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The Spruce / Meg MacDonald
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The Spruce / Meg MacDonald
No matter what your mother told you, most laundry chores are not a matter of life and death. There is an exception, however, the care and cleaning of a life jacket or a personal flotation device (PFD). If you or your family enjoy being around the water, then life jackets are essential for your safety and are usually required by law. Caring for life jackets properly will extend their life expectancy and functionality plus your family will be happier to wear a life jacket that is clean and fresh.
If the jacket has mold or mildew, move to an outside area and brush away any visible spores before wetting the fabric. Scrub as suggested but add 1/4 cup of oxygen-based bleach to the cleaning solution. This will help remove the dark stains.
Rinse well using a hose or plenty of water smoothing the fabric to get into any crevices. Hang the jacket to drip dry, preferably out of direct sunlight. If you must hang inside to dry, use a rotating fan to speed the process. Never place a life jacket in a clothes dryer.
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No matter what your mother told you, most laundry chores are not a matter of life and death. There is an exception, however, the care and cleaning of a life jacket or a personal flotation device (PFD). If you or your family enjoy being around the water, then life jackets are essential for your safety and are usually required by law. Caring for life jackets properly will extend their life expectancy and functionality plus your family will be happier to wear a life jacket that is clean and fresh.
If the jacket has mold or mildew, move to an outside area and brush away any visible spores before wetting the fabric. Scrub as suggested but add 1/4 cup of oxygen-based bleach to the cleaning solution. This will help remove the dark stains.
During your day on the water, avoid leaving life jackets in direct sun for long periods of time. This can cause deterioration and fading of fabrics. After every water outing there are several things that should be done: more
Mary Marlowe Leverette is one of the industry's most highly-regarded housekeeping and fabric care experts, sharing her knowledge on efficient housekeeping, stain removal methods, proper storage, and textile conservation. She has over 40 years' experience and has been writing for over 20 years.
There should be care instructions on them, the same as you find on clothing. The ones that I had could be laundered and hung to dry. The only problem with this is that they float so they don't want to stay down in the water in the washing machine. [links]
Thanks! I never thought about running them through the dishwasher. I may take them to the laundromat and use one of the front loading machines.
I also had the problem with ours staying down in the washing machine. Instead I ran mine through the dish washer on light cycle just like I would a load of dishes and air dryed them. They came out great. [links]
We just got our boat in the water yesterday, and I noticed the life vests are really dirty. Can they be machine laundered?
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We have a front load washer machine so they float to the top they will still be in water
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