Be *very* careful with mothballs; they are toxic to people and pets as well as to moths.
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My mother also had mothballs everywhere. They also leave your clothes smelling of mothballs. Cedar oil looks best idea. Also I have heard that cedar wood loses its effectiveness after a few years so re-coating in cedar oil would help.
My mother also had mothballs everywhere. They also leave your clothes smelling of mothballs. Cedar oil looks best idea. Also I have heard that cedar wood loses its effectiveness after a few years so re-coating in cedar oil would help.
Chris.
Cedar can also be freshened by light sanding. When it smells like cedar again, it's good for use.
About the cause of the problem: can we agree that it was not so much being regimental as a lack of due diligence in keeping the kilts clean?
I hope that in the cases where the damage is confined to the inner apron it may be possible to patch the damage and trust the outer apron to conceal it. If the damage is where it can't be concealed, however, I fear the kilt is ruined. Maybe something else can be made of the material; that's an ancient and honored Scots' custom (with high survival value).
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"No man is genuinely happy, married, who has to drink worse whiskey than he used to drink when he was single." ---- H. L. Mencken
Originally Posted by Merlin
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