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You can wash cloth vacuum bags, but you have to be very careful in what soap you use, how you wash it, and the water temperature. It also must be hand washed and line-dried, no machine use. Extra care must be used if the bag is old enough to have silkscreen logos.
And yes when repairing a vacuum that has been in use for 60-70 years you do have to wash the bag because they breathe through the fabric to exhaust the air and filter dust and dirt, and if the fabric is all clogged up it hurts the motor and the suction performance. You don't need to do it but once or twice in the vacuum's life, but it always needs to be done for a refurb.
Most vacuum bags are not colorfast, as the factories never imagined people would be doing this in the future, so they do bleed a little bit of color out, but an enormous amount is bad. But most collectors say to turn the bag inside out and hand wash using Woolite with either a small amount of detergent or baking soda.
You can wash cloth vacuum bags, but you have to be very careful in what soap you use, how you wash it, and the water temperature. It also must be hand washed and line-dried, no machine use. Extra care must be used if the bag is old enough to have silkscreen logos.
And yes when repairing a vacuum that has been in use for 60-70 years you do have to wash the bag because they breathe through the fabric to exhaust the air and filter dust and dirt, and if the fabric is all clogged up it hurts the motor and the suction performance. You don't need to do it but once or twice in the vacuum's life, but it always needs to be done for a refurb.
Most vacuum bags are not colorfast, as the factories never imagined people would be doing this in the future, so they do bleed a little bit of color out, but an enormous amount is bad. But most collectors say to turn the bag inside out and hand wash using Woolite with either a small amount of detergent or baking soda.
Yeah,
But so far I have been VERY careful when it comes to the really old bags, as the two pre 1950s machines with original bags I own have beautiful condition painted logos on them. I know they are prone to cracking. The most I have done other than empty them is wipe them out with some damp paper towels. As for later ones, I will definitely wash them as described above.
Thanks!
~K
But so far I have been VERY careful when it comes to the really old bags, as the two pre 1950s machines with original bags I own have beautiful condition painted logos on them. I know they are prone to cracking. The most I have done other than empty them is wipe them out with some damp paper towels. As for later ones, I will definitely wash them as described above.
Thanks!
~K
madman
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The thing is, a new screen printing will never match the original 100%. So with the shadow of the original screen print still on the fabric, it'll look odd as you will never get the new screen to line up perfectly with the old print. In the case of the bag fabric being in very good shape, I would say repainting it by hand is a good option. Screen printing emulsion (paint) is available on amazon and ebay. You might want to practice on a piece of scrap fabric first, and if I'm not mistaken, acetone will clean any mistakes. The paint needs to be cured with heat, so a blow dryer or halogen light will do.
Otherwise, put the bag on a flatbed scanner and copy the print design in black and white (no gray), black being the painted areas. Measure a reference point on the bag (a line, perhaps) and ensure the image size is appropriately large (in inches), and that the design matches the actual size as closely as possible. Then take that image to a T-shirt screen printing guy.
Otherwise, put the bag on a flatbed scanner and copy the print design in black and white (no gray), black being the painted areas. Measure a reference point on the bag (a line, perhaps) and ensure the image size is appropriately large (in inches), and that the design matches the actual size as closely as possible. Then take that image to a T-shirt screen printing guy.
dysonman1
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I was faced with the same dilemma with my Kirby 1C bag. I learned a trick from the late David Watters that worked. At the fabric store they make 'paint' for fabric. The tubes even have a little 'dispenser' so they go on like a magic marker. I got the red, grey, and the gold glitter one to match the original. It can be done.
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