Fabric Care Tips & Cleaners

Tips to Enhance the Long Life and Good Looks of Fabric Awnings

• Keep your awnings clean by rinsing every month or so with a garden hose. Do this on a hot sunny day to speed drying.
• Clean underside of your awnings by brushing with a clean household broom.
• Keep shrubs and vines away from the awnings. They may contain acid, which can harm the fabric.
• Do not fold or roll awnings in extremely cold temperatures.
• Do not get insect spray on the fabric.
• Do not allow water to stand on the awning.
• Do not force awnings when raising or lowering them.
• Do not use your charcoal grill underneath an awning.
• Do not store awnings when they are damp.
• Remove leaves, twigs, etc. quickly to prevent stains.

Fabric Cleaners

Step 1 - 303 Fabric Cleaner

Designed to safely remove whatever Mother Nature and air pollution can drop onto awnings. Rinse awning with water. Use 1/2 cup or more cleaner in 1 gallon of warm water. Spray or brush on. Allow to penetrate. Brush with a soft brush, rinse thoroughly. For heaiver soils, increase brushing and soak time. Rinse thoroughly to remove soil and cleaning agent. Allow to air dry. It’s now time to retreat with a fabric guard.

Step 2 - 303 Fabric Guard

Apply every 1-3 years to renew the water repellent finish of your fabric. Reapply after every cleaning. Fabric should be thoroughly cleaned and dry. Spray until evenly wet overlapping spray area. Wait until dry to reuse awning. Apply to prevent soil and moisture from penetrating the fabric weave and make subsequent cleaning faster and easier.