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Mask question... [View all] albacore Aug 2020 OP
I think the virus dies after several days on surfaces. louis-t Aug 2020 #1
Maybe, maybe not, but you can wash them. TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #2
Yes. BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #3
It probably would, but you have enough to hand wash them between wearing. Arkansas Granny Aug 2020 #4
wash them handmade34 Aug 2020 #5
Everyone should watch this. In_The_Wind Aug 2020 #10
Works for me. we can do it Aug 2020 #6
Wash the mask after each wearing. In_The_Wind Aug 2020 #7
That is what I do as well. n/t ChazII Aug 2020 #26
If you can wash them do so RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #8
That is what HCWs are doing w dry heat being key as the virus is definitely inactivated 65 C (149F) hlthe2b Aug 2020 #9
I rotate and wash. MerryBlooms Aug 2020 #11
Leave the one that you wear in sunshine. Use a glove to flip it to expose each side for 2 hours. Blue_true Aug 2020 #12
Tech tip for cloth masks...Wash but afterwards add a small amount of soap. Boxerfan Aug 2020 #13
It should...but please consider washing them in sudsy water and allowing them to dry in the sun Baltimike Aug 2020 #14
I put the ones I am not using right up against the windshield... 3catwoman3 Aug 2020 #15
I throw my masks on the dash of my car when I get home from the grocery store. hunter Aug 2020 #16
Just throw them in a dryer under "refresh" setting AmericanCanuck Aug 2020 #17
Ew, sorry, no Hekate Aug 2020 #31
If you wear the procedure mask, the blue disposable ones, you can reuse them a few times mucifer Aug 2020 #18
Cloth masks are usually washable. LisaL Aug 2020 #19
What you're doing should work fine by itself... Unrepentant Fenian Aug 2020 #20
Your mask is going to have all kinds of bacteria that you are breathing out. LisaL Aug 2020 #21
Thanks, everybody.... nt albacore Aug 2020 #22
Saw someplace that the virus is probably dead after 72 hours. Liberal In Texas Aug 2020 #23
You won't catch Covid from reusing a mask in that rotation but their gonna stink. herding cats Aug 2020 #24
Rotate masks and when they are dry after handwashing Cairycat Aug 2020 #25
I have a mask and when I put it on it smells like updog. TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #27
Why not just wash them? You don't have to use a washing machine each time. Use detergent and a sink Flaleftist Aug 2020 #28
I wash every time. It's taken me this long to feel I have more than enough... Hekate Aug 2020 #29
has anyone tried applying a hair dryer on the hot setting? harumph Aug 2020 #30
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