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
>>