Hi All Just wondering, since the grill cloth on my 38-116 only has a couple small holes but is very dirty, has anyone taken their grill cloth to a dry cleaners while still attached to the sound board? I would think they could be more careful when it is still stretched out than when it is loose. Any experience or opinions are welcome.
Thanks
Dick
I have tried soaking old cloth in a mixture of Woolite and water, with mixed results. Most turned out ok but some fell apart in the Woolite bath.
I doubt that the dry cleaners could do anything with the cloth while still attached to the board, but I could be wrong...
Thanks for the response Ron. I agree I kind of doubt they can do anything also but I might just visit a local dry cleaner and get their opinion. Can't hurt to ask.
As far as washing myself, I have yet to have one stand up to the task even when trying to be very gentile. The cloth just seems to evaporate.
Thanks again
Dick
i used to repair dry cleaning machines. they are nothing more than a front load washer that uses a chemical rather than soap and water. so thats a non starter. older perchlorethylene machines might even melt what you have if it is synthetic. on my 48-482 i removed the grill cloth and let it soak in strong dish soap/water solution. the method is to squeeze not rub it against itself. as it was sun faded.so after i rinsed and dried it i flipped it around and reglued it back on. considering i couldnt find anything really close, gold with a reddish tint im reasonably happy although like most times at bat it would be better with practice. beware of irish pennants during the re-glue if you re use it .
I agree that trying to wash most grill cloth is a frustrating exercise and I have not been successful trying it. I did get lucky when restoring my 48-482 cloth with a find in a Joann's Fabric store. It was blind luck I think and probably not something that will be repeated but the replacement was
remarkably similar to the original.