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โFeb-24-2015 11:15 AM
I'd like to steamclean or otherwise clean the factory shades in our rig. Is there some common wisdom on the best way to do it?
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โFeb-25-2015 12:44 PM
I used Greased Lightning on mine when I took them down and bathed them. There's no trick to taking them down. There is a clip on each side and maybe a center support. They clip into them. I used a screwdriver to "unlatch" the clip. They slip in one side of the clip and then snap into the back part of it.
OH, and that's right,,,,, no agitation. Just let them soak.
OH, and that's right,,,,, no agitation. Just let them soak.
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โFeb-25-2015 11:38 AM
My wife laid them out in the shower pretty much like Tinstar did except she used Scrubbing Bubbles as the detergent. After they were rinsed I put them on a picnic table to dry - partially collapsed hoping to preserve the pleats. That worked and they looked much much better.
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โFeb-25-2015 08:17 AM
Tinstar wrote:
Take them down, spread them out as much as possible in the bathtub. Hot water and a good detergent, let them soak overnight then rinse with cold water. Lay out to dry keeping the pleats in while it's drying. Mine looked like new after doing this.
Exactly. Do not agitate them! ๐
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โFeb-25-2015 08:09 AM
I have heard that the common dandruff shampoo "Head & Shoulders" is an excellent cleaner for day night shades, drapes and getting hard to remove stains like wine or blood out of vinyl, cloth items and carpet.
I have never tried it and I would recommend an inconspicuous test area first. Proceed with caution.
Apparently the shampoo has a small amount of zinc in it and this works to penetrate stains.
I have never tried it and I would recommend an inconspicuous test area first. Proceed with caution.
Apparently the shampoo has a small amount of zinc in it and this works to penetrate stains.
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โFeb-25-2015 07:59 AM
Tinstar wrote:
Take them down
Is there any trick to that? I haven't tried to remove them before?
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โFeb-24-2015 09:42 PM
Take them down, spread them out as much as possible in the bathtub. Hot water and a good detergent, let them soak overnight then rinse with cold water. Lay out to dry keeping the pleats in while it's drying. Mine looked like new after doing this.
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โFeb-24-2015 05:50 PM
I need to know too... This spring I was going to try a tide to go stick
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