It’s kinda a dusty grease I guess. I don’t know what the p/o used on the hinges. Can I hit the hinge with a little white lithium grease after I clean it or leave it dry? On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:39 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it dirt, or is it grease, or both? The first thing I would try is brake > cleaner sprayed from the inside with a towel held to the outside to keep > the waste from running down the canvas. > > If that only works so far I would then scrub it with dish detergent and > spray it with shout after rinsing the detergent off well. > > Jim > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 6, 2021, at 9:23 AM, Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hey volks, > > What do you guys do to prevent the hinge dust from soiling your pop top > > canvas? I have a few year old canvas and it looks terrible with that > hinge > > dirt on it. I don’t even know if an upholstery cleaner will clean it. > Peace > > Tom > |
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