Best soaps to use to clean a climbing rope
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Hey all, |
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I've used just Dawn soap for my rope. Personally I think dawn is the better choice out of most options due to price. If Dawn can be used to clean an oil spill and penguins, then it can clean a rope. |
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Justin Barrett wrote:I've used just Dawn soap for my rope. Personally I think dawn is the better choice out of most options due to price. If Dawn can be used to clean an oil spill and penguins, then it can clean a rope. Just be gentle with scrubbing it if you have to use a brush (from your description, a good hand rubbing will do the trick). Also take your time on drying. I live in a humid state, it takes about 4 days to fully dry here.Thanks very much! I was thinking Dawn but I didn't know if it would eat away at the rope. Then again, that makes sense with using it in oil spills. Appreciate the help! |
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A capfull of woolite in a front loader is the accepted method. If you don't have a front loader and need to head to the laundromat, run a load of clothes first on the off chance the last person to use it was a bleach fiend. |
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Justin Barrett wrote:If Dawn can be used to clean an oil spill and penguins, then it can clean a rope.I use dawn to clean everything, it's pretty mild (probably more than woolite) and cuts grease.. |
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I don't use soap, just toss it in the ol' front loader using water to get the dust off. |
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Chain link the rope first. It will be easier to unravel after the wash. |
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I just use hot water in a bathtub, no soap. Swish it around by hand and run it through your hands once or twice, it gets most of the dirt out and will leave you with a tub to clean :). BTW as people have said front loaders only if you use a washing machine, no top loaders because of the agitator and tangling issues. Make sure you haven't used bleach in the most recent load. |
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I've started just using luke warm water, no soap. Rope is almost as clean, and no residue left over (which dawn, woolite, and roap sope from a couple different companies all left). |
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Done, might I suggest removing the entire thread as I'm sure there are 10,035 existing concerning this topic? |
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superflyjt24 Francisco wrote:Done, might I suggest removing the entire thread as I'm sure there are 10,035 existing concerning this topic?Thanks everyone. And sounds good to me, If I knew how to delete a thread I would but I have no idea how to.lol |
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highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion wrote:A capfull of woolite in a front loader is the accepted method.FWIW I remember reading somewhere that Woolite can damage ropes. Here's the best reference I could find on short notice: Climbing Business Journal wrote:Even a short 30-minute exposure with mild cleaning agents such as vinegar and Woolite produced significant reductions in the nylon’s strength (13% and 9% respectively).http://www.climbingbusinessjournal.com/cleaning-chemicals-a-danger-to-gear/ |
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DrRockso wrote:I just use hot water in a bathtub, no soap. Swish it around by hand and run it through your hands once or twice, get it most of the dirt out and will leave you with a tub to clean :). BTW as people have said front loaders only if you use a washing machine, no top loaders because of the agitator and tangling issues. Make sure you haven't used bleach in the most recent load.This is also my preferred method since I live in an apartment building and have communal washing machines. Who knows what the crazy people here put in these things. Plus it's a pretty good workout. I usually do it several times. Fill the tub, shake a bunch, run it through a rag, rinse and repeat until the water doesn't get filthy after the shake step. I then daisy it and hang it over a door or something to dry for a few days. |
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One more vote for putting it in a bathtub full of warm water, no soap of any kind.I use a rope cleaning brush like this one: amazon.com/Edelweiss-Rope-B…, it works really well. |
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If you don't want "bathtub ring" (of dirt and aluminum oxide [from 'biners]) then I use two large plastic tubs, one with the Sterling rope soap, the 2nd with rinse water. Use the rope brush and dry slowly. |
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Blair, |
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Got it cleaned. Thanks everyone! |
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I don't want to risk the most important piece of climbing gear, so I don't use any soap. |
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djh860 wrote:Chain link the rope first. It will be easier to unravel after the wash.This^ |
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Arlo F Niederer wrote:I don't want to risk the most important piece of climbing gear, so I don't use any soap.Just curious what you're afraid soap might do to your rope? |