Steamboat

Will machine washing a "dry clean only" Sparco driving suit affect its fire retardant capabilities or just shrink it.........thanks

M758

I have washed my sparco suit many many times. Never any issue I noticed. I wash in cold with woolite and use a double water rinse. Then I air dry. I do my socks and balaclava in the same load.

95m3racer

Search for Molecule labs.

LDadrenaline

I also wash with fabric softner. I took my old sparco suit to a dry cleaner one time and they wouldn't do it. they said they were afraid their chemicals would damage the fire retardent material... *sigh*. Plenty easy to do it on your own.

mglobe

+1

They offer a free sample kit that will give you a couple of washes. The stuff works really well. Expensive though.

Steamboat

Many thanks!!

Carrera51

Here's some information on the Molecule products. It works well they also make a stain remover and protector.

http://www.ogracing.com/catalog/1-Dr...leaning-Repair

I have also washed my suits for years in the manner that Joe describes.

DM993tt

I just turn it inside out zip it up, machine wash & hang it to dry. (That what several pro racers told me they do.)

95m3racer

Again, i'd highly suggest molecule labs. Its a proven method that cleans and maintains your suits integrity. other methods/techniques posted clean your suit, but they have potential to lower the fire retardant properties of the suit.

Also, never work on the car in the suit you drive in - and if you get a lot of fuel or especially oil on it, try to treat it quickly, or you risk having a suit thats not going to protect you as it should.

Leigh2

Read this and decide.
http://www2.dupont.com/Personal_Prot...ramidfiber.pdf
Personally I decided to just dry clean however for lightly soiled washing would probably do...