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Mangamax
 Post subject: How to clean a prop?
PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 9:18 pm 
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Hi folks.
Been thinking i'd like to clean my original marine fatigues.
You may remember just over a year ago the trauma i had trying to get them back from an ex?
You might also recall that, when i won the clobber, it was still covered with concrete dust from the filming of Aliens but, when i got them back, they were grubbier than when i last saw them.
Would like to get that grubbiness off.
But how?
I tried wiping with a damp cloth and that worked a bit - but tried lightly on the patches and found straight away they ain't colourfast :shock:
So that really restricts what i can do.
Just wondering if anyone can suggest something other than the above?
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assimilate
 Post subject: Re: How to clean a prop?
PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 9:26 pm 
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dry cleaners maybe?

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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:03 pm 
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assimilate wrote:
dry cleaners maybe?

Despite the name Dry Cleaning still uses fluids which will likely destroy the patches if they're not colour-fast to a damp cloth!

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Bug Stomper
 Post subject: Re: How to clean a prop?
PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:10 pm 
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I'd say keep them as they are unless you are 100% sure of what you are doing!

How about a picture? That'd make it easier to give some advice...

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assimilate
 Post subject: Re: How to clean a prop?
PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:12 pm 
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still might be the best option

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Russ Krook III
 Post subject: Re: How to clean a prop?
PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:37 pm 
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As much as I'd hate to suggest it, I'd say remove the patches and THEN get them cleaned and sew them back on later.

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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:39 pm 
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Why not a simple hand wash?

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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 11:10 pm 
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Russ Krook III wrote:
As much as I'd hate to suggest it, I'd say remove the patches and THEN get them cleaned and sew them back on later.

Russ

my suggestion as well

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SSgt Burton
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PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2010 2:29 am 
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Russ Krook III wrote:
As much as I'd hate to suggest it, I'd say remove the patches and THEN get them cleaned and sew them back on later.

Russ


As unpleasent a prospect this is- it may be the only viable option.

(No offense to Russ- as I could literaly feel the angst in his post).


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