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With proper care and maintenance your Stretch Shapes product can provide beauty and functionality for years to come.

 

Proper Handling 

  • To avoid smudges, always handle with gloves(included).  Even if you think your hands are clean, most of the time they will still leave marks.  
  • The larger stretch shapes have the potential to touch the ground during installation.  Take precautions to make sure your shape never hits the ground. 
  •  If you are concerned with your ability to keep the fabric above ground: invest in painters plastic or a tarp for the ground of your work space.

 

 

Storage 

  • Stretch Shapes may be stored stretched in place to minimize handling. They also can be folded up and stored like any fabric soft goods.   
  • All of our products come with a plastic storage bag for short term storage.  
  • If you need to store your stretch shape for an extended time period, we recommend you use a fabric bag and store in a moisture-controlled room.
  • If tension fabrics are on tour or used in a rental operation, simply fold shapes up and store in the (included) bag.
  • Almost all wrinkles from storage will stretch out when your Stretch Shape is installed.  If deeper wrinkles persist, simply put Stretch Shapes in the dryer on medium heat for a few minutes.
  • Always remove all hardware used for mounting. (i.e. screws, line or eye hooks, etc) They may stain the fabric if stored in the same bag 
  • Note: Our Easy Mount grommet corners will not stain fabric.

Light Cleaning

  • Dust is the biggest enemy of permanently installed Stretch Shapes. Lightly fluff away dust with a duster.
  • If the tension fabric has handprints or light soiling, dab clean with hot water and soap.  
  • We have seen a variety of stains lifted from our products with relatively little effort.
  • All of our products will retain flame resistance certification (post light cleaning).

  • Deep Cleaning

  • Machine wash with detergent and warm water.  If you have a white shape you may add bleach.  Machine dry on medium heat.  Note: products dry very fast as they are 100% synthetic.
  • For all shapes made from our Equalityâ„¢ or Symmetryâ„¢  FR white material, you may wash your shape up to 3 times and it will retain FR certification.   Shapes made from Trapeze Plusâ„¢ IFR will always retain IFR certification.
  • If you have a colored shape it will need to be re-treated by Stretch Shapes post machine washing.