Cleaning cloth seats

NathWraith · 24 Feb 2014 at 15:21

I have light grey cloth seats in the CRZ and getting stains out of them is proving an issue.

I keep using autoglym interior shampoo and just making larger stains.

Looks like I've spooked all over the seats, so not very impressive to look at (or very impressive to some).

Help.

Muffin` · 24 Feb 2014 at 15:29

What kind of stains? Is your car a disability car? Are you incontinent?

Vita · 24 Feb 2014 at 15:30

VANISH OXI ACTION GOLD.

NathWraith · 24 Feb 2014 at 15:48

Muffin` said:
What kind of stains? Is your car a disability car? Are you incontinent?

Stains from where I've royally screwed up trying to clean the seats for no reason other than wanting to clean the seats.

No I didnt **** myself, it's a hybrid not a supra and at least the supra had leather for wipe clean purposes ffs.

Vita · 24 Feb 2014 at 15:51

Nath, is the stain one of those which just seems like a wet patch that hasn't dried up?

NathWraith · 24 Feb 2014 at 15:57

Vita said:
Nath, is the stain one of those which just seems like a wet patch that hasn't dried up?

yeah pretty much man, literally looks like I'v had way too much happy time.

Clarkey · 24 Feb 2014 at 15:59

I've used that AG cleaner before, same result. I'd just wet vac the whole seat and hope for the best, or just have a valeter do it since I don't have a wet vac

Minstadave · 24 Feb 2014 at 15:59

Borrow an upholstery cleaner, I've got a vax carpet cleaner, got my cloth seats looking like new.

Vita · 24 Feb 2014 at 16:00

Try a wet vac like that man. Should sort it. Had the same problem with my ATR where it looked like I had bust a load all over the seat. I left it as I cba cleaning it when I got rid of it. Mate tried this and it worked for his seats.

4T5 · 24 Feb 2014 at 16:13

Unbolt seats take them in the garage & use a VAC on them.

NathWraith · 24 Feb 2014 at 16:45

looks like a wet vac or steam clean is on the cards.

How much would one expect to pay for such a service?

Vita · 24 Feb 2014 at 16:50

Take it to a local car wash, they shouldn't charge too much. Check on gumtree too for people offering that service. Last resort is a laundrette where you can hire one out for a day. May as well do other cars/home sofas or whatever you want.

Scythe · 24 Feb 2014 at 17:10

NathWraith said:
looks like a wet vac or steam clean is on the cards.

How much would one expect to pay for such a service?

I think one of the car washes in Goldenhill will do this for about £15, as well as a general clean. There's probably a local specialist valet business that could probably do a better job, someone else local might know better.

I've used a Wet VAC when the window was left open in the middle of a storm. It helped to get rid of excess moisture and got the seats like new, and this is in a 2001 Clio which looks like it had never had the interior cleaned! This was using the Vac which our family share, took about 20 mins.

NathWraith · 24 Feb 2014 at 17:19

Scythe said:
I think one of the car washes in Goldenhill will do this for about £15, as well as a general clean. There's probably a local specialist valet business that could probably do a better job, someone else local might know better.

I've used a Wet VAC when the window was left open in the middle of a storm. It helped to get rid of excess moisture and got the seats like new, and this is in a 2001 Clio which looks like it had never had the interior cleaned! This was using the Vac which our family share, took about 20 mins.

Cheers man, will look around then. The car isn't dirty at all, so it literally would be just to get the jizz like stains out the seats.

shauncr91 · 24 Feb 2014 at 17:49

NathWraith said:
looks like a wet vac or steam clean is on the cards.

How much would one expect to pay for such a service?

Hire out a Rug Doctor, some supermarkets are retailers for them on a rental basis.

Agent_Smith357 · 24 Feb 2014 at 18:04

Prepared to be disgusted by all the brown water a wet vac pulls out :eek:

Atari · 24 Feb 2014 at 18:25

I've had really good results with AutoBrite FAB and an upholstery brush. Cleaned up about 12 years worth of grime in my mums Fiesta with minimal effort.