C15: Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, AA, Mk II

[Keith Orpin]

Hi Hanno,
The best bit is they are stencilled with "Cushion 20mm Universal Mounting", Date of manufacture is 1944.
Sadly the covers are marked with some rust which I need to carefully remove, any ideas ?
Regards
Keith

[Keith Orpin]

The 10 cwt trailer is finally coming together, see attached picture of the tailgate and sides. Next task is to finish off the mudguards, and then onto painting.
Regards
Keith

[David Dunlop]

Hello Keith.

Best bet for cleaning the cushions would be to get in touch with any shop in your area that sells pure wool area rugs, like British India or Persian, and ask them what cleaners they have available and recommend. The longer the company has been in business, the better the help you will get..

Modern carpet cleaners for synthetic fibre carpets are far too aggressive for natural fibres like wool, cotton and linen. It is typically a long process of soak and blotting up with paper towel, so stockpiling a lot of the paper towel is a good idea. Air drying between sessions is also helps you see your progress as wet stains always look worse than when they have dried. Any hot air blowers will set the stains. You may not get 100% out, but should be able to carefully, dramatically, reduce the visible amount of stain.

Cheers,

David

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Keith Orpin

Hi Hanno,
The best bit is they are stencilled with "Cushion 20mm Universal Mounting", Date of manufacture is 1944.
Sadly the covers are marked with some rust which I need to carefully remove, any ideas ?
Regards
Keith

Citric acid. The "old wives remedy" for "iron mould" (i.e. rust stains) was to apply lemon juice to the marks, leave it for a while (converts insoluble ferrous oxide to soluble ferrous citrate without affecting fabrics) and then wash. Repeated applications may be necessary to get all the stains out.

Do NOT use stronger (mineral) acids as they will damage the fabric and can also change the colours of stencilled lettering from black to red by attacking the dyestuffs used.

There are probably commercial stain removal products available, but use with caution.

Best regards,
Chris.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Keith Orpin

The best bit is they are stencilled with "Cushion 20mm Universal Mounting", Date of manufacture is 1944.
Sadly the covers are marked with some rust which I need to carefully remove, any ideas ?
Regards
Keith

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[Keith Orpin]

Guys,
Many thanks for the tips on cleaning the rust marks off the old canvas. Looks like , Slowly , slowly does it with very mild washing. A very good friend of mine, has been involved with supplying and fitting carpets ( and cleaning carpets for many years), I'll have a word with him, and let you know how I get on.
Thanks again
Keith

[Keith Orpin]

In between carefully cleaning the cushions , I'm now onto marking the 10 cwt GS trailer with it's census number (s).
Question is, was the census number applied to both sides near the front, OR only on the tailgate ?, as I have seen both census numbers on the side and not the tailgate, or, on the tailgate and not on the sides. HELP !!!
As always, thanks in advance.
Keith

[Mike Gurr]

My understanding when I did my trailer last year is that the number was on the tailgate and offside of the trailer. Not a result of any definitive research but from discussions with other trailer owners.

[Keith Orpin]

Hi Mike,
Thanks for the quick reply, O.S front and rear looks correct, so that's what I will be applying to mine . I'll post some pictures when the census numbers have been stencilled on.
Thanks again
Keith

[Keith Orpin]

GS trailer finally finished, this week end, well pleased with the end result, I particularly like the T plate on the side.
A modern trailer board will be fitted when on the road, then removed at events
Enjoy
Keith