washing snatch strap

Post by **Ruggers** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 5:35 pm

whats the best way to wash a snatch strap. i once heard putting it in the washing machine and just normally washing it but arnt to sure. thanks chris

Post by **rocknferoza** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 5:43 pm

Hi Chris.

I've also been told the same thing about washing snatch straps.

Post by **MissDrew** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 5:49 pm

All I have ever done is lay the strap out flat on the concert and hose it, then just flip it over and hose it again. Then hung it up somewhere out of the sun and let it fully dry before packing it back away.

Post by **antt** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 5:59 pm

what guts said

Post by **spazbot** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 6:14 pm

i just get a big tub fill it full of water and and give it a goot scrub with my hands or ill throw it in the wash with all my climbing ropes, now thats a tangled mess

Post by **dansTOYOwagon** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:18 pm

careful with the washing machine if they are dirty.... made the old lady most unhappy once when she had to empty half a ton of mud out of the silt trap thingy!!

Dan

Post by **BUNDERA** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:45 pm

antt wrote:what guts said

What Antt Said

Post by **big red** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:45 pm

hose off as much as you can then chuck it in the washing machine with plain water :cool:

Post by **Beastmavster** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:52 pm

Guts wrote:All I have ever done is lay the strap out flat on the concert and hose it, then just flip it over and hose it again. Then hung it up somewhere out of the sun and let it fully dry before packing it back away.

I used to do this. Washing machine be good if it's not an agressive agitator type - a frontloading or jet washer arrangement is perfect. Luckily one of my mates I go 4wding with has one of these so he can put mine in the same load as his....

And he has no wife to copmplain about getting the washing machinee dirty so it's win/win.

Post by **V8Patrol** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 11:04 pm

tried the washing machine trick and the woman went off so I used the dishwasher next time ....... stuffed it completly !!!!!
I wash mine with a high pressure "GERNIE" when I do the 4b, comes out spotless !!!! and the dish washer is for dishes only now !!!!

Post by **Jonesy** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:37 am

i just chuck them in the washing machine usally with the jeans and overalls i've been using on the same trip it does'nt seem to worry the machine at all, mind u run it without anything to rinse it afterwards

Post by **RoldIT** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:08 am

Just stop at the laundromat on the way home.

Then you can run your strap, your dirty rags and your muddy clothes all through at once and the missus can't get narky if it ain't her machine.

OK, you may get some funny look pulling a long strap out of the washer while standing in your jocks but they'll get over it ... :lol:

Post by **POS** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:22 am

I can not believe people go to the lenghts of putting them in washing machines, half the time i just leave it in the back of the car or if its real sticky and muddy just hose it off!

Man i would hate to see how you clean your tyres! :shock:

Post by **Singo17** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:23 am

Make sure you use fabric softner in the wash with the strap as this will ensure that the next time you use it your hands will not get sore handling it.

This should go with the Halogen fluid and the two transmissions with the reverse cut so as to save on costs.

Post by **Area54** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:56 am

Singo17 wrote:Make sure you use fabric softner in the wash with the strap as this will ensure that the next time you use it your hands will not get sore handling it.

What brand fabric softener? I used to use softly, until my spotter developed an allergic reaction, then I tried surf, but found out they test on koalas, and it wasn't dolphin friendly! Oh, the dilemma! :rofl:

Post by **Wendle** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:17 am

unpick the stitching at the ends and take it back to ARB. They'll give you a nice clean one.

Post by **Wooders** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 12:32 pm

big red wrote:hose off as much as you can then chuck it in the washing machine with plain water

Well I don't hose off as much as I can - more just a quick rinse then chuck in in the washing machine - wife hasn't whinged about it yet......except when I leave it in there for here to hang out on the line to dry :twisted:

Comes out nice & clean.....Not that I care about it being shiny toothpaste commercial white....but from my rock climbing days I was always taught that dirt damages the rope/strap..... SO for SFA effort I'll keep dumping it in the white box in the wife's play room....

Post by **POS** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 12:56 pm

Area54 wrote:
Singo17 wrote:Make sure you use fabric softner in the wash with the strap as this will ensure that the next time you use it your hands will not get sore handling it.

What brand fabric softener? I used to use softly, until my spotter developed an allergic reaction, then I tried surf, but found out they test on koalas, and it wasn't dolphin friendly! Oh, the dilemma!

Post by **POS** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 12:57 pm

Wendle wrote:unpick the stitching at the ends and take it back to ARB. They'll give you a nice clean one.

