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Any suggestions?

I have a cream Athena, that now has blackberry coloured bird-poo stain on it....I`ve brushed the `solid` bit off but its left purple stain down the side.

I`m not having a good day and this is not helping...

Any suggestions  on removal gratefully appreciated

Do you have to reproof afterwards?

I`m so loathe to do that as its perfectly waterproof now.....bloody birds, wouldn`t mind but both cats were snoozing next to the tent

We have the same thing on our De Wit pyramid.

And on its second outing too. Let me say I wasnt in the slightest bit impresesd.

Not sure what berries they were eating but it made me say some very bad words lol

Without reproofing, the best thing is to probably brush it with a soft brush (once dry) then rinse with LOTS of water. Hosepipe or bucket and running shoes spring to mind :)

I certainly wouldnt use a cleaning product and reproofer just for a bit of bird poo no matter how funky the color :)

Angie

Yes its still up in the garden Gill...LOL....I don`t want to put it down

I have brushed it.....will try water tomorrow, although it looks like a downpour is looming here.

Quote: Originally posted by u400jb9 on 05/9/2009

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Do you have to reproof afterwards?

I`m so loathe to do that as its perfectly waterproof now.....bloody birds, wouldn`t mind but both cats were snoozing next to the tent

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We had the same problem as we've got elderberry bushes in the garden. We put the tent up to clean it and did a good job and so re-proofed it and left it to dry. A day later we were going to take it down and found purple stains all down one side!

Try as I might they would not wash off, so I've left them. As fatbloke28 says, who cares what others think!!