to clean and re-waterproof your rain jacket so you can stay dry. The trick is to clean...

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]]> https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/how-to-clean-and-re-waterproof-your-rain-jacket/feed/ 82 How to Clean Sandals and Next-to-skin Footwear! https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/how-to-clean-sandals-and-next-to-skin-footwear/ https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/how-to-clean-sandals-and-next-to-skin-footwear/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2019 18:55:31 +0000 http://www.nikwax.com/?p=2967 When the weather is warm, out come our sandals. Unfortunately, after a few wears, foot odor can start to come with them, and over time, our favorite sandals can become our stinkiest. Sweat, dirt, grime, campfire smoke, and other crud can begin to prevent us from feeling as confident in our sandals as we once...

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]]> https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/how-to-clean-sandals-and-next-to-skin-footwear/feed/ 7 Free yourself from funky smelling athletic apparel! https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/free-yourself-from-funky-smelling-athletic-apparel/ https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/free-yourself-from-funky-smelling-athletic-apparel/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 22:30:07 +0000 http://www.nikwax.com/?p=1883 Running, hiking, biking, or even hitting the gym are all activities that leave you feeling energized and refreshed…up until the moment that you catch a whiff of something funky. When you realize that it’s your athletic gear you’re mortified. “How can my clothes smell that awful? I swore I just washed them! I guess I’ll give...

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]]> https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/free-yourself-from-funky-smelling-athletic-apparel/feed/ 6 Keeping your shoes clean, it’s easier than you might think! https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/keeping-your-shoes-clean-its-easier-than-you-might-think/ https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/keeping-your-shoes-clean-its-easier-than-you-might-think/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 16:30:04 +0000 http://nikwax.wordpress.com/?p=1712 Now, I’m not one to normally clean my shoes with regularity, however, not too long ago I acquired a pair of super cool 5.10 approach/ parkour shoes. I’m no parkour aficionado, but I do get out to climb a bit, so I was psyched for some new kicks. The downside was that these shoes were...

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]]> https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/keeping-your-shoes-clean-its-easier-than-you-might-think/feed/ 3 Back From the Dead: How to Clean Your Ski Jacket https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/back-from-the-dead-how-to-clean-your-ski-jacket/ https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/back-from-the-dead-how-to-clean-your-ski-jacket/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:05:17 +0000 http://nikwax.wordpress.com/?p=1450 The world is full of frights that the rational mind can’t reconcile with reality: cheese in a can, the zombie apocalypse, that ski jacket you left unwashed, dirt-covered and and reeking at the bottom of your gear closet. While experts are quite unified in their classification of canned cheese food, zombies and abused ski jackets...

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]]> https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/back-from-the-dead-how-to-clean-your-ski-jacket/feed/ 0 Why white shoes? Why? https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/why-white-shoes-why/ https://nikwax.com/en-us/posts/why-white-shoes-why/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:40:07 +0000 http://nikwax.wordpress.com/?p=459 Not too long ago I acquired a pair of super cool 5.10 approach/ parkour shoes. Now I’m no parkour aficionado, but I do get out to climb a bit, so I was psyched for some new kicks. The downside was that these shoes were white, meaning they would stay white for about 5 minutes after...

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