Washing Ski Boot Liners

[dblskifanatic]

So My wife and I bought new ski boots last year and used them about 10 days - so plenty of life left. The unfortunate thing for us, water got into our basement which is typically dry and flooded the floor with about 2 inches of water. Our ski boots got knocked /tipped over and the liners soaked up a bunch of water and were left that way for a week or so. I dried them out the best I could and now they have a musty smell. My boots have ID liners and my wife's boots have IF liners so the dryer is out of the question. I was thinking of putting them in the washing machine on gentle cycle. I have never really washed my liners before. I have taken them out and left them outside in the sun for a few days and used dryer sheets. If my feet got hot then I put paper towel in my boots to pull moisture when I get home.

What are your thoughts or methods regarding liners?

 

[jimmywilson69]

spray them with lysol. I'm not sure I'd wet them again.

 

[Smellytele]

Hand wash if anything and Lysol them and put them on a boot dryer

 

[dblskifanatic]

According to Dalbello - We would not recommend to wash the liner in a washing machine because this can cause de-lamination in the padding. The best way is a hand wash with a sponge and soap , rinse with no problem with a good quantity of water. And drying it inside and not in the sun.

Showed this to my wife and she is not interested and wants to get new boots - oh well. Not a huge loss. We bought the Dalbello Panterra 120 ID for myself and Dalbello DS 100 W for her for $249 and $199 respectively. Time to go shopping.

 

[PAabe]

You might be able to just buy new liners, although idk how cost effective that would be especially if you are getting a shop to heat fit them. Can be done with an oven at home also. Dont know that I would trust myself to fit them as good a quality as a shop