I've had good success treating the ceiling mould with Tilex. On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 5:37 PM, dahn van <bootlvr@hotmail.com> wrote: > So... I have mildew marks on the gold 'velvet' that covers the inside of > the Westy Poptop on my '85. I've tried killing the mildew with Lysol which > seemed to work pretty well but I can't get rid of the nasty-looking dark > splotches. I've tried fabric spray with bleach, spray carpet & upholstery > cleaner, and simple green with a brush. Nothing works... and I don't want > to scrub too hard and rub off the 'velvet'. > > Has anyone experimented with fabric paint, or gluing another layer of > fabric over the old stuff? > I want to tackle this before or with the spring project of replacing the > canvas. > > Dahn > 'Betty' 85 2.3 Gowesty > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ >
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