Cleaning motorcycle gear for dermatophytosis

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Anyone have to do this before? If so, what did you clean and was it successful (no more recurring issues with dermatophytosis from putting on your gear). Should I be cleaning the padding as well and how should I clean the gear? Just throw it in the laundry? lol

I'm more concerned about leathers since I can't throw those into the machine.

...for those of you who get squirmy easily, do not Google what dermatophytosis is.

I'd rather not have to burn my gear and buy new one but will if I have to =(
 
I don't know about leathers, but textile stuff could probably be steam cleaned by people that deal with hockey gear. I know rec sports in aurora sanitizes hockey gear, i am sure others would too. My brothers goalie equipment was giving him a rash, $100 of cleaning later, no more rash (and much better smell).
 
GreyGhost said:
I don't know about leathers, but textile stuff could probably be steam cleaned by people that deal with hockey gear. I know rec sports in aurora sanitizes hockey gear, i am sure others would too. My brothers goalie equipment was giving him a rash, $100 of cleaning later, no more rash (and much better smell).
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Does throwing it into the washer help at all? :(

Or hell, I could dose my leathers into rubbing alcohol but I doubt that's great for the leather lol
 
I have had my lather jacket for 9 years and no cleaning at all... I am still ok so wont worry about it lol
 
ajaxguy said:
I have had my lather jacket for 9 years and no cleaning at all... I am still ok so wont worry about it lol
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I'd take a picture of my manly back and chest for you but then you'd vomit lol I kept thinking it was just dry skin.
 
油井緋色;2082391 said:
Anyone have to do this before? If so, what did you clean and was it successful (no more recurring issues with dermatophytosis from putting on your gear). Should I be cleaning the padding as well and how should I clean the gear? Just throw it in the laundry? lol

I'm more concerned about leathers since I can't throw those into the machine.

...for those of you who get squirmy easily, do not Google what dermatophytosis is.

I'd rather not have to burn my gear and buy new one but will if I have to =(
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Never had to clean my gear, but ringworm can be very nasty and tough to get rid of. Normally with dogs who become infected it is a case of several MEDICATED baths, (special shampoo available from vets), but I am sure a pharmacy would likely carry a human version of it too. Perhaps adding this to the laundry would help. I would think steam cleaning as was suggested would likely kill off any infectious materials.
 
hedo2002 said:
Never had to clean my gear, but ringworm can be very nasty and tough to get rid of. Normally with dogs who become infected it is a case of several MEDICATED baths, (special shampoo available from vets), but I am sure a pharmacy would likely carry a human version of it too. Perhaps adding this to the laundry would help. I would think steam cleaning as was suggested would likely kill off any infectious materials.
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Luckily my brother had it recently from dragon boat-ing so I have the medicine needed.

Regardless, I'm more worried about the gear because if I don't clean it, I'm just going to reinfect myself.
 
油井緋色;2082431 said:
Does throwing it into the washer help at all? :(

Or hell, I could dose my leathers into rubbing alcohol but I doubt that's great for the leather lol
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Yeah, that would be a bad idea. I think that would likely either ruin it, or take the colour out.
 
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You Googled didn't you?!
 
You could wipe or spray your gear with diluted eucalyptus oil. It's an anti-fungal agent and helps to prevent ringworm. I don't imagine it having any negative effect on leather or textile since it's a neutral oil but you'd probably want to test a small discreet area before applying it everywhere. You do have to be careful about diluting it though; it's toxic if it's not watered down enough. It also has a very powerful smell. It's not a bad smell, but it's powerful.
 
I'm at work so I won't be googling anything, but I always wear some sort of base layer so that my skin doesn't touch the lining of my leathers.

That being said, without knowing what this dermamisotisis stuff is, if its just a bacteria, you can probably use Lysol wipes as a disinfectant to clean leathers.
 
TIL I may have had this at some point in small amounts. Always just thought it was dry skin.
 
Google wasn't bad at all... See way worse stuff on the Internet daily without even looking for it.
 
LOL, Dresden

I googled too... i no longer have an appetite for lunch
 
I read the Wikipedia entry so as to spare myself. Fancy way to say the stuff that gives athlete's foot.

While there are things that could be done, like industrial ozonation and/or bleach solutions, I think it might be easier to just toss it all and buy textile.

I sometimes wonder if I have it in a different area or if it is just eczema. It's hard to tell sometimes.
 
matthew said:
I'm at work so I won't be googling anything, but I always wear some sort of base layer so that my skin doesn't touch the lining of my leathers.

That being said, without knowing what this dermamisotisis stuff is, if its just a bacteria, you can probably use Lysol wipes as a disinfectant to clean leathers.
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Wikipedia says it's a fungus.
 
I sure hope none of these end up in the classified section.... "Slightly used, with a slight itch"
 
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