On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 01:40:36PM -0400, Stephen Petri wrote:
> Short of replacing them, what is the best way to remove the "mildew" odor
> from older cabin cushions? Febreeze is just not cutting it.
>
> I was thinking soaking/washing the cushions with a mixture of Oxiclean and
> laundry detergent to try to remove the mildew from the foam. Then using a
> poly sheet and shopvac to vacuum-bag out most of the water from the foam,
> and then drying them in the sun.
>
> Will that work? Is there a better way?
I usually lay the cushions out on the foredeck, soak them thoroughly,
add a little low-foaming detergent, and get a bevy of beautiful,
enthusiastic, buxom Italian grape-crushing girls to stomp on them until
they're exhausted[1]. Then, after a bit of rest, the process is repeated
while rinsing, and once the soap bubbles are all gone, they get stomped
more or less dry and finish drying in the sun (during the summer in
Florida, that takes 2-3 days - assuming it doesn't rain in the
meantime.) Works very well.
[1] Umm. Due to temporary technical difficulties, I've had to do it
myself. Every single time, now that I think about it. I'm still
debugging the process, though, and should have it solved soon.
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