Smell the glove !!

[G.C.]

Well not the glove really, it smells ok, its my hands after I've been wearing them
So how do I clean my winter gloves, leather and about 2 or 3 years old ?
Cheers
G C

 

[Tomcat]

I've got some Belstaff gloves with a supposedly breathable Hipora membrane. Trouble is, it doesn't breathe enough, or I've got clammy hands. Anyway, they stink after a while, and the stink sticks to my hands for hours. An alcohol based helmet cleaner (something like Wurth) liberally sprayed inside does the trick for a while. TBH I'm on the verge of chucking them away

TC.

 

[MikeP]

Don't know about the cure but a possible way of reducing the problem in the first place might be to use an inner glove like the BMW silk ones. They add nothing in terms of bulk and can be washed easily.

 

[Fanum]

Apparently putting them in a ziplock plastic bag then inside the freezer overnight does the trick...the smells are caused by bacteria and doing this kills them.

Don't forget the ziplock or'll they'll get soggy when they thaw

HTH

 

[G.C.]

Cheers Fanum
Sounds plausible, Ill try it tonight.

G C

 

[Steve B]

the smells are caused by bacteria and doing this kills them.

Begs the questions as to where his bacteria came from?

 

[alimey4u2]

Baking soda.......Make a small napsack of porous tissue paper & place inside, in a couple of days the smell should be gone.

 

[John Smith]

I used Febreeze antibacterial in my helmet, which was seriously rank. Been fine ever since.
John

 

[Mel]

I used Febreeze antibacterial in my helmet, which was seriously rank. Been fine ever since.
John

I suppose if you keep yer helmet bacteria free then yer gloves should be ok too..is that how it works??? hee hee..

 

[Mel]

feck me - last post was # 200 - how the hell will I ever reach the dizzy heights of Fanum et all without risking job, marriage, sanity....I knew this GS thing was a mistake...

 

[Fanum]

Cheers Fanum
Sounds plausible, Ill try it tonight.

G C

Did it work???

 

[Steptoe]

Smell the glove -

Taste that noise -

Smell that sound -

 

[finglonga]

Did it work???

It works, I have been using that method for a few years. A bike copper told me about it years ago when he pulled me over in the pouring rain for speeding.

 

[G.C.]

Did it work???

I’ve not been out on the bike since Tuesday, its snowing up here ffs. :nige

It certainly hasn’t done them any harm, and I was close to binning them.
SWMBO thinks I've totally lost the plot, putting my gloves in ziplock bags and banging them in the freezer
Cheers
G C

 

[Schtum]

SWMBO thinks I've totally lost the plot, putting my gloves in ziplock bags and banging them in the freezer

What did you do with all that poached salmon and venison to make room for your gloves.....?