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Title: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Mike Lee on October 17, 2011, 09:19:00 AM

Will Permethrin do any damage to wool clothing?

Thank You.  Mike Lee

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 17, 2011, 11:49:00 AM

TTT

I'm curious as well.

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Zmonster on October 17, 2011, 11:52:00 AM

Wool is similar to hair, I believe not as long as it is 100% wool. Wool synthetic blends, I can almost guarantee there will be damage.

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Robertfishes on October 17, 2011, 12:43:00 PM

It is sold and used in horse barns here. I have used the 0.5% stuff for 20 years on all my fall  hunting clothing including synthetic blends. I have a wool pull over but have not sprayed it

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Hawkeye on October 17, 2011, 01:31:00 PM

By the time it is cool enough for wool, isn't generally too cool for ticks?  Seems that way in Illinois, anyway...

Doesn't answer the question at hand, but it made me wonder.     :dunno:

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Doc Nock on October 17, 2011, 02:20:00 PM

Hawkeye,

I had ticks crawling all over me one mild day walking in 2' of snow here in PA!

They must hatch with the first bit of sunshine!

I spray everything...bug jacket (nylon mesh), rain jacket (nylon) so not sure what part of "synthetic" you might be concerned about...a special blend?

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: SELFBOW19953 on October 17, 2011, 04:10:00 PM

I've sprayed fleece with no problems.

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Mint on October 17, 2011, 05:14:00 PM

I've been spraying it on my kom wool for years with no problems.

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Zmonster on October 17, 2011, 05:18:00 PM

Well maybe it's the brand of permethirin that Uncle Sam gives us to treat our uniforms. I sprayed this stuff on my headlamp on accident and it melted it.

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: swampthing on October 17, 2011, 10:03:00 PM

I put it  on a woolrich, no problem, now I just add it to my long johns.

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Robertfishes on October 17, 2011, 10:29:00 PM

Z, DEET will melt plastic and paint maybe the spray had DEET in it?

Title: Re: Permethrin on wool
Post by: Mike Lee on October 18, 2011, 08:47:00 AM

Thank You guys,I didn't want spray it without hearing it from someone with experience.

Mike Lee