I machine wash my socks and balaclava ( head sock ).

How should I launder my driving suit?

Cold water wash and line dry?

What works?


KT

Dry Cleaners

Yep...I'm picking mine up from the drycleaners tomorrow for my day at Buttonwillow on Friday.

Bill P.

I dry cleaned mine for a couple of years and was never happy that it didn't really look clean, so I asked some other racers. I was told to use Woolite and the gentle cycle on the washing machine and hang dry. That's what I've been doing for the past year and the suit is much cleaner looking and smelling. Your results may vary.

Mine needs to be washed pretty badly, as it was following me around between sessions

Had me in a headlock, once.

KT

Well, no problem about starting a controversy on this subject.

Blow torch dry?

I say Trekkors driving suit is unsafe, and I would not be caught on course with him until he makes major changes in it's odor potential

Too late!!

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You guys are scaring me

hey seriously.
talk with your dry cleaner.

I don't know the names
but the common dry cleaner chemicals destroy the fire protection of the nomex.

don't take it to the average dry cleaner
my dry cleaner does a bunch of racing stuff and explained this to me.
other racers local, told me the same thing.

there is a not common drycleaning process that is nomex safe.
make sure that your drycleaner knows and uses this process.

brant

How right. BTW anybody think to read the washing/cleaning information on the label?

Now you had to go and ruin all the fun....

We go through alot of nomex here at my office and this is how we clean them.

Works very well.

Sparco suit care

From their FAQ page.


KT

Of coursse you know, if you were a "real" racer you would autograph your suit and throw it into a crowd of your groupies. Then suit up in your new gear.

Hand wash in
A large bottle is cheaper than one trip to the dry cleaners :CSOBsmilie: plus it works better.