# Okay to wash elbow pads after painting?

**URL:** <https://forum.gbfans.com/t/okay-to-wash-elbow-pads-after-painting/13877>\
**Category:** Uniforms\
**Created:** [October 18, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/okay-to-wash-elbow-pads-after-painting/13877 "2009-10-18T15:57:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![slick\_j\_2002](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/slick_j_2002/32/6151_2.png) [@slick\_j\_2002](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/slick_j_2002)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/okay-to-wash-elbow-pads-after-painting/13877/1 "2009-10-18T15:57:19Z")

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I finally got around to cutting and painting my pads. Didn’t even bother dying since I wasn’t really impressed with the color of any I’d seen on here that were dyed.

I used gray primer paint on them. Would it be safe to throw them in the washer to get some of the excess paint off and soften them up a little, or would that cause it to come off and make the pads look terrible and/or damage the washing machine?

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**Author:** ![orlpanda31](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/orlpanda31/32/6091_2.png) [@orlpanda31](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/orlpanda31)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/okay-to-wash-elbow-pads-after-painting/13877/2 "2009-10-18T17:01:20Z")

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mine washed out a little and I had to reapply… no biggie