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Subject:Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
From:Dan N
Date:Tue, 6 Jul 2021 09:00:11 -0700

After you clean the canvas, put a towel between the hinge and the canvas
and hit it with silicone lubricant.

On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 8:57 AM Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:

> It’s kinda a dusty grease I guess. I don’t know what the p/o used on the
> hinges. Can I hit the hinge with a little white lithium grease after I
> clean it or leave it dry?
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:39 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Is it dirt, or is it grease, or both? The first thing I would try is
> brake
> > cleaner sprayed from the inside with a towel held to the outside to keep
> > the waste from running down the canvas.
> >
> > If that only works so far I would then scrub it with dish detergent and
> > spray it with shout after rinsing the detergent off well.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Jul 6, 2021, at 9:23 AM, Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey volks,
> > > What do you guys do to prevent the hinge dust from soiling your pop top
> > > canvas? I have a few year old canvas and it looks terrible with that
> > hinge
> > > dirt on it. I don’t even know if an upholstery cleaner will clean it.
> > Peace
> > > Tom
> >
>