Cleaning interior fabrics
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Cleaning interior fabrics
I mixed up some sugar soap and jif / cif for the vinyl, which has made it look new again, but I don't know what to do about cleaning the fabric. It's a white interior and the front seats are freakin filthy. Has anyone tried:
1. Hiring a household carpet cleaner, like a rug doctor. They get house carpets really clean, but I don't know how much water they leave behind and don't want to water-log the seat bases.
2. Those upholstery sprays that claim to lift the dirt away from the fabric.
3. Removing the seat covers and machine-washing them. Delicate wash.
Any thoughts? The rest of the car's cleaned up really well, so I'm hoping I'm not let down by the fabric.
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The seats aren't in the car at the moment so drying shouldn't be a problem.
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Top work though
they look great !
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Works pretty well, removed any obvious marks.
Just used the vax brand carpet cleaner.
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Anyone ever applied the stain guard afterwards???
Supposed to keep the seats cleaner for longer.
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Anyone ever applied the stain guard afterwards???
Supposed to keep the seats cleaner for longer.
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used it years ago on some Maestro seats (dont ask) and it work great. was a rattle can type spray and i just sprayed it all over the seats. liquids just run off.
but clean your seats before hand as it seals in the dirt….
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I've got a vax machine that I borrowed from work, it worked a treat on my light grey interior just two weeks ago, again making best of the good weather. I had previously stripped the seats on my last Mk1 GTI and put in the washing machine, this is definitely the best way to get a pristine clean, but I'll be treating with Scotch Guard following the next vax clean.
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I'm going to have a bash at this but interested in stripping the fabric off and bung it in the washing machine.
Though I had a look at the fabric is tied into the metal support bars with wire. Anybody else tackled this? Any advice welcome! They're s1 seats if that makes any difference.
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