help please!
06-18-2011, 07:00 PM
#42
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I use a bucket of water (cold not hot as hot sets in the stain) and fresh lemons squeezed to take out grass stains in my grandsons pants (and we know how hard it is to get grass stains out) Just let it soak in the water and lemons over night and then wash as usual then hang on a clothes line and let dry in the sun.
06-18-2011, 08:31 PM
#43
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I would be really pee'd off. How dare they use YOUR quilt for a furniture wrap. As far as cleaning it. IF ALL ELSE fails , what I would do is try to unstitch some of the stitches in the back or front if the back is not pieced.I would then slip something flat and hard like a piece of plastic under the moldy backing (so the bleach doesn't bleach out the colors on the top side) and put slightly diluted bleach on the spots with a dropper or Q-tip so you can control the amount. Let it sit and watch it, bleach usually makes mold disappear. Then use a clean white wash cloth, wet it and blot the bleach out. Let dry. Then maybe wash the whole quilt on a gentle cycle.Hope this helps
06-18-2011, 08:38 PM
#45
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PLEASE, tell us what you wind up doing and show us!
At some point in time or another we all have to deal with stuff like this, so let us help you work through the process.
Just a thought...There may be sample boxes of OxyClean floating around that someone could send to you if you can't find it in Germany. I know at one time they had small packets/ sample boxes. Maybe you can write to the company and ask for one?
Companies like to help customers, especially if they can open up a market in your area (via the Post commissary or other source). So why not just check out their website and ask?
At some point in time or another we all have to deal with stuff like this, so let us help you work through the process.
Just a thought...There may be sample boxes of OxyClean floating around that someone could send to you if you can't find it in Germany. I know at one time they had small packets/ sample boxes. Maybe you can write to the company and ask for one?
Companies like to help customers, especially if they can open up a market in your area (via the Post commissary or other source). So why not just check out their website and ask?
06-19-2011, 01:47 AM
#47
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Hi and Welcome from Quebec City. I certainly hope that one of the suggestions already made, works and that you can restore your beautiful quilt. I would still claim for the damage as, movers HAVE their own big heavy blanket (I don't know how to call it) to wrap our belongings, furnitures etc... they should NEVER use customer's
I would certainly let the military admin know (in writing with pictures and explanation of this antique handmade treasure) so that they penalize this moving compagny. they have a way of giving them less move to do in the future and that is a penalty in some way....
So careless, I can't beleive it!!! I was in the military myself for more than 20 years and got so tired of moving around...
Good luck and let us know how you managed!
I would certainly let the military admin know (in writing with pictures and explanation of this antique handmade treasure) so that they penalize this moving compagny. they have a way of giving them less move to do in the future and that is a penalty in some way....
So careless, I can't beleive it!!! I was in the military myself for more than 20 years and got so tired of moving around...
Good luck and let us know how you managed!
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