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Postby neilhapgood » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:11 pm
Slightly boring question, just wondering if it's important to rinse a kite in fresh water after a swim?
I have never bothered before, just dried it out, however I have always had old kites, just got a new 12 which is getting wet a lot in light winds and keen to prolong its life?
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FLandOBX
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Postby FLandOBX » Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:41 pm
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tswierkocki
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Postby tswierkocki » Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:02 am
I’ve been kiting since 2001 and have never rinsed a kite but I do let them dry completely before packing them up.
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Matt_TYRCZ
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Postby Matt_TYRCZ » Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:35 am
tswierkocki wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:02 am
I’ve been kiting since 2001 and have never rinsed a kite but I do let them dry completely before packing them up.
same here , let them dry than fold it ( fan helps a lot )
unless you dropped it in the mud or something ( spray Simple Green and rinse after one minute )
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Mossy 757
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Postby Mossy 757 » Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:47 am
I suck at flying kites and tend to get them in the salt water more often than I acknowledge on this forum.
When that happens, I usually spray them with a hose before hanging them over the shower bar to dry.
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Postby matth » Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:56 am
tswierkocki wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:02 am
I’ve been kiting since 2001 and have never rinsed a kite but I do let them dry completely before packing them up.
Same here, dry, brush off any sand , fold.
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Postby cglazier » Fri Jul 27, 2018 3:58 am
I rinse my kites once.. just before I sell them.
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Postby Jzh_perth » Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:19 am
Only in salt water when I drop them
next I cover them in sand when packing them up, so fold them into their bag and leave them for the next session.
Sand is round and salt water won’t grow mould. I avoid fresh water incl rain like the plague.
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Postby 3InletsWindsports » Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:31 am
No. Deflate Roll up, pack. Leave in back of Ute.
Unpack pump up, use. Start again.
UV will kill it way before anything else.
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