washing/drying SIP chainsaw pants

[tomthetreeman]

I recently got a pair of SIP chainsaw pants with the Kevlar pads on the knees/ankles. My wife tends to wash things every time I look at them, and I'm having a tough time finding care information for these pants. I'd rather not ruin them as they're kinda pricey. Anybody have experience good/bad with washing/drying these? Thanks,

-Tom

 

[SCOTTYNC]

Tom inside out hang dry, almost 4 years washing just like your wife sounds like.
Scotty

 

[Erlend]

I wash mine once a week on 40 degrees C and just hang em up to dry. No problems at all.

They take a lot of abuse, but they are made of "plastic" so a hot muffler will melt a hole

 

[tomthetreeman]

Thanks, guys! The wife has been informed!

 

[treesandsurf]

Yep, I wash mine all the time and hang to dry. I've never put them in the dryer and probably wouldn't recommend it.

jp

 

[trevmcrev]

SIP instructions (if you decipher the code on the label) say:
Gentle machine wash up to 60F
No chlorine or bleach
No fabric softeners
Do not tumble dry
Do not dry clean
Do not iron
Drip dry

Close zipper & press studs before washing
Turning garment inside out is recommended

 

[chris_girard]

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Tom inside out hang dry, almost 4 years washing just like your wife sounds like.
Scotty

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Tom, like Scotty and others have said, that's the way that I do it too.

Four years and mine are going strong as well.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

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My wife tends to wash things every time I look at them, and I'm having a tough time finding care information for these pants.

-Tom

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Now that is funny

 

[surfarmer1]

Tom, I wash mine by hand in warm water ( so the inside fibers don't bunch up) and hang to dry.. works fine