| I was a little hesitant before trying this, but I reasoned that I had nothing to lose. I did my cleaning in the driveway. For starters you can make a pool out of a blue tarp and some 2x4s, or you can use a child’s wading pool. Larger dimension lumber would be better, but 2x4s are all that I had at hand. My 1969 Caravel’s cushion covers were in good shape, but had a musty smell to them. I used cold water and laundry detergent to wash the cushion covers by hand. They line dried outside and there was no or very little shrinkage. The foam cushions minus the covers were done in the pool with detergent as well. I found that I had to do the foam cushions a few times to get out the years of dust, etc. I also used the same method for my original curtains. Again I experienced no shrinkage and the curtains had a good clean smell. Using the driveway and outside hose in the makeshift washtub made all this easy. Did everything look like new? No, but they looked presentable and they were clean. Caution: your mileage may vary.
Dave |