Gettin the stink out of my gloves

[Jordan6969 0]

My gloves have started to really stink and its starting to get annoying because my hands smell so bad after I put my gloves on for a few seconds. All year I've been putting those tide washing sheet things and it only mildly helps. Any suggestions?

[mickz 107]

Get new gloves or take your gloves to one of those esporta washing machines.

[Eazy_b97 1]

Shower after hockey. Increase your face washing during games.

[J-Shera 0]

in this order, frebreze, dryer sheet, freezer, frebreze.

[Guest Marcelo Cordoba]

My gloves have started to really stink and its starting to get annoying because my hands smell so bad after I put my gloves on for a few seconds. All year I've been putting those tide washing sheet things and it only mildly helps. Any suggestions?

Shaving cream with Lanolin.

Put the cream on your hand and scrub into the inner part of the palm. Let dry for 24 hours. Do not put your gloves in heat or out in the sun.

Do this a few times and you should be good.

PS...do a search next time ;)

[MNdgame 0]

My gloves have started to really stink and its starting to get annoying because my hands smell so bad after I put my gloves on for a few seconds.  All year I've been putting those tide washing sheet things and it only mildly helps.  Any suggestions?

Shaving cream with Lanolin.

Put the cream on your hand and scrub into the inner part of the palm. Let dry for 24 hours. Do not put your gloves in heat or out in the sun.

Do this a few times and you should be good.

PS...do a search next time ;)

Next step construct Marcelo's patented drying system.

[Guest Marcelo Cordoba]

My gloves have started to really stink and its starting to get annoying because my hands smell so bad after I put my gloves on for a few seconds.  All year I've been putting those tide washing sheet things and it only mildly helps.  Any suggestions?

Shaving cream with Lanolin.

Put the cream on your hand and scrub into the inner part of the palm. Let dry for 24 hours. Do not put your gloves in heat or out in the sun.

Do this a few times and you should be good.

PS...do a search next time ;)

Next step construct Marcelo's patented drying system.

Ha, that thing was not patented by any means, if we are talking about the drying rack.

If so, how do you know about it?

[joshy207 15]

Mix equal parts hydrogen peroxide and wintergreen rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle. Generously spray your gloves inside and out. Let them dry... should last you a good while, as long as you air your stuff out. Repeat when needed.

[Jason 65]

These methods with the shaving cream and the rubbing alcohol...how good is that for the gloves? Does it wear them out really fast?

[prenny207 1]

i have never tried the shaving cream... but i don't really have a problem with my gloves smelling... but i have used the rubbing alcohol/peroxide mix. works well, and doesn't damage the gloves

[Fire0nIce228 1]

What I did was I had my gloves in the washer machine and they were soaked with water. I poured a splash or cholorox down into each glove and threw them in the wash. The smell went away pretty good. They smell like chlorox for awhile, and the first couple times your hands will smell like chlorox and might feel a tiny bit greasy, but it goes away just wash hands with soap and water. I do this once in awhile and my gloves dont smell too incredibly bad.

[Drewhunz 3]

Where can you get wintergreen rubbing alcohol? Is it just scented, or is it made from wintergreen?

[prenny207 1]

Where can you get wintergreen rubbing alcohol? Is it just scented, or is it made from wintergreen?

just about any drug store will have the wintergreen... its just green in color, and has the smell added, not made from wintergreen. but the idea is that the peroxide kills the germs, and the wintergreen rubbing alcohol, kills the smell, and adds a lil wintergreen smell when its dried

[Drewhunz 3]

Aha! Thanks.

[Chesterfield12 0]

not to be critical or anything, but really...just wash your hands after the game and shower too. no one is gonna go oround smelling hands and they not like you cuz your hands are stinky. just get used to it cuz its hockey, and that smell is a good thing cuz it means you are working. for real man, worry about handling a puck, not your hands.

BUT. if you must clean them, the Esporta machine works very well, and i like th febreze as it axually removes odor particles. personally i just spray my bag with AXE so my Girlfriend wont complain in the car, and its fine for us. every once in a while my mom febreezes or Esportas.....

[RadioGaGa 162]

My winter hockey ends in a couple wekes, and then I don't start summer hockey until May...So, I want to get my stuff SantiCleaned (or whatever you call it - The thing where they put all your in the chemical bath and kill all the odor/bacteria.)

Has anyone had that done?

How long does it last does it return it to a "like new" condition, or does it just stink again after 2-3 skate. If so, hardly worth the 30 bucks.

Also, if you do get it done, I'm told that you should get your bag done as well. If not, you just put the cleaned geasr into a bacteria fille dbag, and it defeats the purpose.

Looking for opinions...this is the place to ask...

Cheers,

[Duder84 0]

Febreeze and let the gear air out after games and practices is usually the best way.....at least thats what seems to work for me

[jimmy 194]

It is not a good idea to wet wash hockey equipment. It breaks down the fibres, causes shrinking, drying cracking, etc. Also the moisture gets trapped inside the foam cells and that helps breed new bacteria. It's the bacteria that causes the odors. I don't recommend Esporta, that is nothing more than a big washing machine and dryer. IMO, (and that of major equipment manufacturers) wet washing/drying is not good for equipment. Yes it removes odors, but the wear and tear it causes is not good.

Best way to keep odors down is to air dry with cool air the gloves after each use. Use an old hair dryer on cool. Only takes about 5 minutes.

Then, I recommend using an odor treatment spray like OT, or Odor Out. They are basically bactericides and work very well. For serious odors find a shop with a Sani-Sport machine. It uses a gas that penetrates the fibres and foams and gets at the bacteria. It's all-dry process similar to what hospitals use to sanitize operating rooms. I have one of these machines in my shop and it works great, no wear and tear on the equipment. Doesn't cost an arm and leg like Esporta. I charge only $19.00 for a whole set of equipment, helmet to skates, bag too.

