So this past week at JIBE I got those dreaded poo stains on my Toxic. That scuz that is all around the edges of the tidal pools. A lot of people say
that stuff is a b#tch to clean off and can permanently stain kites. What I did was to spread out the kite on my deck. Saturate it with the hose. I
filled up a bucket with water and added some of my wife's Woolite to it. The original hand wash Woolite. NOT the new kind that you add to the washing
machine. I used an ultra soft bristle brush and worked both sides of the kite. That poo scuz came right off with a rinse.
I know the first line of defense is not to drop your kite in that stuff in the first place but .
Just wanted to share that for others that may be OCD about their gear like I am .
The white is white again :D. That stuff was all over the pretty white leading edge. Clean as a whistle now.
ssayre - 19-5-2014 at 05:58 PM
Man 3shot, that looks like a shiny new penny. Good job. It would have been a shame to have stained kite forever.Proletariat - 19-5-2014 at 07:53 PM
That's awesome. I just peed on mine but its not nearly that clean. JhonnyMan - 22-5-2014 at 01:16 PM
awesome kite! acampbell - 22-5-2014 at 07:41 PM
I use ivory bar soap and a terry washcloth, but the woolite seems to have done a great job. If it's a true detergent then you should be careful.
Shiny kite though!3shot - 23-5-2014 at 06:12 PM
I'll have to try the terry towel. Woolite contains no bleach, phosphates, or enzymes that breaks down fabric over time like traditional detergents.
Most of the time, I use a simple baby wet wipe on the dirty spots. That does the trick just fine. acampbell - 24-5-2014 at 06:17 AM
Woolite sounds like a good call then..ssayre - 24-5-2014 at 06:38 AM
3shot, how did the fabric feel once it dried? Did it lose any crispy?3shot - 24-5-2014 at 07:50 PM
3shot, how did the fabric feel once it dried? Did it lose any crispy?
No loss of crisp. However, HQ Toxics have beyond belief amount of factory crisp anyway. Please know, its not a common practice for me to wash my
kites. Rather a last resort. Only a spotty wipe down as said earlier is all that's normally done. My Toxic was horrible and needed a bath.
I used the white cap unscented handwash Woolite for delicates. NOT the top loader/ blue cap Woolite. That is a harsher detergent like the everyday
stuff you put in the machine.
ssayre - 24-5-2014 at 09:19 PM
I'm going to try that on my arc. It's got ji stains on it from jibes of the past most likely. This will be a good weekend for it since there will
literally be no wind here. ssayre - 27-5-2014 at 06:48 AM
I just tried it out and it worked well. I thought I bought woolite but after I cleaned the kite I looked at the bottle and it was All free and clear.
I think it was right next to the woolite at the store lol.
3shot - 27-5-2014 at 04:27 PM
u2u sent3shot - 9-8-2014 at 05:30 PM
Well the 10m Scorp got the Woolite bath today. Lots of Playa dust. Shiny new coin now :D .
Yes, my deck needs a fresh coat of stain
Windy Heap - 9-8-2014 at 05:35 PM
Per the Peter Lynn care instructions.
zero detergent.
wipe down with lukewarm water only.
maybe I'd just add a smidge of cleaner (something like Simple Green at 1 tablespoon to a gallon of warm water to cut a heavy grease/dirt edge, but
page 8 says it all...............zero cleaning agents.
Have any of you guys thrown a kite in the front loader on gentle? I do it with my tents all the time and it works fantastic, but I'm too nervous to
do the kite.indigo_wolf - 10-8-2014 at 01:54 AM
Have any of you guys thrown a kite in the front loader on gentle? I do it with my tents all the time and it works fantastic, but I'm too nervous to
do the kite.
Before entering WITSEC, one of the PKF members admitted to do so, and he said he regretted it.
ATB,
SamProletariat - 10-8-2014 at 08:19 PM
Did he use detergent? I was just thinking water. The thing is pretty gentle.soliver - 28-1-2017 at 09:25 PM
Thought I'd re-up this old thread,... after 2.5 years, it has proven useful to me!
I had some old JI crust on one of the NASA Star 3's I recently sold and the buyer asked me to see if I could clean it up. I tried this method and it
worked very well!... It didn't come back to 100% clean, but it exponentially better than before!
abkayak - 29-1-2017 at 10:14 AM
Just got a used twister that's covered w/ playa dust from burning man
Kinda like it myself...but all my kites get dropped in the Atlantic at some point Randy - 29-1-2017 at 10:27 AM
I splattered yogurt on one of my kites last year at Jibe. So far nothing has gotten the stain out. May try this to see if it works.
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