Even More

Post by **bj on roids** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:41 pm

Wendle wrote:unpick the stitching at the ends and take it back to ARB. They'll give you a nice clean one.

between Area 54 and carlton, I think this thread has finally struck gold! The mud tries up and cakes off next time you unwrap it. I am using a snatch (ROFL) that was not tested in the 4wd monthly article and figured it must be very good or very bad, and was disappointed the article didn't test every snatch in the whole world, ever made EVER. :lol:

Post by **POS** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:45 pm

bj on roids wrote:
Wendle wrote:unpick the stitching at the ends and take it back to ARB. They'll give you a nice clean one.

between Area 54 and carlton, I think this thread has finally struck gold! The mud tries up and cakes off next time you unwrap it. I am using a snatch (ROFL) that was not tested in the 4wd monthly article and figured it must be very good or very bad, and was disappointed the article didn't test every snatch in the whole world, ever made EVER.

I don't think the public really wants to know how much your SNATCH stretches! :roll:

Post by **BundyRumandCoke** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:05 pm

Soak for a day or so in cold water, then chain it and wash in washing machine, cold water, no soap powder or softener. These can have an adverse reaction on the strap, the same as any chemical may have a reaction to them.

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:10 pm

POS wrote:
bj on roids wrote:
Wendle wrote:unpick the stitching at the ends and take it back to ARB. They'll give you a nice clean one.

between Area 54 and carlton, I think this thread has finally struck gold! The mud tries up and cakes off next time you unwrap it. I am using a snatch (ROFL) that was not tested in the 4wd monthly article and figured it must be very good or very bad, and was disappointed the article didn't test every snatch in the whole world, ever made EVER.

I don't think the public really wants to know how much your SNATCH stretches!

Due to the hot, sticky, tropical conditions you Queenslanders face the snatch should, ideally, be washed thouroughly before use.
:silly:

Post by **Area54** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:17 pm

Wendle wrote:
POS wrote:
bj on roids wrote:
Wendle wrote:unpick the stitching at the ends and take it back to ARB. They'll give you a nice clean one.

between Area 54 and carlton, I think this thread has finally struck gold! The mud tries up and cakes off next time you unwrap it. I am using a snatch (ROFL) that was not tested in the 4wd monthly article and figured it must be very good or very bad, and was disappointed the article didn't test every snatch in the whole world, ever made EVER.

I don't think the public really wants to know how much your SNATCH stretches!

Due to the hot, sticky, tropical conditions you Queenslanders face the snatch should, ideally, be washed thouroughly before use.

Domestos usually keeps the yeast at bay...

I think I may have gone too far.

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:33 pm

Area54 wrote:Domestos usually keeps the yeast at bay...

I think I may have gone too far.

It's cool dude, I got prior permission from moderator BJ

Post by **Singo17** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:34 pm

BundyRumandCoke wrote:Soak for a day or so in cold water, then chain it and wash in washing machine, cold water, no soap powder or softener. These can have an adverse reaction on the strap, the same as any chemical may have a reaction to them.

Man your spotter must be Tuff as nails not using a fabric softner or he/she just quitly curses you every time you wheel it out.

Maybe you should reconsider! I personally recommend Softly. You know what it is like on towels just imagine the hands with a soft snacth.

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:36 pm

Singo17 wrote:Maybe you should reconsider! I personally recommend Softly. You know what it is like on towels just imagine the hands with a soft snacth.

*Imagines soft snatch*

Post by **bj on roids** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:55 pm

Wendle wrote:
Area54 wrote:Domestos usually keeps the yeast at bay...

I think I may have gone too far.

It's cool dude, I got prior permission from moderator BJ

ahh... not really, it was funny at first and i refrained from moderating. Its getting out of hand now. I thought all snatches were soft? they definitely have like 25% elasticity!

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:57 pm

bj on roids wrote:they definitely have like 25% elasticity!

hahahahaha, you have gone one better than all of us!

Post by **Singo17** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:08 pm

bj on roids wrote:
Wendle wrote:
Area54 wrote:Domestos usually keeps the yeast at bay...

I think I may have gone too far.

It's cool dude, I got prior permission from moderator BJ

ahh... not really, it was funny at first and i refrained from moderating. Its getting out of hand now. I thought all snatches were soft? they definitely have like 25% elasticity!

25% is very underated. Kids can stretch a snatch at least 400-500%.

That is why you always lock away your equipment and when you do use it make sure it is put away always with a protected outer covering.

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