{"id":1450,"date":"2013-10-15T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T17:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nikwax.wordpress.com\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2024-10-24T09:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:45:36","slug":"back-from-the-dead-how-to-clean-your-ski-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikwax.com\/en-us\/posts\/back-from-the-dead-how-to-clean-your-ski-jacket\/","title":{"rendered":"Back From the Dead: How to Clean Your Ski Jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nikwax.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/its-alive-crop.jpg?w=611\" alt=\"It's... ALIVE!\" class=\"wp-image-1475\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#8217;s&#8230; ALIVE!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The world is full of frights that the rational mind can\u2019t reconcile with reality: cheese in a can, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/phpr\/zombies.htm\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>, that ski jacket you left unwashed, dirt-covered and and reeking at the bottom of your gear closet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While experts are quite unified in their classification of canned cheese food, zombies and abused ski jackets inhabit a purgatory of confusion. In the words of one <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.yahoo.com\/how-kill-zombie-ten-best-ways-kill-zombie-4740282.html?cat=2\">zombie expert<\/a>, \u201cThe undead are notoriously difficult to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the words of\u2026 well\u2026 us: &#8220;Old ski jackets are a piece of cake to revive.\u201d Much like the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/evildead.wikia.com\/wiki\/Necronomicon_Ex-Mortis\">Necronomicon Ex-Mortis<\/a>, Nikwax can bring your (supposedly) deceased ski jacket back to world of the living.&nbsp;So without further ado, here is how to revive your gear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For waterproof\/breathable hard shells or soft shells without a wicking liner*: place the gear in the washing machine and fill with water at the temperature recommended on the tag (or simply warm- to be safe). Set your cycle to \u201cregular\u201d or \u201csynthetics,\u201d as determined by your washer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikwax-usa.com\/en-gb\/products\/productdetail.php?productid=4&amp;itemid=-1&amp;fabricid=-1\">Nikwax Tech Wash<\/a>. In a top-loading machine, add three full caps for 1-3 garments or five full caps for 4-6 garments. In a front loader, it\u2019s best to add no more than two garments with two capfuls of Tech Wash. <em>Special note: If you live in an area with hard water, toss in an extra capful of Tech Wash. If you have an HE machine, use about half the recommended amount so you don&#8217;t suds up the place.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sit back in your zombie bunker with a good book and a glass of wine\/beer\/hot cocoa as the machine runs its course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More often than not, this single cycle will be enough to have rebuffed your ski jacket\u2019s near death experience. If the old girl was in really bad shape, you may consider leaving it in the washing machine and running a second cycle. In the second cycle, replace Tech Wash with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backcountry.com\/nikwax-tech-wash-txd-wash-in-twin-pack?CMP_SKU=NIK0069&amp;MER=0406&amp;skid=NIK0069-ONECOL-S10OZ&amp;CMP_ID=PLA_GOc001&amp;mv_pc=r101&amp;mr:trackingCode=B8F2EE9D-12C4-E011-87D9-001B21A69EB8&amp;mr:referralID=NA&amp;mr:adType=pla&amp;mr:ad=25483641825&amp;mr:keyword=&amp;mr:match=&amp;mr:filter=20762933025&amp;mkwid=saTwqJrZ6_dc%7Cpcrid%7C25483641825&amp;origin=pla&amp;gclid=COXVoseuiLoCFbE7MgodZDEAKw\">TX.Direct Wash-In<\/a> waterproofing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the manufacturer\u2019s instructions as to whether your garment should be line or tumble dried. Nikwax does not require heat for activation, so you\u2019re good to go either way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Put your jacket on; admire your kickin\u2019 style in the mirror and grab a crow bar. 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