Hi there - Making plans for the next summer, and whenever spring arrives, I need to do some maintenance on my Trimline tent. Either last year or the year before, I did a show near a lot of high rises (Millennium, in Chicago), and unfortunately, after setting up, window washers were on the building next to me - and dripped filthy water onto my tent and sidewalls! I was hoping that the rest of the summer of rain, etc, would get the gray drippy (gross) stains out, but no such luck. This past summer, I was hoping they'd fade. They are not terrible, but it's obvious that my canopy and sidewalls have seen some action. Don't know what the stains are made of other than disgusting window washing sludge. Any tips on removal? Would rather not have to spend a ton of time scrubbing the walls/canopy, but needs must. Just don't know the best stuff/method to use. Thanks in advance!
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I've used LA's Totally Awesome cleaner found at Dollar Tree or similar or Home Depot spray on full strength scrub with soft sponge mop hose off completely. I spread mine on a clean driveway (no stones or grit). Put the tent up and let it dry!
Hi Elizabeth,
I tackled the cleaning issue for my Trimline roof/wall late last winter. I wound up using a ~10% bleach solution in hot water. I may have also squirted some dishsoap in there, but I don't remember for sure. I then laid each wall (or roof) on my lawn, sprayed it with a hose, then scrubbed it with a medium-soft scrub brush using the weak bleach solution. Most of what I was dealing with was dust, dirt, and grass or asphalt stains, but it worked pretty well for me. I also think -but don't recall for certain- that Flourish may have some cleaning suggestions on the website.
Good luck with it.
Steve
Living in FL and I had not done a show for a couple of months, when I pulled my trim line out of my shed, it was full of dirt & mold.
I ended up setting up an area with sawhorses with a 4x8 sheet of plywood in the yard, hosing sections down with water and scrubbing with a magic eraser. It did remove the mold. Then I hung them over a fence to dry. I'm not sure how it would work for what's on your canopy, but you could test a small area and see what happens.