how to clean cloth seats ??

[SVOeric]

humm -- I swear I thought I remembered a thread on how to clean up the cloth on the seats, but I can't find it --

anyone got any good seat cleaning tips ???


I just took the seats out of my 85, and put them in my 86 -- those ripped leather were starting to get on my nerves..

Thought I might like to make a decent showing in Nashville

[Eyelawdoc]

Cleaning Cloth Seats

I like to vacuum them well first. Then use Simple Green like it says here:

http://juscuzmotorsports.com/gtturbo/viewtopic.php?t=8

[Pat_in_L.A.]

Should I remove the well plugs in the floorboard before going to the steam cleaner? My car seems to want to retain water when I steam clean the interior.

[SVOeric]

they aren't bad looking -- considering they came out of a car with 147k on it...

Future plans include a leather kit for the originals, and probably a set of nice aftermarkets for the 85
just a bit dirty --

[Eyelawdoc]

Originally posted by Pat_in_L.A.
Should I remove the well plugs in the floorboard before going to the steam cleaner? My car seems to want to retain water when I steam clean the interior.

Naw, just roll it upside down, open the side windows and sun roof and all the water runs out just fine!

On a more serious note, those seats look great for cloth with that kind of mileage! They should clean up well!

[SVOeric]

hey -- that is a good idea -- Didn't you see those bars they make for cars -- you attach them to the car, and you can roll the car up on it's side, or top.

[pegasus.v.o]

I like to pull the seats out, spray on some Castrol Super Clean or Simple Green (the Simple Green smells better) scrub with a brush and water as needed and then hose off with the pressure washer. If you dont have acess to a pressure washer, the hose works just fine. Let the seats dry in the sun to avoid a musty smell.

[Philc]

I used to use castrol stuff w/ a short scrubbing brush, then finse out the surface w/ a spray bottle of water and a shop vac.

then I baught a small bissell upolstery (sp?) cleaner and use that.

its amazing how much cleaner the seats get!! it kinda makes you sick when you see how dirty your seats were before!!

[Mr. Pink]

Just got done cleaning my seats and carpet. I did/used the following supplies:

Hoover Steamvac
Eagle One Pro Detailer Extractor Shampoo (dilute 10 parts water, one part shampoo)
Brush wrapped in towel
Spray bottle with shampoo/water
Spray bottle of water

The reason for wrapping the brush with a towel was to lessen the abrasivness of the brissels.

I first sprayed the shampoo onto the fabric to spot treat trouble areas and then scrubbed them. After that, I sprayed clean water on the fabric and then followed with the Stemvac. Things turned out really well. A lot of work, but I first removed the seats and carpet from the car. HTH.