Only with loose covers that are no longer loose :-)
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19 years ago
Robbing sheds! [Merry Christmas]
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19 years ago
You must have missed the tiny print on the hidden label - 'cold water only, hang to dry'.
Changing the topic somewhat - I was out of the country for a few months, and the relative staying in my house had his grandchildren visiting. This apparently resulted in said g'parents scrubbing all the upholstery, including the loose covers on a big armchair. I'd had the covers treated with a waterborne-stain repellent - which worked _really_ well. Spill something, and it just beaded up, and could be sponged off - tea, coffee - anything. Well - last month, I spilled a little water on the cover. It soaked right in. I've never washed the cover (haven't needed to). WHAT could they have done, to destroy the finish????
Sheila
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19 years ago
From popular folklore, aka labels on hiking kit: washed it with conventional detergent - washing-up liquid, normal washing powder, etc. The various "proofed" garments are quite fierce about their water-repellent coatings getting knacked unless washed in soap-only or pricey "TekWash" stuff. Dunno whether there's any real applied mathematics[1] behind the claim...
Stefek
[1] Y'know: physics is just applied maffs, chemistry just applied phsyics ;-)- Vote on answer
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19 years ago
I don't remember what the care label said, apart from using cold water, and not using a tumble dryer. I'll check it, next time I take the covers off.
Sheila