Results 1 to 13 of 13
Thread: Best way to clean a rope
-
05-08-2008, 12:26 PM #1
Best way to clean a rope
What's the best way to wash a rope - I've been using 'hand wash' cycle in the wash machine with very mild soap, letting it air dry. Seems to do ok but the rope gets stiff. What seems to work best for people when their ropes get muddied or infiltrated with sand?
-
05-08-2008 12:26 PM # ADS
-
05-08-2008, 12:31 PM #2
I just go to the laundrmat and put the rope in a front loading machine and wash with water only. No soap or other chemicals. I then air dry it. Seems to work really well to get the sand out and they come out pretty clean. Also, it doesn't muck up my own washer or pipes.
Life is Good
-
05-08-2008, 12:31 PM #3
Re: Best way to clean a rope
Originally Posted by davehuth
I use the Bluewater soap made for washing ropes. I think you can even retreat a rope with a nikwax (?) product to try to make it semi "dry" again?
Also, have hand washed it in the bath tub.
Note that I do the above only for ropes dedicated to canyoneering. My climbing ropes, which I always buy dry treated, I almost never wash as I'm nervious about loosing the dry treatment. At most I'll wash the muddy/dirty sections off by hand with cold water, and no soap. They usually get retired from wear and tear long before they get too dirty.
-Brian in SLC
-
05-08-2008, 01:09 PM #4
I have one of these: http://www.innermountainoutfitters.n...yid=750&brand=. I does at least as well as scrubbing by hand. It gets the mud off but the ropes don't really get back to being white.
I'm curious what people think about the pressure washer method: http://www.onrope1.com/RopeWashing.htm.
-
05-08-2008, 02:36 PM #5Originally Posted by jwurst
Personally, I fill my cooler with water and soak the rope in it for a couple hours, then toss out on the lawn and spray with the hose if necessary. Airdry on the clothesline, but its pretty dry down here.
Tom
-
05-08-2008, 03:12 PM #6
Bokat Rope Washer
Last year at about this time I was put incharge of cleaning our 6- 200 meter ropes and used this devise. It worked pretty well if I would see-saw the rope back and forth inside the tube. It took a long time, but then it was almost a mile of rope.
http://www.ahsrescue.com/p-516-cmc-b...pe-washer.aspx
-
05-08-2008, 03:39 PM #7
Re: Bokat Rope Washer
Originally Posted by Bo_Beck
I have it mounted in the backyard over a drain so that the rope doesn't get pulled through the grit and sand again. And as I pull it through the Bokat, I deposit the rope in a laundry basket so that it is easy to carry over to where I hang it to dry in the shade.
When my ropes, especially the white ones, get really dirty, I use an electrician's braid on them and throw them in the washer on the delicate cycle and use the aforementioned Blue Water soap.
"The ACA is a non-profit organization..."
- Rich Carlson, the ACA's founder/president/director/self-appointed king
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
- Mark Twain
-
05-08-2008, 08:36 PM #8
Re: Best way to clean a rope
Originally Posted by davehuth
I have never used a soap on my ropes, but have heard of the use of Wool lite to clean ropes. Does anyone have any actual experience trying this? I picked some up the other day to try on an old rope, but would be curious what the masses have experienced with this method.Jared Hillhouse
North Wash Outfitters LLP.
Twitter: @North_Wash
N.W.O. on Facebook
"Great Adventure Buddies Make It Happen"
-
05-08-2008, 10:06 PM #9
Re: Best way to clean a rope
Originally Posted by Canyonbug
Tom
-
05-09-2008, 11:43 AM #10
I put my rope in my jacuzzi and let it soak for an hour or so then I turn on the jets and let it go for about 30 minutes, moving the rope around to make sure the jets get it all. Seems to do pretty well.
I have thought about making one of these http://www.knick-knack.com/howto/cli...pe-washer.htmlThe man thong is wrong.
-
05-09-2008, 12:02 PM #11Originally Posted by Jaxx"The ACA is a non-profit organization..."
- Rich Carlson, the ACA's founder/president/director/self-appointed king
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
- Mark Twain
-
05-09-2008, 12:10 PM #12Originally Posted by skianddive
not joking. We never use soap in the jacuzzi. We have only used it mabey 4 times since the house was built. Haven't used chemicals to clean it. I don't actually bathe in the jacuzzi and bring the rope in with me I just put it in and kneel next to it.The man thong is wrong.
-
05-09-2008, 12:18 PM #13Originally Posted by Jaxx
Before I rigged my Bokat outdoors, I did the same thing as you with my ropes in the bathtub, and that worked great, too."The ACA is a non-profit organization..."
- Rich Carlson, the ACA's founder/president/director/self-appointed king
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
- Mark Twain
Similar Threads
-
[For Sale] FS: BW Canyon Rope w/Large Rope Silo
By Wasatch in forum CanyoneeringReplies: 1Last Post: 06-15-2008, 08:08 AM -
REI Canyon Clean Up & Save Our Canyons CLean Up
By colbylee in forum General DiscussionReplies: 9Last Post: 05-29-2008, 04:44 PM -
U4WDA PSH Clean-Up during EJS
By scoutabout in forum Offroad 4x4, Side by Side and ATVReplies: 0Last Post: 04-02-2007, 05:45 PM -
Clean can be funny
By RugerShooter in forum JokesReplies: 1Last Post: 02-28-2007, 09:39 AM -
clean your screen
By accadacca in forum General DiscussionReplies: 1Last Post: 10-12-2005, 06:45 PM