# Is it ok to clean cotton, slick 6, and 100% poly altogether? ( colored string )

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**Created:** [June 29, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-ok-to-clean-cotton-slick-6-and-100-poly-altogether-colored-string/27715 "2011-06-29T05:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hiphopyoer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hiphopyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hiphopyoer)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-ok-to-clean-cotton-slick-6-and-100-poly-altogether-colored-string/27715/1 "2011-06-29T05:44:11Z")

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I don’t know if it will affect their color or performance if I wash them all together.

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**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-ok-to-clean-cotton-slick-6-and-100-poly-altogether-colored-string/27715/2 "2011-06-29T05:55:30Z")

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it shouldn’t effect performance at all  
not sure about the colours bleeding though. You could wash one of each together as a test  
or if you’re really worried, just wash them separately.  
Just wondering, why wash them?

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**Author:** ![Hiphopyoer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hiphopyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hiphopyoer)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-ok-to-clean-cotton-slick-6-and-100-poly-altogether-colored-string/27715/3 "2011-06-29T06:24:32Z")

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> [@dynikus](#):
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> it shouldn’t effect performance at all  
> not sure about the colours bleeding though. You could wash one of each together as a test  
> or if you’re really worried, just wash them separately.  
> Just wondering, why wash them?

[What do you do with all your old string? NEW POLL! - #15 by frodoslair - General Yo-Yo - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,30299.msg296308.html#msg296308) this is why.

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-ok-to-clean-cotton-slick-6-and-100-poly-altogether-colored-string/27715/4 "2011-06-29T13:42:15Z")

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It shouldn’t matter as far as color fastness goes. My experience w/washing string is that it’s not worth it unless you are really hard up for string. The cotton string in particular is usually past it’s lifetime in any event and will likely break quickly. The rest of it will probably be ok but it will still be lifeless. I like the springiness of new string. Washing does not restore that.