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Subject:Re: cleaning canvas
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:43:23 -0600

I just go to the car wash, feed it $1.00 and wash the canvas and the van
(twice a year maybe three times).
After seven years of doing this on 18 year old canvas I've had no
problems.

Stan Wilder
1983 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Sat, 9 Mar 2002 22:09:50 -0800 Debra Clark <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM>
writes:
> OK.  I've gone to the archives and read many suggestions on how to
> clean the canvas, with what and how often.  The only thing not
> mentioned is prepping the inside.  Will this be necessary?  If I
> spray on some diluted bleach and then go over it with a mild
> detergent, will it be safe (on the inside) to just hose it off?  (No
> over-spray on the upholstery, etc.)
>
> Oh, and is there a "best or correct" way to fold up the canvas.
> (Yes, I know........after it dries!)  Thanks.
>
> Debra Clark
> Santee, California
> debra_clark@yahoo.com
>

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