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Re: Washing Pirate Sails?
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lugnet.pirates
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Date:
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:49:34 GMT
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paul ferguson wrote:
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> Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do or NOT do
> to clean pirate ship sails?
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> 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?
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> I had thought of hand washing in cold water with Woolite, but
> haven't tried it yet.
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 table) they will come out relatively flat,
but you can also iron them. I have done so using a fairly low setting
without any damage, one could probably use a medium setting also, I just
haven't tried, I'm just patient with the iron. Ironing results are very
good, eliminating all the wrinkles. I haven't used it yet, but a fabric
stores you can get an anti-fraying treatment which is basically a glue
type of deal. I need to use the bottle Sheree Rosenkrantz gave me as I
have several sails which are starting to fray.
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Frank Filz
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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