Question I am NOT looking forward to this...

kidnurse

Active member
..but it has to be done. I need to wash the cover for my Radian (80SL if that makes a difference ?), dcp let it get pretty dirty, but that is a vent for another post..:rolleyes: . I know the cover is not easy to get on and off so I am wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks for the easiest way to get it on and off?
 
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kidnurse

Active member
OK that was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Although after getting those long black pins out, I can see why it takes so long and so much effort to do so. I took me, maybe, 15 minutes. I wiggled them loose enough to slide sturdy scissors in between the pins and the cover, then carefully pried the pins out.
 

jess71903

Ambassador
I now use the splitter plate to wedge between the cover and the seat to pry the pins off. That way, I don't have to go searching for something :).
 

kidnurse

Active member
What about putting it back on is difficult? Is it those two black pins? Could I use a hammer to gently tap them back into place?
 

Mingie

CPST Instructor
What about putting it back on is difficult? Is it those two black pins? Could I use a hammer to gently tap them back into place?

Well it just took a bit to align and figure out all of the attachments. And I was just able to push the two black pins in without too much effort. I guess it was just kind of fiddly.
 

AtTheSouthDam

New member
I now use the splitter plate to wedge between the cover and the seat to pry the pins off. That way, I don't have to go searching for something :).

Ever since that tip that is all do. It works so well.

I just a did a full wipe of my Princes RN so I think I have down to a point now that it is no such a hassle. DD2 ate chocolate in her seat after a baby shower a few weeks ago and managed to get chocolate melted into the velcro attached to the harness straps. YUCK.
 

skitle1802

New member
I used the safe stop to pull out the pins that way I didn't have to mess with the spliter plate. I haven't found the covers that difficult to remove or replace.
 

kidnurse

Active member
I had been incredibly intimidated at the thought of taking this thing apart and putting it back together to clean it, but when all is said and done, I really didn't have a hard time with it at all. Not getting the cover off or putting it back together. :)

One down, one more to go..
 

monstah

New member
I had been incredibly intimidated at the thought of taking this thing apart and putting it back together to clean it, but when all is said and done, I really didn't have a hard time with it at all. Not getting the cover off or putting it back together. :)

One down, one more to go..

You so just jinxed yourself. ;)
 

kidnurse

Active member
monstah - I laughed so hard when I read that, and figured you were probably right........but :eek: the 2nd was WAY easier even than the first. Of course it helped that I used the splitter trick the 2nd time around. :thumbsup:
 

Lulu

New member
I just took mine off and didn't realize they were pins. I treated them like buttons in a button hole. I was thinking to myself that it was so weird that they didn't reinforce the button hole on a $300 seat. :p
 

PurpleCat

New member
i knew there was a trick to taking the cover off and for the life of me i couldn't remember. :) i need to wash my cover for the first time (it's got sweat stains on it, ewww) and i was hoping to find that trick again.

quick question, can you take off the cover with it installed?
 

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