[Rhodes22-list] Washing the Cockpit Cushions

[Mary Lou Troy]

Ours were a bright blue and I'm not sure we ever had the covers off - 
mostly just rinsed them when needed. I vaguely remember and incident 
with a glass of red wine that required removing a cover. I don't recall 
any difficulty getting it back on. They don't stretch of shrink.

Mary Lou
ex Rhodes 22
now Rosborough RF 246



On 5/1/2022 10:11 PM, Matt Wilson wrote:
> Thanks Mary Lou, do you have any trouble getting them back on once they’ve
> dried?
>
> On Sun, May 1, 2022 at 9:00 PM Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
>> If they are the original cockpit cushions they are most likely Phifertex
>> over closed cell foam. The cushions should be zippered so you can get
>> the covers off.
>>
>> You could try mild soap and water and a soft scrub brush. If that
>> doesn't work, I seem to remember Rose Spitzer cleaning cushion covers
>> with a bleach mixture and a garden hose.
>>
>> I found a couple of items with a Google search that might help.
>> https://www.trivantage.com/itemfiles/pdfs/cleaning/AwnTex_Cleaning.pdf
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMpUZhodOiw
>>
>> Don't leave any cleaner on the vinyl meash for a long period of time and
>> try not to use any petroleum product. You don't want to soften the vinyl.
>>
>> Best of luck,
>> Mary Lou
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/1/2022 9:41 PM, Matt Wilson wrote:
>>> The cockpit cushions.  There are some stains that normal scrubbing.  Has
>>> anyone taken the cockpit cushions out and wash the covers?
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 1, 2022 at 7:03 PM Weiss, Robert L via Rhodes22-list <
>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Which cushions? Cockpit or cabin?  I just removed the covers on my cabin
>>>> cushions this past winter and took them to a dry cleaner. They were
>>>> challenging to get back on, but not impossible.  My cockpit cushions I
>> just
>>>> scrub with a good cleaner and then rinse them.
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>> Beach Spring
>>>>
>>>> Robert L Weiss Jr.
>>>> Director of Music
>>>> First United Methodist Carbondale, IL
>>>> Professor Emeritus, SIUC
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>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to ask something so mundane of all you experts here on the list,
>> but
>>>> are there an tips in removing the cushion covers, cleaning them…and
>> getting
>>>> them back on again?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>> Matt Wilson
>>>> Hornblower II
>>>> White Bear Lake
>>>>
>>
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