How do I get rid of mildew in featherweight case?
05-09-2011, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by lbosma
I picked up a complete (including table), well used and very smelly Featherweight Centennial for $99 at a local charity shop in 2009. I read everything I could and the best info came from the car guys. A friend told me recently that the odor in the case is from an animal based glue used on the cases made in the US. Here is what I have done...housed it in our loft space, open case during the coldest time of winter. Bake it in the heat on the hottest driest days. After that treatment and being closed up during our humid season the mold spores reappeared. In frustration I took a bleach wipe to it and have had no problems since.
05-09-2011, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by lbosma
I picked up a complete (including table), well used and very smelly Featherweight Centennial for $99 at a local charity shop in 2009. I read everything I could and the best info came from the car guys. A friend told me recently that the odor in the case is from an animal based glue used on the cases made in the US. Here is what I have done...housed it in our loft space, open case during the coldest time of winter. Bake it in the heat on the hottest driest days. After that treatment and being closed up during our humid season the mold spores reappeared. In frustration I took a bleach wipe to it and have had no problems since.
05-09-2011, 07:25 AM
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If it is just the smell that bothers you ,take a small cotton ball or end of a q-tip and put a small drop of oil of peppermint on it. This will have to be placed inside of the machine where it will not interfere with the mechanism and can be retrieved at a later time. I had a rat crawl into the squirrel cage fan of my truck and die, in the hot summer. Even when the body was removed the smell was horrendous. Using the peppermint made it bearable until the smell went away. This oil can be bought in the pharmacy section of most stores.
05-09-2011, 07:45 AM
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When I first bought mine it had that "smell". I went to Dave McCollum's FW maintenance class and learned what to do. I did the light bulb thing for 8 hours and did the bleach/water mixture also. Elmer's white glue really works patching tears in the fabric or where it's coming off the wood anywhere on the case. We did the shoe polish shine and it's beautiful when done. He recommended making small bags of muslin/scrap fabric and fill with shredded Dial soap. I have 3 in my case that I refill every so often. Then somewhere I read that those silicone packages you get in shoes, purses, electronics, etc. are good to place in the box when closed to help with the moisture--the enemy of the old horse glue used on the cases when made. Good luck and it does work so you can have a nice smelling case.
05-09-2011, 08:29 AM
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I cleaned my good with Murphy's oil soap and then let it sit in the sun all day for two or three different times. I then wrap net around Irish Spring soap and kept in the case when close. I have 5 three with cases and this worked on all of the cases.
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