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At long last, I was able to wash my riding suit today. That Aerostich has been through a lot, including a lot more Summer riding than normal, in the last 6 or so months. Maybe it's been longer. Whatever the case, it was time. I think it may have developed a method of communication based on the subtle shifting of mangled insect corpses on its surface. It certainly showed a propensity for interesting scents.
I tried a slightly different method this time, partially because it was so very encrusted. Two washes in full strength mean ol' detergent, two wash cycles with no soap to rise, and a cycle with the wash-in stuff from Nikwax. It's out in the garage now, stinking up the place from its first coat of Scotchgard. It certainly looked a lot better after the gentle caresses of the washing machine.
It's never a good thing when you think to yourself, "gee, I should wash this," and then you repeat that same thought to yourself for months on end. The first one should have been the action date. Sometimes life just gets in the way, particularly when the washing process takes the better part of 24 hours to complete. As it is, I could only get in one coat of spray-on waterproofing tonight, so I'm going to have to do the second one in the morning and work from home until it's dry.
Posted at 23:10 permanent link category: /motorcycle
Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater