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Washing Pirate Sails?
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lugnet.pirates
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Date:
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:33:42 GMT
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Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do or NOT do
to clean pirate ship sails?
I've acquired some used ones from various sources that are
really dirty, as well as wrinkled, and I'd like to know how
people clean these. Are the colors reasonably "fast" or do they
run? In addition, has anyone experimented with putting the
starch back into wrinkled/washed sails, and if so, what worked
or didn't?
I had thought of hand washing in cold water with Woolite, but
haven't tried it yet.
Thanks in advance to anyone who answers.
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I have washed with liquid dish soap and gotten good results. If they are smoky smelling it may be worth using an anti-bacterial liquid hand soap though I haven't tried this. If you dry the sails on a flat surface (like a towel draped over a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: Washing Pirate Sails?
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| (...) Hi Paul, I've cleaned a lot of sails and the main thing to avoid is scrubbing them too hard. The threads on the edges come loose and fray if you wash them too long or scrub them too much. You can use just about any liquid detergent and even (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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