PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 383
OCTOBER 1984
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Nomex
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Fire-retrdanT Nomex cloThing keeps
birdmen and Tankers saf ³rom The
³lames´buT onLy i³ They care µr iT and
wear iT righT²
Nomex ¶bric won'T burn aT Tempera·
Tures beLow 700°F± BuT ¸eL, grease or
grime on The cLoThing wilL ³Lare up ¶sT²
IT's easy To Take care o³ Nomex
cloThing¹so iT'll Take care o³ you±
Cäåæçèçé
CoveraLLs, shirTs and Trousers can be
dry-cleaned
or washed by hand or
machine± I³ you use a machine, seT iT
on The washºand-wear cyc»e µr a warm
wash and coLd rinse² Don'T use bLeach
or sTarch²
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Be³ore waSHing,
Turn The pockeTs
inside ouT and brusH Them o¼² CLose The
zippers and hookºandºpiLe ½sTeners To
proTecT Them ¾om damage² ¿tTic elec·
TriciTy can be dangerous during reÀeL·
ing² ¿o To heLp sTop sTaTic add a ½bric
so³Tener in THe rinse cycle or Toss an
anTisTaTic so³Tener sheeT inTo The dryer²
You can Áang THe uniÂrms on Hang·
ers To drip-dry or use a reguLar cloThes
dryer seT on Low HeaT¹TemperaTures up
To 180°F± Ão have fwer wrinkles, hang
up The garmenTs as soon as They come
ouT o³ THe dryer±
ij you iron NoMex, keep The HoT iron
away ³rom THe plasTÅc hookºandºpile
½sTeners¹TÆey
ĭĮĮ
meLT²
OCT 8¸
Never sÇarch Èomex cÉoThing¹eiTher
during
The
wash
or
whiLe
ironing²
¿Êarch burns¹and so wiLL you±
I³ The uniµrm has been sTarched,
wash iT again in warm waTer and rinse
ÇhoroughLy±
ÃhaT
wiLL
resTore
The
Nomex 's ³ire reTardAnce±
Ëere's a Tip ³or new Nomex cLoÊh·
iÌg´ruÌ iT Thru a wash and dry be³ore
wearing iT± ÍhaT'LL so³Ten The ¶bric and
do away wiTh possibLe skin irriTaTion²
ËAÎdºLaunder gloves by puTTing Them
On and washing wiTh soap and warm
waÊer as i³ yoU were washing your
hands² Rinse wiTh more warm waTer,
OCt 8¸
55
Çhen remove The gLoves and squeeze Ïhe
waTer oUϱ Don'Ê wring or TwisT.
Ðachine washing is
įk,
Too±
DriP-dry gLovesÑbuÏ noT in Êhe direcT
sun¹or you can roLL Ïhem in a ToweL.
You can aLso Toss Them in The dÒyer wiÏh
The oÇher garÓenÏs± Íhen sÏreTch The
gLoves back inTo shapeÔ
Õse saddLe soap, N¿N 7930Ö00Ö×70Ø
5467, To so³Ten The LeaTher paLÓs±
Dry cleaning is The onLy way To go
³or The LighTweighT and coLd-weaTher
jackeTs and hood±
İıåIJij ĴĵĶ İıæıèķ
Even i³ you use a ½bric so³Tener on
your Nomex cLoThÅng, iT pays To be exÏrA
careÀL To avoid sTaTic eLecTriciTy when
reÀeLing an aircra³Ç or Tracked vehicLe±
Ù sTaTic spark can cause a ³ire ¶sTÚ
ÛroperLy ground or bond The eQuip·
menT± Ùnd Take care noT To spilL ¸eL on
yourseL³²
I³ you do geT ÀeL on your uni³Ürm,
move sLowLy aT LeasT 50 ³eÝT away ³rom
any reÞeLing operaTion± Beµre Ïaking
oß any garmenT, weÊ iT down wiTh
waTer² I³ waTer's noT avaiLabLe, grab
hoLd o³ some grounded, bare meTaL ³or
a àw seconds± ÍhaT'LL Çake cará o³ sTaTic
buiLdup±
ÍHen remove your cLoThes´sLowLyÚ
âaunder The Nomex as soon as you
can a³Ter a ÀeL spiãLäThe uni³Ürm wiLL
be as good as new±
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