Gore-Tex (GT) care

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

There's been lots of chatter lately about gore-tex rainsuits and other GT accessories. Now that the season is over for most, it's time to clean and store our garments for the winter.

Back when I skied pro, the U.S. Ski Team was the guinea pig group for William Gore. We were told that we could wash the garment but not to dry.

Well, I guess times have changed. This is a great care sheet.

http://www.gore-tex.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentGView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=10003

When the stink got too bad this summer, I looked up this care sheet for GT and now it seems that they actually reccommend drying on low heat. They say it re-spreads the gore-tex molecules.

However, they also tell you to re-treat the outer shell of the garment with a waterproofer. When the rain beads up and rolls right off, that's not gore-tex. GT is a very thin layer of material, like a plastic looking tissue paper. and it's found in-between your outer and inner layer. The "beading" action is the same old stuff on the outside of the garment (3m scotchgaurd,etc) but there are outer layer sprays and washes made specifically for garments with GT in them (as opposed to the 3m product).

I ended up washing my bibs 3 times this year with an outer treatment after the last washing and now I'm good as new again!

I hope this info helps someone to protect their investment.  Great stuff and worth every penny but you gotta take care of it.

catch 'em up!

[Matt Fly]

Not to bust on your thread,  but after reading it and noticing you were on the US ski team,  challenging Charlie Moore to a slalom race might have been advantagous.   Charlie, you win, no challenge, I win, you gotta give me a shot.   A simple challange to challenge.  

[Bass Hammer]

Thanks for the advice LBH

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

I don't know man, I skied for US Freestyle-moguls "A".

Wouldn't wanna kill the poor guy,lol

[Rebbasser]

Good to know, LBH-thanks!