One of my colleagues is very cleaver/knowledgeable on any number of do-it-yourself projects.
I asked him how he would wash curtains mounted in an RV (he has an RV).
He suggested using either 99 percent rubbing alcohol (not 75 percent) or dry cleaning fluid. 99 percent may be hard to find, but he has found it at Walgreen's. Then use a Rug Doctor with the upholstery tool as a suction machine only (not as a spray cleaner).
I asked if a shop vac would work. He said it should because it has even more suction than the Rug Doctor.
He also said that at Bed, Bath and Beyond they sell a small upholstery tool (about 4 inches wide) intended for a home vacuum cleaner, but they also sell a set of attachments that would increase the size so it could be used on a shop vac. If you go down this path ne mention that the tool should be washed first, because their may be some residue on it from the manufacturing process.
I have not tried this technique, Yet.
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