Arc'teryx | How To Wash Your GORE-TEX 

Lmao my Beta AR is 6yrs old and I was just thinking the same thing! Good to know I’m not the only one 😂

@@Shdzbj3mb i ended up washing it a week ago. man what a difference! i guess i got used to a dirty jacket, this is much brighter in color now. zippers work much smoother too. dude you gotta wash it =D i was nervous as heck when washing it but results are great! i used nikwax spray on dwr and the jacket is like new again!

How bad did that thing smell sheesh! 2021?

nazi march

That was the griddy

nazi march > griddy

none, dont be cringe

@@darkblaze373 LOOOL It's not that deep

Same here, BetaSV declared "unrepairable" after three years and a broken zipper. $700 over three years is way too steep. Very disappointing, not sure I'll ever by Arc'teryx again; and I just refused to purchase an Arc'teryx climbing harness, because guess what, the plastic covers around the straps break in no time. Hello Mammut!

No

i just bought a bottle of detergent from arcteryx store same as the one used in this video, it doesn’t mention anything about dryer

If you are reapplying DWR you need to put it in a dryer or dry it by hair dryer, if it is just a regular wash you can let it air dry dry just fine

Or to reactivate the goretex the company also says you can use an iron when a dryer isn't available, "water repellent finish. If a dryer isn't available, iron the garment on a warm, gentle setting without steam. Use a towel between the garment and the iron."

use an iron, place a fabric between the jacket and the iron. dont use steam, just the heat and not in the highest setting

The way I understand it is 6-12 ‘heavy wears’ what I would take as a heavy wear is trekking/friction/terrible weather/dirt etc. I also find that due to the low temperatures and the fact it’s snow that the waterproof will perform well even when worn compared to that of heavy rain, so I’d say if you were doing 20-30 mountain trekking days with wind/sleet/hail and snow then that would be a wash every 6-12 wears but skiing would probably get away with a wash and reprood at the half way point. Hope that helps!

There's a separate tutorial for that, If you have an Arc'teryx down jacket buy the Arc'teryx Nu down detergent

But I think that's for down garment without Goretex? Does Nu Down Detergent also reactivate DWR?@@notkikii

Not more than two at the time but it depends on the detergent you’re using look at the instructions on the packaging

Not sure if a steamer works for gore-Tex jackets but I would try it from a distance and shake the jacket

I used the steamer on my iron and sprayed it with a distance of about a foot and covered with paper towel just the heat from that made it straight

Steaming from a distance is completely safe, be aware of the temperature of the jacket. Warm is fine, hot is not.

Hey! I would recommend ironing your garment through wa towel. It will remove the wrinkles and reactivate DWR (the thing that makes your jacket waterproof) at once.

It’s delaminated mate 😂 go to your closest store and tell em is faulty and send it you might get a new one it happened with my beta SV 2017

Seems excessive,I was thinking once every season

Yes.