MSEsmitha 0 #1 October 14, 2008 I'm looking to sell my canopy and the lines (spectra) are a bit dirty. Where I jump the ground is orange clay and it has discolored my lines. Is it possible to wash my lines so they can be all nice and white again? Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hackish 8 #2 October 14, 2008 Water will not hurt your lines. Water and mild soap shouldn't hurt your lines but it's hard to get anyone to say that their soap definitely won't hurt spectra. Don't use anything aggressive like bleach :) -Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 9 #3 October 15, 2008 Understand what you're asking... sort of... but IMO there's no real reason to "wash" the lines on your canopy. How many jumps are on the canopy and/or line-set? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #4 October 15, 2008 Personally, were I buying a canopy, I would be very leery of a canopy that has been "prepped". My first thought would be that the seller was trying to hide something. Leave it as is and let it be known that the canopy was jumped in the conditions you describe. A more intelligent decision could be made by the buyer if all the facts were known. Kinda like the car lot putting sawdust in the tranny of the car you are looking at buying...new tires to hide the alignment problems, steam-clean the motor to hide the evidence of fluid leaks, etc...My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MSEsmitha 0 #5 October 15, 2008 It's a sabre 2 with only 290 jumps on it and the lines aren't dingy or gummy, just a bit orange from the clay. I get your point about "prepping" but I liken it more to detailing a car than putting a saw dust in the transmission before selling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 9 #6 October 15, 2008 I'll assume that by "290 jumps on it" you mean both the canopy and line-set. Thus, you're about 50% of the way into the canopy needing a line-set... give or take 10 to 30%, depending on who you ask. IMO, market the canopy "as is", state the numbers of jumps on the canopy / line-set and let prospective buyers pony up to your asking price or make counter offers. Again, IMO, no reason to "wash" the existing line-set. If you want to "detail" the canopy before sale, spring for a new line-set & installation and include that in the asking price. Good luck. Let us know how it goes down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
