simonis cloth how to clean?
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I wouldn't recommend washing the cloth. I think I would just spread it out on a clean surface and use a low-powered vacuum with a brush attachment to remove the embedded chalk and other debris. If you are set on washing, I wouldn't use anything stronger than Woolite and wash it by hand in a large sink, or tub. Let it dry outside in the sun. Good luck with it, whatever you do. Let us know how it turns out.dgem said:
Big C said:
I would simply let it air dry, but I"m not so sure I'd put it under direct sunlight. The sun bleaches and sometimes shrinks things.
Just my 2 cents.
Simonis Washing
I've actually washed some Simonis 860 on the hand wash cycle, put it in the dryer on gentle and reinstalled it on someone's table who couldn't afford cloth. I had to go back and stretch it again about 2 more inches. So, I'd skip the dryer altogether and possibly the washer as well. See what a dry cleaner would charge you for a cleaning......
I've actually washed some Simonis 860 on the hand wash cycle, put it in the dryer on gentle and reinstalled it on someone's table who couldn't afford cloth. I had to go back and stretch it again about 2 more inches. So, I'd skip the dryer altogether and possibly the washer as well. See what a dry cleaner would charge you for a cleaning......
Big C said:
We used to dry all our clothes on the line for years, except the special wash clothes, which were dried indoors on a rack, out of the sun, to prevent shrinking, bleaching, etc..
Leave a black shirt crumpled up outdoors for a few weeks, through rain, or whatever. At the end of 2 or 3 weeks, check it out. If the sun doesn't bleach your clothes, that black shirt will still be black through and through. Otherwise, it'll be as neatly "sun-bleached" as one of mine turned out, when accidentally left outdoors for a couple of weeks.
If you're ever worried about the shrinkage of a special fabric, don't use the sun, just to be on the safe side. I've had some of my houseshoes dry fine, indoors. But, when I stuck them out in the sun to dry, I had to buy a new pair.
clothes dried on the line can come out crispy or crunchy (for lack of a better word) sometimes. Id dry it on the air setting in your dryer.
> A friend that ran a poolroom and was very particular about the equipment used to get nice results with this method.
He'd brush all the crap out from under the rails out into the middle,and vacuum thoroughly.
Then,he'd take a slightly damp rag that didn't shed and wipe the cloth down,with long straight strokes that slightly overlapped.
Then as his final step,he'd VERY lightly mist the whole cloth down with plain blue WINDEX,and let it sit overnight. The color brightened back up,it played faster for several hours,and made it easier next time. You just have to make sure the sprayer is a couple feet above the table surface,and go very lightly. I promise it worked. Tommy D.
He'd brush all the crap out from under the rails out into the middle,and vacuum thoroughly.
Then,he'd take a slightly damp rag that didn't shed and wipe the cloth down,with long straight strokes that slightly overlapped.
Then as his final step,he'd VERY lightly mist the whole cloth down with plain blue WINDEX,and let it sit overnight. The color brightened back up,it played faster for several hours,and made it easier next time. You just have to make sure the sprayer is a couple feet above the table surface,and go very lightly. I promise it worked. Tommy D.