ed
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Could anyone recomend anything to clean fabric seats with. I don't mind working hard to get it done nicely, so none of that supid spray on and hoover off Autoglym bollocks which smells of piss.
Silly me specced a car with orange seats which get grubby too quickly so I'm wanting to try something at the weekend or i'm going to spend £80 and get it valeted.
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_Allan_
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Could you not invest in a small steam cleaner? Might be worth it in the long run.
Something like:
http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=65
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ed
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That could be a good diea actually. Though I don't have a clue how they work and I don't want to mess my car up 
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Kyle T
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I'll post in this thread, so I remember it, as I too seek a decent product for cleaning fabric seats 
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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nova_gteuk
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Yes agree with allan,steam cleaner is what i use on my seats it also gets rid of any smells in the fabric
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Dan295
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
That could be a good diea actually. Though I don't have a clue how they work and I don't want to mess my car up
i have some stuff i use i dunno what it is tho, i will bring it round on sunday if u want, you spray it on and it foams up and then you rub it with a cloth
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grogan
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ed, my seats were filthy and i used one of those wall papers stripper, like a steamer thing, and it worked a treat!
(sounds stupid but it worked!)
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_Allan_
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ed can't see you doing any damage to the car or seats m8. It's just steam. It will lift all the grime out of the seats to the surface, kill any smelly bacteria and you can just clean with a regular car interior shampoo.
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ed
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Cool, I think I'll hire one from HSS for a test, and if it's any good then I'll buy one
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Dom
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get pics ed, i did to do this to my seats so would be helpful 
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a_j_mair
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how does steaming it work? do you need to wipe them awhilst doing it?
mite try the wall paper steamer
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Planty02
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Might try the steamer on mine
could this be a new CS craze?
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Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by Planty02
Might try the steamer on mine
could this be a new CS craze?
i remember when heatguns were the craze 
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Planty02
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
quote:
Originally posted by Planty02
Might try the steamer on mine
could this be a new CS craze?
i remember when heatguns were the craze
Get with the times Andy 
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andys sxi
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ive just cleaned my seats today. i borrowed my nan's vax hoover which u can do car seats with it was gud . i used to go to morrissons and u can rent a rug doctor which does the same thing cant remember how much it is now tho
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Brett
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My mum gave me this scotch guard stuff she uses on her carpets. Brought up my blue car mats like new.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by andys sxi
ive just cleaned my seats today. i borrowed my nan's vax hoover which u can do car seats with it was gud . i used to go to morrissons and u can rent a rug doctor which does the same thing cant remember how much it is now tho
They have them Rug Doctors (lol) for hire at my local Budgens... Might get one of them on Sunday as HSS is closed then. Will report back
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andys sxi
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ok they r gud all i did is get as much water as u can out and then close your windows in your car and put the heaters on full . my dryed quicker today cus its was warm
April 08 feature car
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Ben G
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i used to hire out the rug doctors when i worked at somerfields.
was something like 19.99 for 24 hours or 39.99 for 48 hours at a time.
was so much interest in them and they are very good.
you do have to buy the cleaning stuff too though which goes in it, costs about 7 pounds iirc.
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ed
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Yea, I got a leaflet a while back. Are they steam cleaners or water? Need it to dry quite quickly
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andys sxi
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water,u can use stardrops thats what i used today
April 08 feature car
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grogan
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well the wallpaper steamers....
just steam all seats / door cards etc. in site (avoid electrics obviously) and leave for a minute or two, then just wipe the surface with a cloth and all the crap will come off!
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ed
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Sounds interesting that... So many options
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mattk
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get some seat covers after youve done all that
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ed
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There's no point paying for a nice interior then covering it up. It's only just got noticibly grubby after 8 months. So if I clean it every three months properly then there will be no issues
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