[Rhodes22-list] Washing the Cockpit Cushions

[Tom Van Heule]

Nice idea Mike...  Spring cushion party at your pool?

On Mon, May 2, 2022, 12:35 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> I've washed my cockpit cushions with various cleansers but the best
> cleaning resulted from letting them float in my chlorinated swimming pool
> for a day or two. Flip them over once in a while. Use them as floats while
> in the pool.
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> I’d rather be sailing :~)
>
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> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Mary Lou Troy
> Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2022 10:00 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Washing the Cockpit Cushions
>
> 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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> >> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of
> >> Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
> >> Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2022 6:59 PM
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> >> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Washing the Cockpit Cushions
> >>
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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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