Cleaning chainsaw trousers

[Connagh]

Hello 

I tend to use the arbortec chainsaw trousers recently started using the brighter coloured ones green/purple. What’s the best way to wash them and keep them looking bright my old pair look like they are about 10 years old the green is more brown than anything.

thanks

[Stubby]

6 minutes ago, Connagh said:

Hello 

I tend to use the arbortec chainsaw trousers recently started using the brighter coloured ones green/purple. What’s the best way to wash them and keep them looking bright my old pair look like they are about 10 years old the green is more brown than anything.

thanks

Once a month they might go in the washing machine . But spend a good time getting all the saw dust out of the pockets and nicks and tears  . Throw them up toward the sealing . If they stick its time for a wash . If they drop , crack on for another week . 

Edit . The above is for Pfanners by the way . May be different for Arbortec . 🙂

Edited February 9, 2022 by Stubby

[Doug Tait]

Think my arbortec trousers get repaired more often than washed! They usually get washed every couple of weeks but weekly if needed, use non bio tabs at 30 degrees and they've not faded noticeably. 

Washing them at higher temps might fade them quicker?

[Max 201]

I wash my arbortecs every weekend at 30°c and they're doing great. I've had some steins that shrunk at 40°. make sure you don't use fabric softener cause that reduces the strength of the fibers and reduces how much your trousers protect you if you ever end up cutting yourself.