I would not do the baking soda thing -------
you might want to email martha stewart - don't any of you dare laugh !! and
cruise her website - she often has a big write up one stains ----
nylon of that vintage can be pretty frail.... you also might want to see
what vintage clothing people have to say - Since Clay you are here in Mpls
I would contact Via's on hennipen about 26th I think - talk w/ the owner Via
and see what she says - also contact Mpls institue of Art and talk to their
textile people - If Iris is still head of that department talk w/ her - now
they will sort of be uppity because they deal with tapstries from 1500 all
the time and cloth from graves from 1 bc so.... you have to charm them a
bit... IF we still do not have sno and salt on the roads - you might
onsidere driving it for them to see...............or wait till spring --
Because there is foam( a sponge ) underneath that might even be deterated
you don't want to soak any thing - vacum good but nothing else -------If the
Textile Dept at MIA sort of takes u under there wing you might learn alot -
I imagine you might be taking the seats apart replacing the foam underneth ,
hand washing the seatscovers and puting them back on
same with the door panels -- you will probly have to take thenm apart.
The heavy cardboard that they usee is very difficult to cut w/ an exacto
knive - and you will probly have to replace it -- but here in the twincitis
you can go to Mn center for the bookarts to use there board shears to cut
down the board..........I have a door panel I have to redo - I was going to
wait till spring -------
What coler is your 60?? have you seen the candy apple red one in town?
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>From: "clay-deb" <clay-deb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "IML" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: IML: water stains on 60 seats
>Date: Sun, Jan 5, 2003, 1:52 PM
>
>Hello everyone.
> My newly purchased 60 Custom has a very nice original nylon type material
>on its seats(complete with neat Imperial crowns!).
> There are though a couple of areas on the seats and door panels that look
>to have been stained by water seepage .
> The stains are a rusty brown sort of color.
> Does anyone know of any product that might lighten,or remove the stains
>without harming the fabric on the seats ? I was thinking of applying a
>paste of baking soda over the stains to see if it would lighten them.
> Thanks
> Clay Smith
> 67 Crown Coupe
> 60 Custom
>
>
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