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'71bro
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 Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject: sun bleached curtain help!!!!! |
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i have the green curtains out of my '79 westy and was wondering what i can do to help get them there color back?  i've heard about people dieing them, is that all one can do to restore them or what else can be done? i want to keep them because their original.
(they were alittle wet when i had them spread out)
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Westfabulous
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Nope. You can turn them inside out and have the good side face out, or you can do what I did, and buy front windshield curtains and make new curtains out of them (they are usually not faded). Last option is to buy new from Bus Depot or some other place. Dying them rarely turns out well, but if you search, there were some instructions on here, which required a laborious process of boiling and cooling and soaking, etc.
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curtis4085
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Dying doesn't work. Best bet is searching classifieds for better ones than yours. Or buy new. They come from same OG company and are perfect match. I bought some and they are great.
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'71bro
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| Dying doesn't work. Best bet is searching classifieds for better ones than yours. Or buy new. They come from same OG company and are perfect match. I bought some and they are great. |
thanks for the info, i just wanted to be sure whether or not there was something i could do  but seeing all the information i was giving, ill check arounf for new or used ones from somewhere, or use westfabulous idea  but all in all, i really appreciate the information from you both  |
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Westfabulous
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Here is a pic of curtains that Mrs Westfab made out of front windshield curtains....compared to the old faded ones.
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drober23
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Just for fun, do a google search on "dying polyester".
It can be done, but it is really difficult. As someone said before, boiling and cooling, and multiple pots, and fun chemical. Yuck.
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'71bro
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| Westfabulous wrote: |
Here is a pic of curtains that Mrs Westfab made out of front windshield curtains....compared to the old faded ones.
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the look amazing lookin real good  |
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busdaddy
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Dead 1
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Use this fabric, It will never fade. Once and done.
http://www.outdoorfabrics.com/
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Yondermtn
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| curtis4085 wrote: |
| Or buy new. They come from same OG company and are perfect match. I bought some and they are great. |
Are the curtains available pre-made or is just the fabric available? I see bus depot sells the fabric. |
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curtis4085
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| curtis4085 wrote: |
| Or buy new. They come from same OG company and are perfect match. I bought some and they are great. |
Are the curtains available pre-made or is just the fabric available? I see bus depot sells the fabric. |
They sell the curtians too. They get em threw justkampers.com I think
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gordonzo
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Or make some like this:
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Tried soaking it in some search?
"We are taking it to the shop soon" - Those words always end badly, why not tackle it yourself? |
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