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Topic: Does anyone know how to wash a car cover?
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Turbo4
Journeyman Posts: 46
From: Canada... eh?
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 12-17-2001 01:52 PM
   
Hey all, I had to move my SVO outside for a few days while we cleaned out the garage... I had it under a cover, and then a tarp over top (because the cover is only water "resistant" not waterproof!) Anyways, sometime while it was outside a cat decided to use it as a urinal. It reeks, and I don't want to put uric acid on the finish of my car.Does anyone know how to wash these things? It came with the car and looks relatively old (like an evolution cover but brownish yellow in colour, not grey) If I can find a machine big enough, can I just throw it in there with some detergent? Any tips? THANKS! ------------------
Wes Meiklejohn - 1986 Mustang SVO Member of the Vancouver Island Mustangs Association 2.3L + 16psi = More than your grandma's 5.0!
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7DMACH1
Gearhead Posts: 651
From: PHILA. PA.
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 12-17-2001 02:26 PM
I take mine to a laundamat and wash it in the biggest machine they have. Well I actually do two of them, one for each car. Never had a problem. RAY------------------
RAY . FLY THE FLAG, SHOW THE WORLD WE ARE PROUD AMERICANS!70 MACH 1 351C NOW 408 STROKER 4SPD.
86 MERCURY CAPRI 5.0 RUNS 12.86 @107 1.65 60 ft.
2001 LINCOLN LS V8 1997 MUSTANG
SHOW THE WORLD, LIGHT A CANDLE.
http://www.geocities.com/slariviere/7DMach1.html
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David
Journeyman Posts: 25
From: CA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 12-17-2001 03:05 PM
Yeah the laundrymat is the only way I know of. Use a light detergent in a industrial size machine.------------------
65 GT Fastback(original owner car)
65 2+2 Fastback
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kwazykat
Moderator Posts: 4399
From: orange county, nc , M&M member #92
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 12-17-2001 03:17 PM
ditto!!!hit the mat and use a double-loader.... and for the peeeee smell
spray it down with lysol BEFORE you wash it
and see if that cuts down the nose-burn first! if you are lucky enough to be able to let it sit in the sun after spraying it, that helps also. unless a tag on it says you can dry it....DONT.... take it home damp and let it air dry....or just air-dry it with no heat in the mat-tumblers. 
kk
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 18560
From: Saco, Maine MCA # 47773
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-17-2001 03:21 PM
kwazykat <---expert on kitty matters...  ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC Christmas shopping? Why not use the
M&M Bookstore?
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Dave Witthoeft
Gearhead Posts: 1092
From: IL.
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 12-18-2001 02:47 AM
I ran a laundromat for years. Use at least a thirty five pound machine.(About four bucks.)
Then follow K.K.s instructions. ------------------
MCA# 48755
71 Mach 1
69 Fastback
92 F-150
M&M#884
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Big D
Gearhead Posts: 2093
From: WELLS, NEVADA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 12-18-2001 10:42 AM
Ya Know,,, Here in the Wild West Frontier,,, We takem down to the stream and beatem on the rocks till they cum clean... Only problem,,, Damn stream is FROZEN...  Don
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kwazykat
Moderator Posts: 4399
From: orange county, nc , M&M member #92
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 12-18-2001 12:39 PM
quote:
Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
kwazykat <---expert on kitty matters...
teeeeeheeeeeeee
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AKBOSSMAN
Gearhead Posts: 1843
From: WASILLA , AK USA M&M #743 MCA #40857
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 12-18-2001 02:45 PM
From Califoria Car Cover,
Use Woolite or Fantastik All-Purpose Cleaner. It must be washed at a
commercial laundromat, in one of the large machines. Wash in cold or warm
water, on gentle or permanent press. Run through two rinse cycles and then
air dry. Do not put in a dryer or dry clean. I was in the commerical Textile rental Biz. Use the front loaders, They're easier to open  ------------------
WAYNE CURTIS
70 GRABBER GREEN BOSS 302
01 Focus ZX3
03 Boss 281 (waiting on order form)
92 SHELBY 4X4 (K-9 IDITAROD LEAD DOG)
http://www.akbossman.mustangsandmore.ws
"If your under control then your not going fast enough" Parnelli Jones
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Stangfan
Gearhead Posts: 342
From: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 12-18-2001 07:29 PM
Hey, Wes. Dang cats!! I took my cover over to Squeaky's Laundromat on Shelbourne. They ran it through their machine for me and gave it a light drying too. The fellow there seems to know about them - said he's washed quite a few of them. The cover turned out fine, so I assume he knows what he's talking about. I would have done it there myself, but they only had one machine big enough and he offered to wash it for me, and told me to just come by in a couple of hours.Hope this helps... Have a great Christmas!! ------------------
Steve - M&M Member #690 '90 Limited Edition Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible
'67 Mustang Coupe Member: Vancouver Island Mustangs Association; 1990 Limited Edition Mustang Registry
Steve's 1990 Limited Edition Convertible Website
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Turbo4
Journeyman Posts: 46
From: Canada... eh?
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 12-18-2001 08:20 PM
Thanks for the tips everyone! When I came home today, my mom had already taken it to the laundromat for me! Aren't moms fantastic? Especially "car-moms"... I never asked her to do it, and when I offered her some ca$h for her time she just said "Merry Christmas!" Thanks again, and I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday! ------------------
Wes Meiklejohn - 1986 Mustang SVO Member of the Vancouver Island Mustangs Association 2.3L + 16psi = More than your grandma's 5.0!
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AKBOSSMAN
Gearhead Posts: 1843
From: WASILLA , AK USA M&M #743 MCA #40857
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 12-18-2001 08:51 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Turbo4:
Thanks for the tips everyone! When I came home today, my mom had already taken it to the laundromat for me! Aren't moms fantastic? Especially "car-moms"... I never asked her to do it, and when I offered her some ca$h for her time she just said "Merry Christmas!" Thanks again, and I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!
All I want for Christmas is a mom like Turbo4's.
Oh.I already have one just as nice!
Two would be even better
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WAYNE CURTIS
70 GRABBER GREEN BOSS 302
01 Focus ZX3
03 Boss 281 (waiting on order form)
92 SHELBY 4X4 (K-9 IDITAROD LEAD DOG)
http://www.akbossman.mustangsandmore.ws
"If your under control then your not going fast enough" Parnelli Jones
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Mustang Tally
Gearhead Posts: 1636
From: Winston Salem, NC
Registered: May 2000
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posted 12-18-2001 09:22 PM
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Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
kwazykat <---expert on kitty matters...
Did you mean "Kitty Bladders"?
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 18560
From: Saco, Maine MCA # 47773
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-19-2001 08:39 PM
Yes. Kitty Bladder Matters. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC Christmas shopping? Why not use the
M&M Bookstore?
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GTRocks
Gearhead Posts: 1593
From: Lusby, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 12-19-2001 08:49 PM
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Originally posted by Dave Witthoeft:
follow K.K.s instructions.
ALWAYS follow KK's instructions!!
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