Hi

I took the fabric off my Shadyboy and washed it, yeah I took pictures :)

http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/vanagon-cleaning-the-shadyboy-awning/

I cleaned up not too badly, still some ground in dirt here and there. The cleaning also seems to have restored the hydrophobic coating on the material (water was not beading up as well as it used to)

alistair