MAINTENANCE GUIDE (CONTD)
RUST AND METALLIC STAINS: THESE TYPES OF STAINS ARE VERY OFTEN
THE MOST FRUSTRATING AND DIFFICULT TO REMOVE, FIRST
SCRUB WITH SOAP AND WATER, AND APPLY ACETONE,
M.E.K.,
OR ALCOHOL. AS A LAST RES0.RT8 YOU MIGHT TRY A DILUTED
MIXTURE (5%) OF OXALIC SOAKED FOR 15-20
minutes.
hydrochloric acid, 2 PARTS TO 100 IN WARM WATER, WILL
ALSO. WORK.
MILDEW: HOT SOAPY WATER WITH A LITTLE BLEACH WILL GENERALLY
PREVAIL. AFTER SCRUBBING, LEAVE THE SOLUTION ON THE
FABRIC FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RINSE THOROUGHLY. WHEN
USING A BLEACH, A RESIDUAL CHLORINE SMELL MAY BE
Pm-
SENT AFTER RINSING. A 1% SOLUTION OF THIOSULPHATE
(PHOTOGRAPHER'S EYPO) SHOULD REMOVE ALL CHLORINE TRACES.
HERE AGAIN, RINSE AND DRY WELL.
PAINT AND VARNISH: ACETONE AND M.E.K. SHOULD REMOVE MOST COMMON
PAINT AND STAINS. VARNISH CAN BE EASILY
RFKOVED WITH
ALCOHOL.
TEMPERKOTE OR MYLAR SAILS ARE STILL NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL, AT
THIS POINT IN TIME, AVOID MOST SOLVENTS, AS THEY CAN DAMAGE THF
FABRIC OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SOAP AND DILUTED BLEACHES SHOULD
TAKE CARE OF MOST STAINS.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, USE ALL SOLVENTS WITH CARE. ALWAYS RINSE
AND DRY THOROUGHLY. IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT NYLON RIPSTOP
SPINNAKER FABRICS ARE LESS DURABLE
AND
MORE SENSITIVE THAN THEIR
POLYESTER COUNTERPARTS. BLEACHES AND SOLVENTS CAN RUIN NYLON
IF NOT USED PROPERLY.
FOLLOW THE ABOVE GUIDELINES, TAKE YOUR SAILS INTO YOUR SAILMAKER
FOR PERIODICAL INSPECTION, AND I'M SURE YOU WILL HAVE MANY
EFFECTIVE SEASONS OF RACING AND CRUISING PLEASURE.
INTERIOR CUSHION, FABRIC COVER:
CLFANING
:
1. REGULAR VACUM CLEANING OR BRUSHING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE
PILE WITH A SOFT BRUSH.
2,
STAINS SHOULD, IF POSSIBLE, BE REMOVED AT ONCE WITH A DAMP
CLOTE, DO NOT ALLOW STAINS TO HARDEN AND AGE,
3.
GREASY STAINS CAN BE REMOVED WITH ORDINARY CLEANING FLUID.
4.
FOR OVERALL CLEANING, USE COMMERCIAL TYPES OF UPHOLSTERY
SHAMPOO USING ONLY THE FOAM TO PROTECT THE BACK PADDING
FROM MOISTURE. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO, REMOVE FOAM, AND
WHEN
DRY, VACUM OR BRUSH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PILE.
5. DO NOT USE HEAT SUCH AS AN IRON OR STEAM.