does anyone have any tips on washing a ciras vest and pouches that were exposed to mass amounts of poison oak? I got a really bad case of the PO at NAM feild, and I dont want to touch my gear until I figure out how to wash the oils off everything. (I dont want to get a nasty rash next time i touch my vest and holster).
Dish soap and a littlescrubing works well. Let it all sit in the sun or near fire place to dry. Windex for hard stuff.
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some of the disinfectant wipes work too... At least the turbo-uber-soviet-mega wipes we use at work do. Just make sure there's no bleach.
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Ok, now that I'm on a 'puter and not my phone I can answer better. I use a LOT of dish soap and some water in a bucket. Dip your soft stuff into the soap water, don't need to let it soak in too much... some gear doesnt like that too much I've noticed. Just get it really soapy and then get a brush and lighty scrub it all down. Rinse it off and let it air dry.
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Dont think of "wash" think of remove. It is an oil remember that. Harry APples idea works great because the heat dries it up.
cool, thanks for the tips, im going outside right now with bucket and dishsoap....
Nah, nah, Tecnu will do it 100%. It just might be a little expensive. But that stuff was designed for materials as well as skin. I'd say try the dish soap but if you find that some stayed on, use Tecnu.
