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Subject:Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
From:Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Tue, 6 Jul 2021 12:09:50 -0400

Thanks Dan, sounds like a better product for the job then lithium grease.
I’m gonna have to invoke my Italian grandma to get this stain out. Wish I
fixed the nasty hinge before I changed the canvas. I thought about it and
then proceed to just charge forward throwing caution to the wind with the
project.

On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> After you clean the canvas, put a towel between the hinge and the canvas
> and hit it with silicone lubricant.
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 8:57 AM Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> It’s kinda a dusty grease I guess. I don’t know what the p/o used on the
>> hinges. Can I hit the hinge with a little white lithium grease after I
>> clean it or leave it dry?
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:39 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Is it dirt, or is it grease, or both? The first thing I would try is
>> brake
>> > cleaner sprayed from the inside with a towel held to the outside to keep
>> > the waste from running down the canvas.
>> >
>> > If that only works so far I would then scrub it with dish detergent and
>> > spray it with shout after rinsing the detergent off well.
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> > > On Jul 6, 2021, at 9:23 AM, Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hey volks,
>> > > What do you guys do to prevent the hinge dust from soiling your pop
>> top
>> > > canvas? I have a few year old canvas and it looks terrible with that
>> > hinge
>> > > dirt on it. I don’t even know if an upholstery cleaner will clean it.
>> > Peace
>> > > Tom
>> >
>>
>

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