Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 12/07/08 07:54 AM Share Posted 12/07/08 07:54 AM And why the fck do they shrink when you wash em.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 12/07/08 07:58 AM Share Posted 12/07/08 07:58 AM Wash them? Or dry them? And why would you? They are fully synthetic aren't they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 12/07/08 08:03 AM Author Share Posted 12/07/08 08:03 AM Wash....it was impregnated with crap from the wheels that wouldnt rinse out so I stuck it through the turbine and she came out as a 20mm X 20mm piece of rubber.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 12/07/08 08:07 AM Share Posted 12/07/08 08:07 AM what brand ya got.. I got KENCO and they're great. Wash em out all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 3m 17d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 12/07/08 08:20 AM Share Posted 12/07/08 08:20 AM ALON chamois are great, ive had the same one for around 5 years now and its still going strong!when mine gets a bit grotty I just soak it in some washing powder and water and let it soak overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargo Member 107 Member For: 18y 3m 17d Location: Brisneyland Posted 12/07/08 08:48 AM Share Posted 12/07/08 08:48 AM Real Chamois are made from Chamois..... highly treated leather.There are a lot of synthetic chamois on the market but they don't have absorbency of the real thing....Always store them damp and they will last for years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 7m 19d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 12/07/08 11:16 AM Share Posted 12/07/08 11:16 AM Originally the tanned hide of the Chamois Deer. Pretty hard to find original stuff but I reckon the high end synthetic stuff is better than the natural these days.Either way, if they get grotty & have absorbed junk, wash them by hand in warm water with mild soap (Not detergent) squeeze out and store damp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 17y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 12/07/08 11:32 AM Share Posted 12/07/08 11:32 AM Wash....it was impregnated with crap from the wheels that wouldnt rinse out so I stuck it through the turbine and she came out as a 20mm X 20mm piece of rubber.... :ifiusethisimafag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 18y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 14/07/08 10:10 PM Share Posted 14/07/08 10:10 PM (edited) Real Chamois are made from Chamois..... highly treated leather.There are a lot of synthetic chamois on the market but they don't have absorbency of the real thing....Always store them damp and they will last for years....Yeah its made from something like that.I am able to buy the leather chamois by the meter if people are interested.Definetly keep it a little damp.Maybe I should do a group buy??RegardsTUFXRT6 Edited 14/07/08 10:11 PM by TUFXRT6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 14/07/08 10:25 PM Share Posted 14/07/08 10:25 PM McGuires do a microfibre (I think) chamois that work pretty well, very absorbent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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