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Oct 23, 2008 11:56:30 GMT
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The seats in my Cedric are a lovely cream cloth but are pretty grubby. can anyone recommend a good, easy to use, upholstery cleaner?
JS
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rysz
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Oct 23, 2008 11:59:17 GMT
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For the effort and what you would pay, have you got an Eastern European valeters nearby?
Rysz.
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Mike D
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Upholstery Cleaner?Mike D
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Oct 23, 2008 12:14:24 GMT
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I'd wait til you've got it all welded, filled, sanded and painted before cleaning the interior, then get a proper valeters like suggested above to give it a full on spruce. It'll just get filthy again if you do it now  |
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bortaf
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Oct 23, 2008 12:27:39 GMT
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Some TFR and a soft scrubbing brush, then a vax to finish  brings the dirt out lurverly |
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Oct 23, 2008 12:41:16 GMT
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The best thing by far that i've ever used is.......CIF bathroom mousse! It seems to get anything out,plus you car will smell Alpine fresh!
If you do try it out though,just test a piece first incase they've changed the formula since i last used it.
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Oct 23, 2008 12:50:25 GMT
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I wasnt gonna do it til after all the welding & paint etc lol. I think there's some Eastern Bloc valets round the corner from my work. I guess for 20-30 quid it saves getting all sweaty lol
Cheers
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Oct 23, 2008 13:03:30 GMT
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by all means let them do your interior, but don't let them attack your exterior body work with their grit filled sponges unless you like the sirl-tastic look. If you have access to a wet'n'dry vac then regular carpet shampoo is fine, for any oily or greasy stains I reccomend vanish power shot which is fantastic stuff. Best it so hoover out the whole car first, headlining, door cards, seats and carpets, then spot treat any stains with the power shot, scrubbing it in with a stiff brush, then wet'n'dry vac the lot. Avoid shampooing the roof lining unless it really needs it (eg if it's been a smoker's car) as the more often you wet it, the more likely you are to dissolve the glue and lead to headlining sagging. Kirsty (formerly www.procleanvalet.com ) PM me if you want any more detailed advice on valeting. |
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Oct 23, 2008 13:24:29 GMT
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Cheers Kirsty  I'm real lazy when it comes to cleaning my cars. Gonna have to change that when the cedric goes gloss black though lol Which reminds me to start another thread... |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Oct 23, 2008 13:31:52 GMT
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In my experience, foam cleaners rubbed in with a scrubbing brush work well on oil etc.
Scrubbing brush is good at lifting pine needles and dawg hair too!
And steel wool is good for cleaning marks from glass
dtuning (formerly a messy b*astard)
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Oct 23, 2008 20:01:35 GMT
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I do my own, as I have a wet and dry carpet cleaner thingy. I've yet to find a valeter with standards as high as my mine. Covering everything with sticky glow in the dark silicon is not my style.
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psl
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Oct 23, 2008 20:31:30 GMT
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litre of warm/hot water with a couple of scopes of washing powder and a nail brush seem to always do the trick for me
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Oct 23, 2008 21:04:47 GMT
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g/f did mine !
so she's done the camper's saab leather seats and cab
and last week she washed, cut and polished the polo's outside
then shampooed the seats, etc, polished the glass inside and
out then did the dash.
bless her !
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Mr K
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Oct 23, 2008 21:21:39 GMT
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what about my brothers local and friendly carpet and upholstery cleaning company: www.scimitarclean.co.uk/index.php he will do it but i don't know how his prices will compare to your eastern block hoes, but he will do a better job  . |
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Oct 23, 2008 21:30:56 GMT
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cillit bang
vanish powder in 2 litres of water would work too
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Nov 16, 2020 18:23:24 GMT
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I used Elbow grease on my seats and roof lining and it came up brilliant, always check before you use any product on your seats.  |
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Nov 16, 2020 20:02:40 GMT
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The wet vac is the key. Otherwise you're just moving the dirt around. Laundry detergent, plenty of water, good scrub with a brush then suck it as dry as you can.
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jimi
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Nov 16, 2020 23:34:10 GMT
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Last Edit: Nov 16, 2020 23:35:13 GMT by jimi
Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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I'm real lazy when it comes to cleaning my cars. Gonna have to change that when the cedric goes gloss black though lol
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