[prenny207 1]

It is not a good idea to wet wash hockey equipment. It breaks down the fibres, causes shrinking, drying cracking, etc. Also the moisture gets trapped inside the foam cells and that helps breed new bacteria. It's the bacteria that causes the odors. I don't recommend Esporta, that is nothing more than a big washing machine and dryer. IMO, (and that of major equipment manufacturers) wet washing/drying is not good for equipment. Yes it removes odors, but the wear and tear it causes is not good.

Best way to keep odors down is to air dry with cool air the gloves after each use. Use an old hair dryer on cool. Only takes about 5 minutes.

Then, I recommend using an odor treatment spray like OT, or Odor Out. They are basically bactericides and work very well. For serious odors find a shop with a Sani-Sport machine. It uses a gas that penetrates the fibres and foams and gets at the bacteria. It's all-dry process similar to what hospitals use to sanitize operating rooms. I have one of these machines in my shop and it works great, no wear and tear on the equipment. Doesn't cost an arm and leg like Esporta. I charge only $19.00 for a whole set of equipment, helmet to skates, bag too.

jimmy, i definetly agree with not wet washing equip. my question is regarding esporta: some of my dealers have the esporta machines in their shops, and i was under the impression that the esporta uses a chemical treatment... but not a true wet wash???

the thing that people need to truly realize, is what you were saying about getting rid of bacteria. fabreeze simply kills the smells, it does not kill the germs and bacteria. with the peroxide/alcohol mixture i and some others mentioned earlier is a better fix then fabreeze due to the fact that it will at least kill some of the germs and bacteria. but the best thing, is to air out your gear!!!!!! that will help the gear not smell, and last longer.

[golfpuck 0]

i never had a problem wet washing my equipment.

i always wash with tile cleaner (tilex mildew), as it has a mildew and bacteria cleaning agent. i rinse it out a half dozen times

then i soak in a bleach/water combo may be 1 to 10 ratio...

atleast 24hrs.. turning them occasionally.

this should kill all the remaining bacteria...

rinse a couple times.

let it dry for a few days, usualy leave it on the heating vent, or outside in the summer.

never had a problem with equipment breaking down...

i even wet wash my gloves like this, as long as they are a synthetic leather, you'll have no problem, so check before you wet them.

i wouldnt try this with skates...

[LetsGoWings13 0]

is ther any way to make palms soft again?

[blues_91 0]

I heard baby powder works

[jimmy 194]

It is not a good idea to wet wash hockey equipment.  It breaks down the fibres, causes shrinking, drying cracking, etc.  Also the moisture gets trapped inside the foam cells and that helps breed new bacteria.  It's the bacteria that causes the odors. I don't recommend Esporta, that is nothing more than a big washing machine and dryer. IMO, (and that of major equipment manufacturers) wet washing/drying is not good for equipment.  Yes it removes odors, but the wear and tear it causes is not good.

Best way to keep odors down is to air dry with cool air the gloves after each use.  Use an old hair dryer on cool.  Only takes about 5 minutes.

Then, I recommend using an odor treatment spray like OT, or Odor Out.  They are basically bactericides and work very well.  For serious odors find a shop with a Sani-Sport machine.  It uses a gas that penetrates the fibres and foams and gets at the bacteria.  It's all-dry process similar to what hospitals use to sanitize operating rooms.  I have one of these machines in my shop and it works great, no wear and tear on the equipment.  Doesn't cost an arm and leg like Esporta.  I charge only $19.00 for a whole set of equipment, helmet to skates, bag too.

jimmy, i definetly agree with not wet washing equip. my question is regarding esporta: some of my dealers have the esporta machines in their shops, and i was under the impression that the esporta uses a chemical treatment... but not a true wet wash???

the thing that people need to truly realize, is what you were saying about getting rid of bacteria. fabreeze simply kills the smells, it does not kill the germs and bacteria. with the peroxide/alcohol mixture i and some others mentioned earlier is a better fix then fabreeze due to the fact that it will at least kill some of the germs and bacteria. but the best thing, is to air out your gear!!!!!! that will help the gear not smell, and last longer.

prenny207,

Esporta is a big washing machine. The equipment is put on racks in mesh bags. After the wash it goes thru a drying cycle. After it comes out of the machine it is still partially wet, then it goes into a "drying room".

I looked at getting one for my shop but turned it down for several reasons; first not many hockey players will pay $60 to have their equipment washed; second, the time it takes, 1-3 days; third is the wear and tear. Washing skates and helmets??? The metal parts will rust, glues will weaken. Not to mention reagular breakdown of foam, fabric, etc. Just look at lint trap in home washer and dryer. What's in their is result of breakdown.

[RadioGaGa 162]

For serious odors find a shop with a Sani-Sport machine. It uses a gas that penetrates the fibres and foams and gets at the bacteria. It's all-dry process similar to what hospitals use to sanitize operating rooms. I have one of these machines in my shop and it works great, no wear and tear on the equipment. Doesn't cost an arm and leg like Esporta. I charge only $19.00 for a whole set of equipment, helmet to skates, bag too.

Sani-Sport....I think that is what they have at the place I was thinking of. How long does the cleaning process last....is it the kind fo thing you do 1-2 times per season? (assuming you skate 1-2 times a week). Would once between Winter/Summer, then again in the Fall be enough?

They charge $30 up here.

[blues_91 0]

The process takes like 25 mins for sani-sport.