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Washing sun umbrellas!

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kittylester Fri 25-Oct-13 07:12:50

Ariadne, it's on the cleaning the cooker thread. thlsmile

Nelliemoser Thu 24-Oct-13 22:27:35

ninathe just what sort of mice do they have down your way? that sounds scary. grin

Ariadne Thu 24-Oct-13 17:03:14

Where's that, kitty? I'd be near the top!

kittylester Thu 24-Oct-13 14:11:22

Think this needs to go with phoenix's slattern's list. thlgrin

goldengirl Thu 24-Oct-13 12:37:26

Crikey! It's never ever occurred to me hmm

tanith Wed 23-Oct-13 20:17:01

Can't say I've ever thought about washing our sun umbrella , its cream and about 7/8yrs old, I've always assumed it will eventually rot away as its out in all weathers for 6mths of the year and then stored in the garden shed..

ninathenana Wed 23-Oct-13 18:09:27

need

ninathenana Wed 23-Oct-13 18:08:46

We too had to replace ours this year after mice ate the last one. They also ate 2 directors chairs, and the covers on DH's fishing rods.

I've never felt the nead to wash a sunshade.

kittylester Wed 23-Oct-13 16:40:40

Surely, they are only dirty on the outside, which becomes the top, which at 5'5" I can't see. And it does rain an awful lot here! thlgrin

Stansgran Wed 23-Oct-13 16:36:25

It isn't really an option. The mice ate our last one or may be it was the squirrels.

Hunt Wed 23-Oct-13 15:40:08

We have had our sun umbrellas for nearly 50 years- can't remember ever having seen the need to wash them!

hespian Wed 23-Oct-13 14:36:23

Sorry I should have previewed -treating!!

hespian Wed 23-Oct-13 14:35:37

Did you know that you can wash the covers of sun umbrellas? Mine were decidedly grubby and I was on the point of getting rid of them (and trating myself to new ones next year) but I decided to take off the covers and put them in the washing machine. They have come up like new.smile