Doctor Damage
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Just shoot me a message via the forum here and provide a gmail or hotmail address or whatever you use. BN1966 can attest I'm not some nutter, so you don't need to worry about being flooded with neo nazi propaganda or whatnot. My "manual" isn't done but I'll send what I've got once I give it a once-over on the weekend and clean up some of the bad english. There's more than enough to get you interested and looking around for jackets.And I would love to read your guide, it sounds highly informative. Should I PM you an email address?
I got into nomex because the vintage nylon at low prices was drying up, but nomex was cheap, and I like the small but usable collar (I hate the knit collars on MA-1). There is a danger of getting hooked on nomex, esp if you develop a taste for ones with velcro receivers all over them (which were haphazardly sewn on at the unit level). I had opened up one at the office and our president at the time saw it and instantly wanted one (he used to be Cdn Forces). I once had a 19 year old hottie chat me up in a coffee shop asking about my 36P jacket and why does it have velcro patches, etc. Your mileage may vary.But after I got home, I kept thinking about nomex jackets.
Delighted you managed to get them clean using the machine wash method! Dry cleaning does absolutely nothing!Wore my 36 out to a cherry blossom viewing party last night. Just the thing for a spring evening over a t-shirt.
Looked at it today and realized that it was filthy with grime (didn't notice before I wore it).
Looked at both of my 45s. Also really grimy.
Put all jackets in some laundry bags and washed them in the washing machine with detergent on a short cold cycle. Came out nice and clean, no problems.
Thanks to Doctor Damage!
That was quite recent, like the last 2 or 3 years, as far as I can tell. There have actually been three versions of the cloth: the first was 1970s and early 1980s, the second from then until the recent change.
I've got an early CWU 45 with Bi swing action back, lovely soft textiles