antman Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 well i took my ghost out to keansburg and i havent been able to get a few stains off of it .. i dont want to try anything other then soap and water untill i get advise here .. dont want to ruin a new sail!!! i dont knowthat the kite caught but its there and it wont go away.. you dont see it in flight but i know its there and i like my stuff lookin good and want to keep it that way so anyone out there that knows something.. please let me know .. thanks alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnmitchell Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 well i took my ghost out to keansburg and i havent been able to get a few stains off of it .. i dont want to try anything other then soap and water untill i get advise here .. dont want to ruin a new sail!!! i dont knowthat the kite caught but its there and it wont go away.. you dont see it in flight but i know its there and i like my stuff lookin good and want to keep it that way so anyone out there that knows something.. please let me know .. thanks alot Watch out for the Goose poo! It does it every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor99 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Has JB borrowed your kite? Sorry in joke. This may help. Www.ultralightnews.pilotslounge.cleaning_Dacron.htm Also look at sailmaker sites. North sails is good. But remeber that when it comes to spinnaker cloth UK sailmaker use the term nylon for both nylon and poly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor99 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Has JB borrowed your kite? Sorry in joke. This may help. Www.ultralightnews.pilotslounge.cleaning_Dacron.htm Also look at sa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepster Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Has JB borrowed your kite? Sorry in joke. This may help. Www.ultralightnews.pilotslounge.cleaning_Dacron.htm Also look at sa Jeremy, Two wrong postings don't make a right address ... this is what the address looks like. http://www.ultralightnews.com/pilotslounge...ning_dacron.htm Thanks for the info. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor99 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Blame apple not me. No cut and paste and very easy to press something twice. Thanks for the corrected link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 readt the words on the site. gonna give it a try thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobw Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Can't speak for sail cloth, but I can speak for Nylon tents and Polyester tent material. That website seemed mostly correct, except for Acetone. Acetone will damage most synthetics, and I would *not* use it under any situation on nylon or polyester. I think I would try a gentle soap and water solution; a bleaching solution should also do well, and not affect the sail. I would even let it "set" and soak for awhile, and a mild solution should do no harm unless cotton thread was used to sew the sail (but that should not be the case; cotton thread should not be used on a synthetic sail). Finally, rinsing with *cool* water and let it thoroughly dry is the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linekahuna Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Hhhmmm. Wonder what would work to get stains off from a felt marking pen that leeched onto a yellow and pink Rev 1? I call it my speckled kite. It's a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor99 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Beg top differ on acetone. It should not damage the fillers in ripstop - We have a big tub of the stuff we use to clean over-runs of glue off sails after we have put the branding and such like on. Works great on the spinnakers. Possibly tents use a different set of fillers and coatings - well not possibly, they do which is why the cloths are softer. As always the golden rule is to try out on an inconspicuous area first of course. And always start with the weakest solution, soap and water, and work up to the stronger stuff from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepster Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Beg top differ on acetone. It should not damage the fillers in ripstop - We have a big tub of the stuff we use to clean over-runs of glue off sails after we have put the branding and such like on. Works great on the spinnakers. Possibly tents use a different set of fillers and coatings - well not possibly, they do which is why the cloths are softer.As always the golden rule is to try out on an inconspicuous area first of course. And always start with the weakest solution, soap and water, and work up to the stronger stuff from there. It'd be great if someone would check out acetone on Rev material ... poly and nylon. All the waste from the holes cut out of experimentally vented kites would do ... My kites are too new and clean to need a drastic approach ... you know, only flown on clear days by a grandpa type of usage ... but, someday it'll happen and the advice would be helpful. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerochic Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 My first thought on Acetone was "No NO No!", but I know Sailor knows his stuff so I bow to his expertise. I used to use Acetone on cleaning screen printing films and it's hardcore stuff. Have any scraps you can play with, Ant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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