

| Subject: | Re: Cleaning pop top flocking? |
| From: | Jeff Palmer |
| Date: | Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:00:43 -0500 |
Thanks guys. It's a small amount of mould so I will be gentle! No need to go overboard. Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2015, at 8:17 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I did this recently. I used a mix of Clorox, detergent, and water in a > spray bottle. Then I brushed the entire surface with a nail brush, > because it's very soft and won't damage the flocking. After I cleaned > the mold out, I sprayed it with water, blotted it, and left it open > for a few sunny days. It looks much better now. > Marc Perdue > >> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 8:42 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> 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 >>>>
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