Platinum Padding washable?

[Tksjewelry]

I picked up a used WV platinum a while ago. It's in good but used condition. I finally took it all apart and cleaned it up best I could but the pads seem to need a little more than a sponge cleaning. Can I was them in the washer?

I won't be able to get the TW pads until post season so I want to make sure it's in good shape for use this year.

I thought I saw this in a thread a while ago but all I could find with the search was about the Douglas pads.

[johnnyg08]

I picked up a used WV platinum a while ago. It's in good but used condition. I finally took it all apart and cleaned it up best I could but the pads seem to need a little more than a sponge cleaning. Can I was them in the washer?

I won't be able to get the TW pads until post season so I want to make sure it's in good shape for use this year.

I thought I saw this in a thread a while ago but all I could find with the search was about the Douglas pads.

 

Everything I've read is to hand wash them in a sink or bathtub, then let air dry.  Just be aware of the fact that the drying takes a long time (from what I've been told)

[Tksjewelry]

@johnnyg08 I'll have games in two(ish) weeks so that's why I started making sure everything was up to snuff. I was hoping just to throw it in the washer, bummer.

[Razzer]

Not sure where you live but in the summer I wash my douglas once a week in warm soapy water in a five gallon bucket and hang on the line along with my shin pads

They dry in just over 1.5 hours. If they are bad take the pad to the carwash and hang on the mat clips and wash from about 10 feet away...that works great and you wont hurt or do any damage if you are far enough away.

If you wash it now just hang it in the shower...it will dry long before 2 weeks

You can aslo use a steamer to clean it the into the shower to dry

[Tksjewelry]

Not sure where you live but in the summer I wash my douglas once a week in warm soapy water in a five gallon bucket and hang on the line along with my shin pads

They dry in just over 1.5 hours. If they are bad take the pad to the carwash and hang on the mat clips and wash from about 10 feet away...that works great and you wont hurt or do any damage if you are far enough away.

If you wash it now just hang it in the shower...it will dry long before 2 weeks

Omaha, NE. Taking it to a car wash is a good idea. I can hang it in my front window, they're crappy Windows so they get hot even this time of year.

[umpstu]

I actually washed some west vest pads in the dishwasher. Worked well.  Recommend air drying them though.

[BillKen]

You can put your WV pads in the washer...just use the gentle cycle with a low spin speed.  Put them back on the harness with the plates attached loosely and hang it up in a well ventilated area.  In 24 hours, you can cinch it all down tight and you will be good to go.

[Pete Peterson Sr]

I picked up a used WV platinum a while ago. It's in good but used condition. I finally took it all apart and cleaned it up best I could but the pads seem to need a little more than a sponge cleaning. Can I was them in the washer?

I won't be able to get the TW pads until post season so I want to make sure it's in good shape for use this year.

I thought I saw this in a thread a while ago but all I could find with the search was about the Douglas pads.

If you have a front-load washer, worry not. Just put in on low spin. Air dry, in the sun, if it is available in your area.

[Richvee]

Air dry, in the sun, if it is available in your area.

 

 

That made my laugh....

[ShotKaller]

I am a little late to the party here, but I wash my platinum every 4 weeks or so. Here is my method (requires one full day):

Remove pad from plates

Using spray bottle, 1:1 water and white distilled vinegar, spray down both sides of pad until damp. Leave hanging for 2 or 3 hours (overnight if possible).

Now scrub and soak in hot water (add a little oxi-clean, or other mild detergent, if you have it to help remove vinegar smell.) leave for 30 minutes to a couple hours.

Move it directly in to the washing machine (all alone and do not add detergent), set machine load to "small" (or the lowest it will go) and set the washer to the rinse cycle and start it. Now it will just rinse all vinegar and detergent solutions, and then spin it to extract all excess water. 

Now you must hang it to dry (so both sides can be air dried) in the sun or in front of a portable radiant space heater (not too close!!!). It is important to dry it with heat to get the moisture inside the pad to evaporate otherwise it stays in there. After it dries until it just feels damp in some areas go ahead and mount it back into plates, hang, and air dry or continue to use sun/heater method until completely dry. During this time I also use some bleach and water solution on the plates (not the harness!!). Then rinse the plates down with water and towel dry or hang dry.The harness can be rinsed in water and hang to dry. I don't recommend using cleaners or soaking the harness as it will cause it to break down faster. 

This method will kill the bacteria that cause odor (vinegar), clean and remove sweat and dirt build up and that nasty vinegar smell (soaking), and leave a clean moisture free pad (rinse and spin in the washer). So long as you make sure the pad is COMPLETELY dry it should smell fresh and clean for several weeks. You also avoid putting the pad through the rough and unsupervised beating of the wash cycle. I use this same method on the lower part of my platinum shins as well. 

[BillKen]

You can put the vinegar in the bleach dispenser of your washer...and use the gentle cycle with mild soap.  Just hang to dry.  It is easy and the pads are durable.