by "Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
Published 01/04/2017 at 13:39
by "Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
Published 01/04/2017 at 13:39
Tags: Phil
STARS: 1
Good afternoon everyone!!! I have a quick question. I’ve never owned a car with light coloured fabric before...and it seems to attract oils and dirt at a rate that’s really depressing.
I want to scotchgard the interior like I did my 451, but first I want to make sure it’s totally clean (the driver’s door fabric will have to wait until I can get smart USA to replace it).
My driver’s seat appears to either have a water spot (from snow getting on my pants) or something else. What’s the best product to clean this stain? It’s very very light, but just enough to drive me nuts. The seat fabric is basically the same kind of fabric used for gym shorts. Like this forfour below!
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
01/04/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 1
Generally had pretty good luck with Duragloss 451, though mostly on vinyl, late ‘80s GM style polyester seat fabrics, and carpets.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
01/04/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 1
I like the Woolite fabric cleaner with the built in brush.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
01/04/2017 at 13:45, STARS: 3
Where is Svend when you need him?
"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker)
01/04/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 0
I’ve been thinking about this lately. I need to clean oil and “other” types of stains off of a seat of a Jeep I have. The stains came with the Jeep so they are definitely set in.
"facw" (facw)
01/04/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 1
I’ll link to one of Jolie’s articles: http://deadspin.com/help-how-do-i-clean-up-all-this-butter-that-exploded-i-476126665
Not because it necessarily helps you, but because I love the lead image:
"Sam" (samwellington)
01/04/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 1
Foaming cleaner with a brush is probably your best bet.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
01/04/2017 at 14:54, STARS: 0
That’s two votes for foaming cleaner! They do have good reviews too. :)
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
01/04/2017 at 14:56, STARS: 0
The seats in my other smart clean up so easy with almost anything. Dish soap, window cleaner, even Goo Gone! But the orange seats in the new one? Oh boy do they not seem to like some cleaning methods.
"Little Black Coupe Turned Silver" (littleblackcoupe)
01/04/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 1
Tuff Stuff is my favorite. The seats in my car will show water stains, and it gets it right out. I thought my seats were pretty clean but the cloth has turned blue before because it cleaned the dye that had rubbed off from my jeans.
"random001" (random001)
01/04/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 1
Griot’s Garage Interior cleaner has never let me down.
https://www.amazon.com/Griots-Garage-11104SP-Interior-Cleaner/dp/B00J5CVOZY
"Gripevo1" (Gripevo1)
01/04/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 0
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
01/04/2017 at 15:33, STARS: 0
I was thinking about getting some of that stuff. It’s never wronged me in the past. Though I’ve never used it on brighter fabrics!
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
01/04/2017 at 15:35, STARS: 0
That was alarmingly detailed. :O But wow, he actually got rid of one of those “impossible” stains you get from a lot of wear.
"Gripevo1" (Gripevo1)
01/04/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 0
Yeah, he’s a little OCD, which is what you want in a detailer. Really liks his videos/tutorials though.
"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker)
01/04/2017 at 16:15, STARS: 0
We used to have a Jeep liberty, those were the absolute worst to try and clean. Water from a cup sweating would stain those seats.
"Svend" (svend)
01/04/2017 at 20:26, STARS: 0
Personally I’ve used Valet Pro Enzyme Odour eater for about five years on fabric seats and carpets via a spray bottle.
Vacuum the area of loose debris, spray on VP EoE, agitate with a stiff nylon brush (lightly) and then vacuum up with a wet’dry vacuum with an extractor nozzle.
Mine doesn’t have all the black bits as it’s purely used to extract water and not spray anything.
Just did a Google search and here’s the car I did a while back.
