Washed rope doesn't handle smoothly anymore
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So I washed my rope and now its pretty clean but the sheath doesn't feel smooth anymore and it doesn't feed through devices like it did before. Does anybody know of a coating or rope soap to get that "new rope smooth handling" feel back ? |
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Use fabric softener when you wash the rope. |
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all ropes will fuzz up the more you use it ... which is why i never bother getting those slick dry treatments for climbing normal rock ... and why i get a beater rope saving my better ropes for where it matters ... |
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Perin Blanchard wrote:Use fabric softener when you wash the rope.Don't know if that's a good idea. google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q…(P%26G).pdf&ei=PvBQUOahLIOo8gSpq4D4AQ&usg=AFQjCNFHQgntD64Gj4nZl9wzAWkMwUsLLw&sig2=ndDqDfxQjKJCA97UdIHFow&cad=rja Downy seems to have a pH of ~3. In other words, it's fairly acidic. Not sure about other softeners, though. |
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Joe Virtanen wrote: Don't know if that's a good idea.New England Ropes thinks it's a good idea. Google "climbing ropes fabric softener" (sans quotes) and you'll find sufficient information to make up your mind one way or the other. |
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Joe Virtanen wrote:Downy seems to have a pH of ~3. In other words, it's fairly acidic.Yeah, don't use it full strength. A capful in a washer full of water isn't gonna change the wash water pH much. |
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The roughness will probably ease up once you start using it again. |
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If you are washing your rope you are not falling enough. |
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Jake Jones wrote:I don't know of any products that will un-fuzz your sheath. Sorry.Blahaha Seriously though. Don't wash your rope. Take up ice climbing, that'll clean it just fine. |
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You can treat the rope with an aftermarket waterproofing agent. Nikwax makes such a product. That would decrease the surface friction of the rope and allow it to regain part of its original smooth handling, but the stuff is kind of expensive, I would just save the money and apply it towards a new rope when the time comes. |
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I prefer going to happy hour over washing ropes. |
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I've never washed a rope and aside from unseen circumstances I don't plan to |
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Thanks for link Perin, seems I'm wrong to assume that it would damage the thread. |
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How does getting a rope wet make it fuzzy? |
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I washed a sterling evolution velocity 9.8 and I actually think it handles a little better than it did while it was dirty. I daisy chained the rope, put it in a large mesh bag, used a little bit of woolite in a front loader washer, washed it in cold water, and let it dry flaked out inside for about five days. |
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Wash a rope by hand in the tub and cringe in horror at the color of the water when you're done. Spin cycle only in a machine for me. |
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John Husky wrote:Wash a rope by hand in the tub and cringe in horror at the color of the water when you're done. Spin cycle only in a machine for me. I don't have time is a shit excuse.I did that once. I spent 20 minutes washing the rope and 40 minutes washing the tub. Total PITA. |
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you could get an over the counter dry treatment and wash it in. That will enhance "handling" properties |