Date:         Fri, 6 Mar 1998 13:22:21 -0800
Reply-To:     Gail Fitzpatrick <redwood@SPEEDLINK.COM>
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From:         Gail Fitzpatrick <redwood@SPEEDLINK.COM>
Subject:      Curtains & cushion covers; was Re: Can Westi curtains be
              laundered?
Comments: To: Gregg Scharff <scharff@eng.kns.com>
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At 03:55 PM 3/6/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Gail,
>
>       I recently decided to take the chance of laundering the curtains in my
>'85 Westy. Mine are only 1 ply, are your basic tan in color, and  do not feel
>like their made of cotton, but more like polyester as my winter-dry skin
always
>grabs and catches on them. I washed them in cold water with a typical liquid
>washing detergent and line-dried them. They came away unscathed. I am not sure
>but they may have been scotch-guarded, which does not hold up well with
washing.
>You can always buy spray on scotch-guard or an equivelant at your FLAPS or
DAPS
>(discount auto parts store) and reapply it. Oh, I also washed the upper bed
>upholstry in the same way, and it too turned out OK. Getting this upholstry on
>and off is tedious though, so be patient!!!

Thanks Gregg, your experience is encouraging.

I heard a hint the other day about getting cushions back into covers:

put the foam insert into a lightweight plastic bag, pull the cover on, and
then pull the plastic bag out in pieces.  Sounds like it may be a good
strategy [would Martha Stewart lie?].  <g>  Could be a bit difficult to find
large enuf bags, but i imagine even wrapping it in clear plastic wrap could
do it.

Thanks again,

gail
__________________________
Gail Fitzpatrick
'87 GL Westi, 124k   [Frieda]
Sacramento, CA
<redwood@speedlink.com>