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How to Clean Grill Cloth ?
#1

I read about Kirk soaking a small piece of grill cloth in dish soap and it looked pretty good afterwards.

 Is there a preferred method of cleaning grill cloth ? In this case the piece I want to clean has been salvaged from a cabinet that was too bad to save.
It is appx 22" x 22" chevron pattern.

                                                                  TIA,
                                                                       Henry
#2

I have never been successful in cleaning grill cloth. Not to say it can’t be done but mine has always fallen apart when soaked. Probably it was just to rotted to save. I have tried twice. Good luck.
#3

I'm w/Bob It's a hit or miss situation mostly dependent on it condition. I tried to clean one on a '39 GE console and it just fell apart.

When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry
#4

Thanks for the replys. Guess I will have to give it some thought.
                                         Henry
#5

Henry

See if you can find a remedy (don't even know if such exists) that could be simply sprayed upon and left without wiping to act as detergent.
Short of that...any mechanical disturbance or even running water through could damage old cloth.

If it is do or die thing.....I would use warm water....or even cold with mild detergent and the cloth on its frame (hopefully it is not cardboard) and simply immerse it in, let the solution ru off y itself and dry in aired cool place.
Maybe when rinsing the soapy water use gentle stream of clean water from a sauce pot.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
#6

Something else comes to mind. Try sandwiching the piece between 2 damp cloths then steam iron on low heat. Maybe the stream will do the cleaning.

I have been able to brush clean a grille cloth then a very light spray of clear coat to hold it together. It wasn't too dirty to begin with but got good results.
#7

Did they stop making it again?

"I just might turn into smoke, but I feel fine"
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#8

No I don't think so. You can get dirt just about anywhere. Trust me I know!

When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry
#9

yeah, but nobody has made any for 4.5bln. years.

I would think that purchasing new cloth might even be cheaper than trying to clean the old stuff.

My experience with cleaning Philco cloth was on the yellow/red strip stuff - it shrinks.

"I just might turn into smoke, but I feel fine"
http://www.russoldradios.com/
#10

Thanks all for the input. Kirk's post on the other forum got me wondering that's all. 
                                                              Henry
#11

I had a grill cloth dry cleaned once. It turned out good. But it was a heavier woven style, not fine fabric like the chevron cloth is.
#12

My Philco 38-1XX has a heavier Chevron cloth. It had a water stain. I soaked it in warm water and Woolite. It turned out well. I was very gentle, and it did fray a little on the bottom edge, but I was able to salvage it and it still looks great. I wouldn’t try the thinner cloth. It literally disintegrates.

Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas

http://jeffsradios.weebly.com

God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning
#13

I wondered if Woolite might be a good choice. This piece of cloth might have come from a junked Philco 90  console. I think I only saved it because it was a good sized piece and you never know what you might need. It's hanging on a hanger with the spring clips out of the way in the cellar. When I read a post of Kirk's on the other forum I thought I might give it a try after all what do I have to lose?
                                Thanks again for all the different thoughts.
                                                               Henry
#14

Let us know how it goes.
#15

I will post before and after pix.When I get to it.
                              Henry




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