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Hello everyone!
My shooting jacket and trousers are Anschutz entry level.
When it comes to clean them,how do I clean canvas material?
I store them in a closet at my shooting field facilities,where there is some humidity.
Sometimes I feel theme a bit "sticky"(on the outer side)
Any suggestions?
Thank you!

Hello,

I recommend to clean shooting clothing like car upholstery or furniture.
There are a lot of products, foams or liquids.

Here is a description how to make your own foam.

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/upholstery


Regards

Moushka

i would not recommend cleaning with any liquids because of the starch material in the clothing to make it stiff

Now, now, tsokasn put a very good question here...my shooting vest is one notch above tsokasn's (Anschütz lower intermediary level) and after about a year's use the pants are beginning to look, er, rather grubby...the jacket is not an issue, the only problem is the leather but I deal with that using coconut soap* but I could do with a method of dealing with the canvas in the pants without risking removing the starch from the fabric...

*= stuff available I believe only here in Brazil. Excellent for cleaning leather, keeps the material supple while getting rid of "gunk"...

Cheers NB

I'm with Squiggles. Don't use any liquids for cleaning. Use a vaccum with a brush attachment at most. This also helps remove lead dust. Otherwise just consider dirty shooting clothes the mark of a hard working shooter.
JC

Two thoughts;

Have you asked the manufacturer what their cleaning advice is ?

And if your clothing is stored somewhere humid where it sometimes feels 'sticky' then don't leave it there ! It's likely to get more sticky, smelly and mouldy if left in such conditions. Store it somewhere warm and dry, like in your house.

Rob.

Hello,
I agree with all the comments, and here are couple of things that worked for me as well:
- use either Fabreeze or such to spray the extreme stink areas(armpits).
- I do no like the smell and slight residue that it leaves, so I use rubbing alcohol instead on all of my shooting clothes and shoes. It disinfects it and evaporates clean without any residue and smell left over.
- If you are storing the clothes in you shooting bag you can always put some baking soda wrapped in cloth or paper towel so it can soak up the smell.
- for the white surfaces you can use a pencil eraser to take out the gunk and dirt. It works really, well, I am just too lazy to do it all the time.
- if your clothes are wet, as mentioned before you really have to hang them somewhere so that they dry up, otherwise you are asking for trouble.
Cheers

Thank's for your answers mates!