23/10/2021
WATERPROOF: Maintenance of yr jacket in GORE-TEX .
Waterproof gear is expensive. It’s a big investment to get a nice rain jacket or pair of pants, the sort of investment that makes you want to take as good of care as possible of your gear. But what’s the point of owning nice gear if you don’t use it? And no matter how careful you are, your waterproof coat is going to get dirty eventually. So how should you wash your waterproof jackets & gear? And if it starts to lose it’s waterproof coating, how can you waterproof a jacket or pants so that they repel rain as well as it did when it was new?
We’ve put together this guide to simplify caring for, washing, and rejuvenating your waterproof gear. It’s really not that hard to do, and with the right information, you can keep that coat or pair of rain pants working well for many years to come. These steps and processes are applicable to all types of waterproof gear, helping you wash everything from your rain jacket to your ski or snowboard pants and jacket.
GORE-TEX Outerwear
Before laundering your garment, zip the front closure, pockets and pit zips completely, and fasten all flaps and straps.
Wash
Follow the manufacturer's instructions. Machine wash on a warm permanent press cycle (105º F/40º C) using a small amount of liquid detergent. Rinse twice, minimize spinning to reduce creasing. Do not use powder detergents or any products that contain fabric softeners, conditioners, stain removers or bleach as they will affect garment performance. Do not wash with heavily soiled clothing.
Bleach
Do not use chlorine bleach.
Dry
Line dry your garment, or tumble dry it on a warm, gentle cycle. Once it is dry, tumble dry your garment for 20 minutes to reactivate the durable water-repellent (DWR) treatment on the outer fabric.
Iron
If unable to tumble dry, iron the dry garment on gentle setting (warm, no steam) by placing a towel or cloth between the garment and the iron. This will help reactivate the DWR treatment on your garment’s outer fabric.
Dry Clean
Gore recommends home laundering. If professional dry cleaning is necessary, request that the cleaner use clear distilled hydrocarbon solvent for rinsing and then spray DWR on the garment’s outer fabric before drying. Follow garment manufacturer’s instructions.
Water Repellent Treatment
When the factory applied treatment can no longer be reactivated, apply a new water-repellent treatment (we recommend the pump-spray variety rather than wash-in products) to the garment's outer fabric.
