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Originally Posted by mickz
I actually just washed my shins/elbows/shoulders today and this was my process:
1. Fill bath tub with warm water and add one scoop of oxyclean
2. Soak gear for half an hour
3. Scrub with a brush and rinse with water
4. Air dry outside
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I'm a goalie and to clean my gear, I use Gain detergent instead. What you can also do is take some (for a set shin and elbows, 1/3 of a cup) and mix with about equal parts water. Take it and apply it to the gear. (like spreading butter on bread, etc). Let sit for 5 minutes. Put in tub of warm-hot water. Let sit for 10 minutes. Agitate when needed. Take out, rince out.
If the water that comes out is brown/yellow, repeat process until the water rinses out clear.
To avoid it from smelling, don't need to use febreeze. 75% isopropyl mixed with 25% water and spray onto equipment after every use. Will hold back a lot of bacterial formation on gear. Can be done on shoulder pads, skates, gloves and chest protector as well.
All above equipment other than skates can also be cleaned with the detergent/bathtub method. <---good for getting crust/slime out of glove palms, gear, etc.
The above methods I follow religiously to prevent my goalie gear from stinking up. I'm probably the freshest smelling goalie in all of the lower mainland. LOL
I would also recommend anyone who is in a small place, don't want their place to smell, or don't have adequate drying time, to invest in a Rocket Sport Dryer. It's about $100 from Canadian tire, sport chek, hockey shops, etc. I have one and it really helps!