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HOW TO PROPERLY WASH AND CARE FOR YOUR OBERMEYER GARMENT TO RESTORE ITS APPEARANCE AND FUNCTIONALITY- DO NOT DRY CLEAN (most removable faux fur trim should be dry-cleaned only and not put in the washing machine, while some faux fur can be gently hand-washed. Check the care tag that is attached to the removable faux fur piece).
- Unzip all of the zippers and turn your jacket inside-out.
- Wash in COLD water separately.
- DO NOT use fabric softeners or bleach.
- Use a non-detergent cleanser, or a very mild powder detergent - see our recommendations below.
- Minimize soap usage - better few bubbles than too many.
- If you are using a wash-in type of DWR restorer, add it to the wash cycle.
- Use your washing machine’s GENTLE cycle, or hand-wash.
- Rinse very thoroughly; better yet, rinse it twice.
- Gently squeeze most of the water from your garment - DO NOT WRING. Wringing the water from your garment can cause the waterproof/breathable coating to separate from the inside of the shell fabric.
- LINE-DRY your garment until it is completely dry. DO NOT hang your garment over a heat source to speed drying - this can damage your garment’s fabric and the waterproof/breathable coating.
- If you want to restore the DWR and did not use a wash-in type, you may apply a spray-on DWR restorer after washing.
- Liquid detergents can clog the pores in the waterproof-breathable coating. Use a powdered non-detergent cleanser; if one is not available, use a very mild powdered detergent, and use it sparingly - powdered detergents rinse more thoroughly than liquid detergents. Gently rinse your garment thoroughly, preferably twice. We recommend:
- If you cannot get a non-detergent cleanser by wash time, we recommend using a mild powder detergent sparingly, such as Dreft White or King.
- The DWR restorer can be the wash-in type, but most are spray-on types. Your Obermeyer dealer or your favorite outdoor shop may have recommendations for products that they have used. We recommend Nikwax products:
- Nikwax TX-Direct Wash-In, added to your wash cycle; for most of our outerwear.
- Nikwax TX-Direct Spray-On, used for garments which have our Hydrophobic Mesh lining.
- Nikwax Tech Wash, a non-detergent cleanser for most outerwear.
- Nikwax Down wash, a non-detergent cleanser for outerwear insulated with down.
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