I have found that a wet vacuum cleaner and standard carpet-cleaning products work well for initially cleaning dirty hoods. I bought a dirty, secondhand hood and frame, (with a glass screen) to replace my generally better hood which had a cracked plastic screen). Perhaps needless to say, after a heavy dose of carpet-cleaning products, thorough rinsing with clean water in the wet vac, followed by a few days drying then fresh waterproof and dye will be essential.

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