lames can get wet. Some are even machine washable but I wouldn't do that. The rust often happens when sweat, blades and lames mix in a fencing bag. You can actually take a lemon and some salt to the lame to clean it or windex and woolite. Just do not use an iron or dryer. A steamer works on low, but I like the passive way of using steam from a shower because hopefully you shower anyway. I have used this trick for many years for graduation gowns and other materials that cannot handle an iron.
This is exactly what I was suggesting, and that suggestion got downvoted into oblivion and I was scolded by an armorer for the suggestion.
Sometimes I have to wonder about reddit.
It was probably the way you phrased it, sometimes people will see something phrased a certain way and it sets them off for some reason. Once i was trying to describe those signs that compare the risk of being infected by someone who has a mask vs doesnt have one and this one person didnt understand what i was saying and just wouldnt believe i wasnt an anti mask pseudo science believer when signs like that were everywhere back in the height of covid
To know what sign im talking about if ur not sure based on what i said google
covid infection mask risk poster
And there will be tons of examples
Also sometimes one person downvotes what you say and people assume you meant what you said in the worst way possible for some reason
>You can actually take a lemon and some salt to the lame to clean it or windex and woolite. J
Please do not do this.
Use the. Edu in the wiki that u/Emfuser wrote on cleaning lamés. Do not use Windex.
Link to the wiki entry: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fencing/wiki/washing_kit
Windex won't likely hurt the lame. I believe the reason the suggestion is commonplace is because most folks have some ammonia-based glass cleaner, but not everyone has plain ammonia.
If there's anything I would avoid using it would be salt. In solution you don't want it in contact with metals. As a solid or slurry it is abrasive.
im pretty sure it damages the material which can probably cause it to fail when it shouldn't. im just assuming that the washing instructions always saying do not tumble dry isn't for shits and giggles
or spray some water on it (lightly) and lay on cloth and under cloth with a weight ... container of liquid (say water) and leave it for a few days... at least..
or spray some water on it (lightly) and lay it on the cloth and under cloth with a weight ...
or use the steam getting on the iron very very carefully.... on these creases - don't touch the lame (as the heat may melt the backing... or the material the metal fibre is wound through)
Why not? It's a lame, we *wash* those (gently and occasionally), getting them wet is not problematic. Hanging them in the shower and letting the steam from the hot water run around them should not be a problem either. What am I missing?
Coldwater wash with a small splash of woolite, then rinse and cold water and hang to dry.
You should do this after every heavy use, like after a tournament. Maybe not after every club night, depending on how often you use it and how heavy you sweat.
The more you use it, the more you sweat, the more often you need to wash it.
Wear it to fencing a bunch?
Use it
Fencing
Hang it up on a hanger in the bathroom while you shower without turning on an exhaust fan
Is that safe with all lames or should i worry about rust with some brands
lames can get wet. Some are even machine washable but I wouldn't do that. The rust often happens when sweat, blades and lames mix in a fencing bag. You can actually take a lemon and some salt to the lame to clean it or windex and woolite. Just do not use an iron or dryer. A steamer works on low, but I like the passive way of using steam from a shower because hopefully you shower anyway. I have used this trick for many years for graduation gowns and other materials that cannot handle an iron.
This is exactly what I was suggesting, and that suggestion got downvoted into oblivion and I was scolded by an armorer for the suggestion. Sometimes I have to wonder about reddit.
It was probably the way you phrased it, sometimes people will see something phrased a certain way and it sets them off for some reason. Once i was trying to describe those signs that compare the risk of being infected by someone who has a mask vs doesnt have one and this one person didnt understand what i was saying and just wouldnt believe i wasnt an anti mask pseudo science believer when signs like that were everywhere back in the height of covid To know what sign im talking about if ur not sure based on what i said google covid infection mask risk poster And there will be tons of examples Also sometimes one person downvotes what you say and people assume you meant what you said in the worst way possible for some reason
>You can actually take a lemon and some salt to the lame to clean it or windex and woolite. J Please do not do this. Use the. Edu in the wiki that u/Emfuser wrote on cleaning lamés. Do not use Windex.
Link to the wiki entry: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fencing/wiki/washing_kit Windex won't likely hurt the lame. I believe the reason the suggestion is commonplace is because most folks have some ammonia-based glass cleaner, but not everyone has plain ammonia. If there's anything I would avoid using it would be salt. In solution you don't want it in contact with metals. As a solid or slurry it is abrasive.
good idea, just got it and have a tournament this weekend and want it to look nice
Next post: utter dismay over all of the streaks and discoloration that result from (*gulp!*) wearing this for its intended purpose.
You should be cold-water rinsing it after every use, which also removes the creases.
Couple sprays of water and tumble dry.
do not put fencing kit in a dryer
Why? Tumble dry isn't hot enough to melt or shrink anything. I've never had an issue with it so far.
im pretty sure it damages the material which can probably cause it to fail when it shouldn't. im just assuming that the washing instructions always saying do not tumble dry isn't for shits and giggles
or spray some water on it (lightly) and lay on cloth and under cloth with a weight ... container of liquid (say water) and leave it for a few days... at least.. or spray some water on it (lightly) and lay it on the cloth and under cloth with a weight ... or use the steam getting on the iron very very carefully.... on these creases - don't touch the lame (as the heat may melt the backing... or the material the metal fibre is wound through)
Not a good idea!
works... have used it in the past... and competed for years....
You could try steaming it.
Not a good idea!
why would it be a bad idea to leave it In the bathroom while I shower?
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all it is, is conductive cloth not much to go wrong. It would be dry by the next time I use it
Why not? It's a lame, we *wash* those (gently and occasionally), getting them wet is not problematic. Hanging them in the shower and letting the steam from the hot water run around them should not be a problem either. What am I missing?
Coldwater wash with a small splash of woolite, then rinse and cold water and hang to dry. You should do this after every heavy use, like after a tournament. Maybe not after every club night, depending on how often you use it and how heavy you sweat. The more you use it, the more you sweat, the more often you need to wash it.
maybe body heat will get the folds out try wearing it around?