Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by Joe Santana On 2020/6/13 9:59:55

Wow, Kevin, you did it!

For the water stains, I would get some Sol-U-Mel Stain Remover, Tough-and-Tender Cleaner and Sol-U-Guard Disinfectant from Melaleuca Company. They have a sort of Amway set up, but you can simply order these products directly at a slightly higher price than members.https://www.melaleuca.com/ProductStore/content/category?c=54

The stuff is not cheap but it goes a long way and it has worked for me. You can also use it to clean/disinfect surfaces or spills on a rug.

I had a couch covered in a silk material with water stains, green ink, and blood. I was going to have it recovered for $1800, so before I did that, I thought what the hell, I unzipped its six cushion covers, followed the procedure below, and the result was so good, I then put more stuff on the weakening stains and put them in the washing machine. Unless you were examining it for the stains, you wouldn't notice them now.

I would start by putting the rear seat rest on saw horses and working on a water stain at the bottom corner of the back seat rest doing a section to the first vertical seam or between two seams.

Fill a spray bottle with water and add a teaspoon of each product. Up close, spray the test area having a heavy water stain thoroughly. Let it sit a couple minutes. Use a finger-size part of a soft rag to apply Sol-U-Mel full strength directly on the path of the water stain. Let that sit for 5-10 minutes. Use the spray bottle to spray the area again, like an active rinse. Then rub it (not too hard) with a clean absorbent rag to collect most of the moisture. Use a hairdryer around the perimeter of the wet area and dry it enough to let it dry on it own over a couple hours.

The result should spur you on to do the rest and save an upholstery job. If the upholstery can be removed like seat covers, where you can get it off without damage by removing the hog clips, you might try my cold water washing machine treatment, then ask an upholsterer to replace the mouse cotton and foam rubber if the mice got that, and replace the cleaned upholstery.

I wished I lived closer to help you with this. I just checked my cabinet and I have enough of each for you to do a test. Email your address and send it to you to try and if it works you can order your own. Do before and after pix.