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My bother has just informed me that he has not taken his tent out of the bin liner he stuffed it in (due to being very wet) since September, Surprisingly it is not moldy but it stunk, so he has washed it in the bath and it seems ok!!!!

The only problem is that the metal eyelets has gone rusty and due to the fact that they where laid on the windows have nasty rust marks on the window panels.

Does anyone have any idea of how to remove them?

Quote: Originally posted by Tracey Louise on 19/3/2007

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I think we used bleach, do you think he's knacked the tent?                                                                                                                    

if he has used bleach,washing powder or washing up liquid he has taken th water proofing out of the fabric. you should only use specialist tent cleaner. you may be able to re proof it again with fabsil

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Dilute lemon juice is recommended to remove rust marks from fabric, followed by sunlight!  The same book on stains says that chlorine based bleach will FIX the rust mark into the fabric :(