how do you wash your portable?

[finn-land]

i have an older fish trap that needs to be cleaned. has stains and smells that need to go away. i was thinkin either soap and pressure washer or garden hose with a lot of scrubing. what have you had the best luck with?

[outdoors247]

You can try mixing some baking soda with water for the smells. It works great in coolers for removing foul smells. I don't know what to use for the stains. I would be careful what you use on the canvas and make sure that there is no corrosives in the cleaner for stains.

[BoxMN]

I'd be careful with pressure washer too. I just rinse out the tub, then let it dry usually. Fold it back up, then put it on the shelf till next December.

[BartmanMN]

I give mine a good Fabreezing and then set it up in the Sun to air/dry out.

[finn-land]

i went the fabreeze route last year and got a strong fabreeze with a touch of urine smell thing goin on still. squirls decided to make a home of it two summers ago. i need to just buy a new cavas for it but tyin to hold off till next season.

[bobbymalone]

if you can take the canvas off your portable you probably should.

I always set mine up in the yard each spring to give it a good dry, then I take off the canvas and put it in one of those plastic totes.

Rodents can wander all over the sled, but they aren't using my canvas as a nest or a bathroom.

Takes an extra 15 minutes to get it put away for the summer and an extra 15 minutes to get set up in the fall. Worth not having rodent eaten canvas though.

[MikeH55343]

My old canvas house go the mouse pee treatment a couple of years ago. I set it up in the yard, sprayed with garden hose, then a light scrubbing with dish soap, rise, let dry for a whole day. Then I diluted Thompson Water Seal with water (50/50) added the mixture to an old hand spray bottle and gave the canvas a good soaking.

Mouse pee smell was gone. The water sealer has a strong smell which will fade with good air drying. The water sealer will re-new the canvas structure and help reseal it.

Also, lots of dryer fabric softner sheets stuffed in every fold before storing away for the season.

[traveler]

wash?

[Sifty]

I take my canvas off and store it in a tube with a couple of dry sheets.

The tub gets power washed and then set in the sun to dry for a couple of days.

[thatoneguy]

wash?

My thoughts exactly

[magnum mike]

Aren't they supposed to smell of sweat, cigars and a slight hint of minnow bucket?

The smell of VICTORY!