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Title: What's best for cleaning the tartan upholstery?
Post by: golfhappy on 05 May 2016, 17:09

As topic, cleaned the inside the day and drivers seat could do with a clean. What are people using to do the upholstery?

Title: Re: What's best for cleaning the tartan upholstery?
Post by: davewilliams000 on 06 May 2016, 10:52

I asked a similar question on a different thread the other day. If you read further down, I didn't really get a definitive answer though...

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=277768.msg2539203#msg2539203 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=277768.msg2539203#msg2539203)

 :whistle:

Title: Re: What's best for cleaning the tartan upholstery?
Post by: golfhappy on 06 May 2016, 13:06

Looks like i'll have tae invest in a seat cover frae Aldi!

Title: Re: What's best for cleaning the tartan upholstery?
Post by: lemski on 06 May 2016, 16:12

I asked a similar question but for my mk2 got different answers for products. One suggested caravan seat cleaner. Trued on there passat woeked wonders

Title: Re: What's best for cleaning the tartan upholstery?
Post by: dragonfly on 06 May 2016, 16:28

Use a wet vac

Title: Re: What's best for cleaning the tartan upholstery?
Post by: golfhappy on 06 May 2016, 18:13

Quote from: dragonfly on 06 May 2016, 16:28

Use a wet vac

Son in law has one! chocolate fire guard springs to mind and thats not the wet vac!

Title: Re: What's best for cleaning the tartan upholstery?
Post by: Booth11 on 06 May 2016, 18:28

Any good general All Purpose Cleaner (APC) will be suitable for fabric and carpets. On Detailing World, the following are commonly recommended:

Autosmart G101 APC - from eBay

ValetPro Classuc APC. http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/interior/carpet-fabric-cleaners/valet-pro-classic-all-purpose-cleaner/prod_1346.html

ValetPro Classic Heavy Duty APC http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/interior/carpet-fabric-cleaners/valet-pro-heavy-duty-carpet-cleaner/prod_1347.html

Used on a Microfibre, uplostery brush, or in conjunction with a wet vac.

Once clean, use a good fabric protectant such as Gtechniq l1 Fabric Guard.  I have leather but their leather version protectant is excellent.