Cleaning ropes

[rog]

Advice please.
What's the best way to get hard green rope back to nice, soft, clean and bendy condition?



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[LadyInBed]

Stick them in the washing machine when the wife is out.

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[TheBoatman]

Thats what I do too<s>

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[Blue_Blazes]

Washing machine, (not recommended if you have hard eyes spliced in!).A drop of bleach in pre-wash then normal 40C wash does it nicely for mine.

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[LadyInBed]

Re: hard eyes

Ah! take them to the launderette /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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[AndyL]

Will be less of a tangle

if you put them in a net bag then in the machine. Don't put them in the tumble drier.

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[kingfisher]

Hard eyes and shackles

Pull an old sock over them, tie off with a string.

Go to a launderette, otherwise major silent treatment fro SWMBO

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[rog]

Re: Thanks

Seems it's the washing machine then

SWMBO also says it'll be quite OK - "will just get a new machine if there's any sorta problem"!

Thanks all

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[VicS]

Re: Thanks

Two words of warning. First you will be blamed for any fault the machine ever develops in the future. Second, last time I did ropes in the washing machine the core of one burst through the outer sheath in many places. It was pobably past its prime but as it was only the topping lift I was a bit miffed that washing definitely ended its days.

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[ballena]

Dont forget to use some fabric conditioner

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[bigmart]

Never use fabric conditioner. They'll go all floppy & useless. I know, it happened to me.

Martin

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[rog]

Re: Thanks

Vic - Thanks but got your warning too late - fortunately no damage done so (very) tactfully got SWMBO to certify all OK.
Ropes nice and softer now but still got some green in the threads.


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