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Hog 12-01-2010 10:04 AM

Cleaning car seats.
 
The cream coloured seats in my Fabia VRS are starting to get a bit grubby. I can't really afford to get the whole interior valeted, so has anyone got suggestions for the best products to clean the seats myself?

Cheers in advance for any help :thumbsup:

MatJohnson 12-01-2010 10:54 AM

They leather or fabric?

Hog 12-01-2010 02:41 PM

Fabric. Cream side panels with black seat and back panels. Don't want to just put on seat covers as I rather like my seats with the VRS logo embroidered in them.

MatJohnson 12-01-2010 02:53 PM

Halfrauds cleaners are quite good, Use them on a spot which isn't seen first though in case it goes wrong.

Paulnuneaton 12-01-2010 03:30 PM

forget Halfords mate i used to valet cars and i will tell you the best way and you wont belive it as i did not but then done it and could not belive it.
Johnsons talcum powder is what you need sprinkle it on the seat pads use a nail brush to work it in then make sure you have a powerfull vacum and vac it off you will be gob smacked if it was leather then fairy liquid in a spray bottle with loads of warm water in the sprayer bottle and again work it with nice soft nail brush then wipe clean and use leather feeder or saddle soap for finish

Hog 12-01-2010 03:47 PM

Okay - I'm prepared to be proven wrong, but how can a dry powder remove stains?

Call me sceptical, but I'd like to now how it works :eh?:

Paulnuneaton 12-01-2010 05:25 PM

Thats what i thought mate but it works that i can promise you the powder becomes contaminated with the grime it wont lift water stains but will remove normal grime

jim76 12-01-2010 09:01 PM

and what is good for water stains then? As i have a couple on my seats thanks to the little person in the back!

markwilliamson2001 12-01-2010 09:13 PM

I haven't found anything that gets rid of water stains, and I have nearly tried them all. However, I found autoglym interier cleaner the best of the bunch at hiding the problem. Spray it on, then use a damp microfibre pad/cloth and work the spay to a light foam on the surface, then vac off.

Seemed to work okay,
Hope this helps a bit.

Regards,

bodgit 12-01-2010 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim76 (Post 330371)
and what is good for water stains then? As i have a couple on my seats thanks to the little person in the back!

post 4 seems to have the answer but the first three are funny

http://www.fiatforum.com/leisure-lou...car-seats.html

Hog 13-01-2010 08:06 AM

Yeah it's a combination of liquid spills and general grime I want to shift. Kids spilling stuff in the back, and me resting my grubby left hand on the passenger seat when I've been racing.

AmiSMB 13-01-2010 10:00 AM

I use a VAX and it makes the seats come up a treat.

Paulnuneaton 13-01-2010 07:06 PM

To remove water stains is no problem takes 10 mins drive the car to a dealer buy a new car jobs a good un!!!!!:p

Neil Skull 15-01-2010 05:58 PM

I clean my seats with handwash washing powder.
Get a clean white towel and plenty of elbow grease all my fabric seats come up like new.
but in case you got some weird fabric check a small patch first somewhere non important.

Craig 15-01-2010 06:43 PM

Have a look at briskoda, loads of info on there about cleaning the seats.

My Vrs the seats are looking a bit grubby. Got some megiuars stuff to try on them, its the cream bits they look awful after about 20 mins. :cry:


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