Members gergbee Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I was thinking of giving a guitar and gig bag to someone but I don't know how clean the bag is... can they be tossed in a washing machine without wrecking it? Anyone ever done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jables66 Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I suppose it is washable, but it may take a while to dry out if it's the gigbag I'm thinking of. Used to have one sorta like this: It was padded with some kind of foam, not dissimilar to a sponge. I don't think washing it would ruin it initially, but that stuff's pretty absorbant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EADGBE Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 Try just sponging it down. And let it dry with everything open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rakester Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I'd stick it in the washing machine and then the dryer, i reckon it would work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I've sponged them down and used Febreeze before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dogtownmax Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 its likely made of cordura and foam. put it in the washing machine. air dry. done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted December 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 Thanks for the replies. I'm going to take a closer look at the thing and then I'll figure out what to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I'd stick it in the washing machine and then the dryer, i reckon it would work I did this with a non-padded one I bought off cl that reeked of ciggy smoke. No probs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jables66 Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I did this with a non-padded one I bought off cl that reeked of ciggy smoke.No probs. Hey, I reek of cigarette smoke (Marlboro Lights, actually. Mmmmmm....) and I like to febreeze myself! EDIT: Actually, take no notice of this. I tend to ramble nonsensical {censored}e at 20 to 7 in the morning. I do it purely to amuse myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Dr! Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 Maybe the manufacturer will have some info on it, try looking it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I suppose you should first turn it inside out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Dr! Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 Alright the answer is: Yes you can wash a gig bag in your washer! Both of mine were nylon, padded and had a cotton? interior. I washed them on the handwash/delicate cycle for the quick 20 minute setting. There aren't brand new looking (as they didn't get smacked around in the spin cycle like a normal setting) but they smell so much more appealing than the smoke and BO from the previous owner. I also threw in some nylon guitar straps just cuz. I did not dry them in a dryer, I hung them outside, then hung them on clothing hangers under a ceiling fan cranked on high. As I'm writing this I'm freezing, but needed to do this for science. lol. After 2 hours of drying time they are pretty much dry, but I think I'll set them out in the sun tomorrow just to go above and beyond the paranoia state! I also want to note I found a wrapper to a bag of Sun Chips and a Sugar Ray tab in the pockets. From a post in the bass forum; This guy seems to have done it with no problems, having said that. some said that there was some seam damage if using a top loading washer with an agitator. Don't hold me responsible if something happens Oh, and I don't usually hang out in the bass forum. Just gave it a google. I don't want to be associated with some of those monsters :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 This thread made me think of this annoying Febreze commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I hope so, because I have one that my cat pissed on the day I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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