Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 18:35:09 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
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Good idea mark, maybe even one of those disposable surgical scrub brushes.
Ab
> On Jun 7, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I did this recently. I used a mix of Clorox, detergent, and water in a
> spray bottle. Then I brushed the entire surface with a nail brush,
> because it's very soft and won't damage the flocking. After I cleaned
> the mold out, I sprayed it with water, blotted it, and left it open
> for a few sunny days. It looks much better now.
> Marc Perdue
>
>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 8:42 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Yes, blotting or dabbing with towel is safer.
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jun 7, 2015, at 5:36 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> Be careful. I used a bleachy cleaner some years back, and the flocking
>>> wiped off in a few places from wiping it while wet.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 7:30 PM Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes should've mentioned it. A tiny bit of mould, also on the canvas. I
>>>> guess something with bleach will be necessary but I hope it doesn't
>>>> discolour anything.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 7, 2015, at 6:52 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I think you may have mould in the flocking. Some folk favour tilex or
>>>> the like, I've used a solution of household bleach and water. It finest
>>>> have to be a strong solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I have done it, I chose a warm day, had the van out of the sun (
>>>> dont want the pop top hot and volatilizing the chlorine, we're not doing a
>>>> WWI trench re-enactment).
>>>>>
>>>>> I covered the top bunk and the kitchen with plastic sheeting. Used a
>>>> spray bottle with the bleach solution, and had at it.
>>>>>
>>>>> After 5 or 10 minutes I blotted off as much as I could with a towel,
>>>> then sprayed again with plain water. Then another blotting. Rinse and
>>>> repeat as much as you feel like.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a pain in the donkey, and you might have some residual bleach
>>>> smell. That can bring back nostalgic memories of over chlorinated swimming
>>>> pools.
>>>>>
>>>>> My memory fails me right now, but I believe there is a less toxic mould
>>>> remover on the market. Whether it works as well as bleach I can't say.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alistair
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 7, 2015, at 4:01 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone remind me the best way to clean the underside of the
>>>> fibreglass top? It got a bit moist and water has discoloured it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
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