I used a 1 part bleach to 10-15 (it wasn't scientific) parts water
solution. I also added a few tablespoons of powdered detergent. We
had the poptop on sawhorses, dipped a medium stiff brush used to wash
wheels into the solution and started scrubbing away in a circular
motion. There was lots of liquid there. We probably used 2.5 gallons.
I doubt circles vs. lines, vs. squares matters although I am sure
someone has an opinion.

It probably took the two of us 25 minutes to scrub 2x, 5 minutes to
hose it down and 15 more minutes to towel it as dry as possible. We
then put a fan on it and went to lunch. From start to finish, it took
7 hours to remove the top & canvas, clean, eat lunch, mess around
with the new, non-fitting canvas, and then put the top back on sans
canvas.

As you can see, it came out great!

On Oct 14, 2005, at 4:37 PM, BJ Feddish wrote:

> Aaron wrote:
>
> >> It had a lot of mildew on it, and we scrubbed it with a 1 to 10
> bleach and detergent solution and then hosed it off. It came out
> really well and was even dry within 2 hours. <<
>
> What detergent did you use? Did you mix the bleach with the
> detergent?  Did you have to scrub with a brush or sponge ir did it
> come right out?
>
> Bryan
>
>