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<p>[QUOTE="SeaGoat, post: 145683, member: 1136"]I have a vintage Hickory Chair chair. The cushion is removable and has a goose down insert. The fabric on it (does not match the fabric on the link) is in good shape, but needs cleaning. It was pulled off a box truck that had been sitting for years a tree branch fell on a poked a hole through it. The chair was never rained on, thankfully, but it smelled of mildew. The smell is mostly gone, unless you bury your face in it, but there is some minor staining on the arm rests, seat, and back. </p><p>With fabric being attached to most of the chair is it safe to take the hose attachments of my steam cleaner and clean it this way?</p><p>Whats the best way to clean the down insert? I fear putting it in the washer because of the age.</p><p><br /></p><p>How do you keep the caning from becoming brittle?</p><p>I hit it with some howards today but I dont know if that really conditions it</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/265219/hickory-chair-vintage-mahogany-sheraton-armchair" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.chairish.com/product/265219/hickory-chair-vintage-mahogany-sheraton-armchair" rel="nofollow">https://www.chairish.com/product/265219/hickory-chair-vintage-mahogany-sheraton-armchair</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeaGoat, post: 145683, member: 1136"]I have a vintage Hickory Chair chair. The cushion is removable and has a goose down insert. The fabric on it (does not match the fabric on the link) is in good shape, but needs cleaning. It was pulled off a box truck that had been sitting for years a tree branch fell on a poked a hole through it. The chair was never rained on, thankfully, but it smelled of mildew. The smell is mostly gone, unless you bury your face in it, but there is some minor staining on the arm rests, seat, and back. With fabric being attached to most of the chair is it safe to take the hose attachments of my steam cleaner and clean it this way? Whats the best way to clean the down insert? I fear putting it in the washer because of the age. How do you keep the caning from becoming brittle? I hit it with some howards today but I dont know if that really conditions it [URL]https://www.chairish.com/product/265219/hickory-chair-vintage-mahogany-sheraton-armchair[/URL][/QUOTE]
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