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Old 08-20-2013, 05:29 PM
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Is it ok to dry clean all the time or should you clean in the washing machine once in a while. Is molecule worth it for cleaning.

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delicate cycle cold water with woolite
hang dry
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Originally Posted by ajcjr
Is it ok to dry clean all the time or should you clean in the washing machine once in a while. Is molecule worth it for cleaning.

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Originally Posted by jdistefa
delicate cycle cold water with woolite
hang dry
THIS
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Originally Posted by jdistefa
delicate cycle cold water with woolite
hang dry
This is what my [very understanding] wife does.
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Depends if you get champagne on it on the podium... ;0)
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Molecule is highly recommended. Always had very good success with it in the past.
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Originally Posted by ltc
Molecule is highly recommended. Always had very good success with it in the past.
Great stuff, and the spot cleaner they sell works really well for getting stains out.
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+1 on Molecule- has worked well on my 3 layer ultralight Nomex suit and on my son's 2 layer suit that requires underwear.
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The complete guide for washing Nomex;
http://www2.dupont.com/Personal_Prot...ramidfiber.pdf
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Molecule is great stuff. Use the spot remover. Warm wash and air dry..
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We don't sell much of the Molecule product but the folks that do use it swear by it!
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So what does Molecule do that say Woolite doesn't? I just bought my $1500 lightweight 3-layer suit and plan on keeping it for a looong time.
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I would say the main things that differentiate Molecule from Woolite are - removes contaminates that degrade fabric performance, has antimicrobial agent, specially formulated for nomex fabric.

Here's a link to our page with the Wash product. We have a link out there that shows a karting suit before washing and after. I won't mention names, but we did have a customer that wore his suit for about 3 years before washing so it was quite dirty & nasty. This customer is the type of racer that jumps out of the car and gets in the engine and under the car to do repairs in his suit so you can imagine how dirty the suit was. He used the Wash product on it and said the suit looked brand new.

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I use Tide if the suit is pretty clean and Simple Green if it's more soiled or for prewash spot cleaning.


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