PS Magazine - JULY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 344
JULY 1981
For Fliers and Tankers:
Nomex Fire Retardant CLothing .
..
Nomex is a Nylon fabric that only
chars at tEmpEraturEs ovEr
700°
F. If
I
you EvEr find yoursELf in a firE, your
NomEx givEs you timE to gEt out.
NomEx
won't
burn-but
fuEl,
grEasE or grimE on it will! ALL you havE
to do to rEstorE thE firE protEction is to
dryclEan or wash thE dirty garmEnt.
It clEans Easily, so you ca± wash it in
thE "dElicatE² or "wash
&
wEar² cyclEs
i± your washEr. Hot watEr won't hurt
it, but you don't nEEd it. SavE EnErgy
·
and monEy and usE a warm wash and a
cool rinsE.
For bEst rEsults, turn alL pockEts
insidE out to kEEp thE fabric from
"piling.² ClosE all zippErs and VElcro
fastEnErs³hook and pilE´so thEy
won't
bE
damagEd
during
thE
wash/dry cyclE.
WhEn it comEs out of thE wash, you
can hang it on thE LinE to dry, or put it
in thE dryEr. To avoid static, dry it
aLonE, or usE a good fabric softEnEr in
thE wash, or an antistatic strip in thE
dryEr.
Hang up your uniform as soon as
you takE it out of thE dryEr so thE
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wrinklEs can faLl out. You can iron it,
but kEEp thE iro± away from thE hook
and piLE fastEnErs on your sagE grEEn
aircrEw covEralLs .
.. thEy mElt. KEEp in
mind, tho, that rEpEatEd ironing will
dEcrEasE thE LifEspan of thE uniform.
HA±G
²³ up
to
D´y
NEvEr, nEvEr starµh NomEx¶
starch burns and whEn starch burns,
you burn.
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If thE uniform is accidEntally
starchEd, wash it with soap and watEr
and rinsE it thoroughly. This rEstorEs
your NomEX uniform to its high·
tEmpEraturE¸rEsistant quaLitiEs.
Your NomEx glovEs can bE washEd
and rinsEd with thE othEr garmEnts,
but don't put thEm in thE dryEr or
µake
care of
YoUr
¶Loves
hang thEm in thE sun to dry. ThEy may
shrink. ¹Et thEm driP dry, thEn strEtch
thEm back into shapE.
You can usE SaddlE Soap NSN
7±3000-170²³467
or NEat'sºFoot Oil
NSN
´030²00µ¶±7-610³
on
thE
LEathEr part of thE gLovEs to kEEp it
soft.
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