

| Subject: | Re: Cleaning pop top flocking? |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Mon, 8 Jun 2015 00:36:41 +0000 |
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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