The following advice and care tips are valid for Arc'Warm thermal clothing as well as for any other wool-based clothing or similar.
Arc'Warm Merino wool thermal clothing for motorcyclists is made with the highest possible guarantees and quality control, but the end user must take into account a series of mandatory recommendations in order to give Arc'Warm products a long and useful life.
Can you avoid the hated little balls on woollen clothes, and why do they appear?
The famous little balls that are made in any natural wool garment that we have or have had in our wardrobe is called "pilling", is the most natural that occur, do not worry too much about it, nothing happens to the garment for it beyond how unsightly it may seem or how old it makes the garment, can be easily removed with a machine "pilling remover" or even with a razor blade, using it in the sense of the fibre with a lot of care, although we recommend the machine for it, with the use of the mentioned devices you will be able to return to the garment its initial aspect, but luckily, we have some recommendations that will make that they come out less or take more time in appearing the inevitable with the time in any garment of these materials, be for the use of the biker or for any other purpose.
The first thing to indicate is why they occur, the unwanted "pilling", occurs when the fibre in question of your motorbike vest, street jersey or similar rub against another synthetic fibre or material, even with the lining of your motorbike or street jacket, they will end up appearing, when there is such friction, it produces breaks in the fibres coming to the surface and becoming entangled by movements or friction in the use or washing process.
How can it be prevented or delayed?
Although they can be machine washed following scrupulously the indications of each product, this type of delicate garments with natural fibres, it is recommended the hand wash, with warm water and with not much soap for delicate clothes, you will make that your Merino wool garments or of any other similar material, are during much more time like the first day.
If you decide to machine wash it, we recommend that you follow, and we repeat, scrupulously follow the instructions on each product and on the website, and do it inside out, as this will extend the aesthetic life of the product.
Another recommendation for the Arc'Warm Merino Wool thermal clothing for motorbikes is not to wash it so often, yes, you read that right, it is not necessary to wash it so often, thanks to the antrimicrobial properties of Merino Wool it will not smell more than the garment itself, after use you can hang it in a ventilated and shaded place, so you can use it again without going through the washing machine, with the uses we recommend washing it, but it is not necessary to do so after each use, that will ensure that it does not age so quickly.
When the season is over and you have to store it in a cool, dry place where it will not move or rub against other fibres and garments until the next season.
Velcro fasteners on motorbike clothing, avoid contact!
Motorbike clothing, in general, whether trousers, gloves, boots or jackets have Velcro fasteners, they are made up of two parts:
1-Velcro Female
2-Male Velcro
The softer part is called Female Velcro, the rougher and harder part with hooks is called Male Velcro, the latter is the one that can cause problems with certain types of fabrics, such as wool, Merino wool, Cordura, polyester, etc.
What we mean when we say that it can cause problems, what really happens is that the different fabrics do as the female Velcro and hooks to the male Velcro producing in our motorcycle clothing unwanted wear, tears or "skinned" that both disfigure the product and can lead to breakage in more extreme cases.
Image of how a Velcro looks with time and touching fibres and the like, with parts of the fibres hooked to the male Velcro.
How to put on and take off Arc'Warm motorbike thermal clothing.
When we do the exercise of putting on or taking off underwear, which is usually tight to the body, force is usually exerted on it, the recommendations would be not to pull on the areas with seams or stick your fingers in any area to stretch it.
The sotoguantes, to put them on you must pull the sleeves to adjust it to the hand, to take them off is when they can suffer more, the recommendation of obligatory fulfilment so that our products last us the maximum, is to pull finger to finger and when they are the 5 fingers out, to take them and to pull the 5 at the same time.
Maintenance of Arc'Warm Merino wool thermal clothing for motorbikes
Never leave wet clothes in the boot of the motorbike or store them in the area you have at home for motorbike clothes, without previously drying them in the open air, in this way, we will achieve a longer durability of the antimicrobial properties of the product and unwanted odours.
The antimicrobial properties of Merino Wool, will not make the clothes smell bad with sweat in a single day of use, so it may not be necessary to wash it, neither in the first nor in the second, at the choice of each user, but we strongly recommend, at the end of the day of use, hang it outdoors and in the shade to air and remove moisture that may have the thermal clothing for motorbike..
When the season is over and you have to store it in a cool, dry place where it will not move or rub against other fibres and garments until the next season.
Washing and Drying of Arc'Warm Merino wool thermal clothing for motorcyclists
Although they can be machine washed following scrupulously the indications of each product, this type of delicate garments with natural fibres, it is recommended the hand wash, with warm water and with not much soap for delicate clothes, you will make that your Merino wool garments or of any other similar material, are during much more time like the first day.
If you decide to machine wash it, whenever you buy equipment for motorcycling or for any other sport or use, it is 100% advisable to follow the care and washing instructions indicated by the manufacturer on a label, or as in our case, at the bottom of the T-shirts or on our website in all our products, so you will extend the life of the product.
You can read more about how to wash and dry your thermal clothing at the following link