well last night at work i cleaned the ***** out of the inside of my car, iv been real busy lately and havent had alot of time so it was a little dirty, i was cleaning and vacumming and **** and noticed when i vacummed my seats that they didnt look that good

so im looking for some tips on how to bring them back to life, like the sides are a little shinney and they just kinda look blah

buddy was telling me to find a suede brush and they might work

any help whould be great

thanks alot

 

I have some kinda stain on my seat that I just cant get rid of lol so Ive given up on it

 

thankfully i dont have any stains they just look used and i want to bring the life back to them

 

If your not squeamish ... take them out of the car and hose them down then with a soft Nylon brush and some tide in warm water go to work.
But it will take a while to dry. Best results.

 

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so im looking for some tips on how to bring them back to life, like the sides are a little shinney and they just kinda look blah

buddy was telling me to find a suede brush and they might work

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suede brush

this one is a lot nicer than the one i had....

you can pick one up at your local laundry mat....

 

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suede brush

this one is a lot nicer than the one i had....

you can pick one up at your local laundry mat....

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That totally looks like a metal bristled BBQ grill cleaner brush.... But I think suede brush would be the ticket, as mentioned before...

 

i dont think im gonna go as far as what rob suggested but, but almost as far, i wanna clean them real good, then get a suede brush

does anybody have some suggestions on how to clean a little less intense then what rob suggested

thanks guys

 

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That totally looks like a metal bristled BBQ grill cleaner brush.... But I think suede brush would be the ticket, as mentioned before...</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was thinking the same thing.

If you use a BBQ grill cleaner brush, I gaurantee that it will be GAME OVER for your seats.

 

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does anybody have some suggestions on how to clean a little less intense then what rob suggested

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I have in the past filled a bucket with hot water and Woolite. Then I take a towel, dip it in the bucket, wring it out, and wipe the seats down really well. This usually yields pretty good results IMO.

 

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that sounds more like what im looking for
im assuming there were no side effects correct, i dont want any fading or anything


thanks alot dude

 

the mentioned idea about warm water with woollite is a good idea.

btw, search. http://www.alcantara.it/

 

thats a great site, but under maintenece it has tips but its a pdf file and i downloaded it and it whouldnt open

im just gonna try the woolite trick

 

i promise it is not a grill brush....

check the link...


http://www.shoeshinekit.com/suedebrush.html

 

I have a big jug of this industrial upholstry cleaner i bought from Home Depot. Ive used it on old fuct S13 seats, floor mats, chairs at work, you name it ive put this stuff on it. It has all come out exceptionally well. I just got a little spray bottle, fill it with the stuff, spray on a good amount, then get a rag and work it in and watch the dirt stick to the rag. i dont see why you couldent wet vac it ^_^

 

I have just used suede shoe cleaner from foot looker in the past, not sure if its safe. Seems to work real good though.

 

There are a lot of good responses, like warm water a towel and Woolite, and the suede brush. Just be careful of the red stitching it can fray and become faded. The Alcantara is much more resilient than the stitching. I got my arm rest, which was beyond gross, back to life but the stitching suffered.

 

i just washed my arm rest under wrm water and woolite and also noticed the stitching was faded and i used a red sharpie and it came out like brand new.

 

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ghettoooooo

 

D00d. check out furniture stores. Any of them that sell with the micro fiber suede couches or seats have a suede cleaning kit that works. I've had to clean my couches several times cause of guests and I'm glad I purchased it. As soon as I get home, I'll check.

 

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If the top of my rear seats fade to navy blue I'm gonna take a 44 Magnum to 'em

 

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this is what i am planning to do also.

 

woolite =

kepani

 

i definatly need to give this a shot.. my seats and armrest are all faded and gross!

 

For real nasty stains use boiling water.

 

go to a shoe store and buy like 3 cans of suede cleaner with the brush at the top of the can

it works

my seats looked horible when I first got them and used the cleaner and they look great now