washing and drying Nu Foam
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washing and drying Nu Foam
A question for anyone who has used Nu Foam as a filler for a sewn item:
I have used this product to fill my dogs crate cushions and I love it as it doesn't seem to retain "doggy odor" or get musty smelling, I have a washable quilted cover on the beds. The big dogs crate pad is 4" thick and 24" x 36".
Well last week he was sick and urinated on his bed. I washed the cover with a little vinegar and machine dried it and thats fine. Then I rinsed and then washed the Nu Foam in my tub with vinegar. I squeezed it as much as I could and then set it out on old towels to dry. A whole week later and the inside still is really wet! Its the center of the cushion. I split the edge with my hand and stuck my hand in and its full of water.
Any ideas about how to get the dang thing dry? Do you think I could tumble it on low heat for a while?
I have used this product to fill my dogs crate cushions and I love it as it doesn't seem to retain "doggy odor" or get musty smelling, I have a washable quilted cover on the beds. The big dogs crate pad is 4" thick and 24" x 36".
Well last week he was sick and urinated on his bed. I washed the cover with a little vinegar and machine dried it and thats fine. Then I rinsed and then washed the Nu Foam in my tub with vinegar. I squeezed it as much as I could and then set it out on old towels to dry. A whole week later and the inside still is really wet! Its the center of the cushion. I split the edge with my hand and stuck my hand in and its full of water.
Any ideas about how to get the dang thing dry? Do you think I could tumble it on low heat for a while?
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I have not had any experience with this product, but googled it and found a site that says it is washable. Here's the site: http://www.batt-mart.com/site/490194/page/130570
It says it's made of compressed layers of polyester, so maybe a test run in the dryer on the lowest setting for 20 minutes, see what happens?
It says it's made of compressed layers of polyester, so maybe a test run in the dryer on the lowest setting for 20 minutes, see what happens?
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Its been standing on end for a week...somehow the outsides have compressed enough that the insides are not releasing the water. I think I am going to have to pull it apart into two layers (it pulls apart like poly batting) and try to get those dry. I am then going to make/buy a waterproof wrapping for it to wear under the dog bed cover!
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