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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: patch900 on 14 April 2007, 11:41

Title: Cleaning interior
Post by: patch900 on 14 April 2007, 11:41

The interior of my MK3 (mainly the seats) need a good clean.

I have tried upholstery cleaner and other stuff and they just dont come up good at all or you get water stains etc.

Anyone got any good suggestions / products they use for cleaning ?

Cheers in advance

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: tom26 on 19 April 2007, 16:54

mine need doing too. a steam cleaner has been suggested as doesn't involve scrubbing so kinder to older fabrics.

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: monzablue16v on 19 April 2007, 18:25

Carpet cleaner with a small attachment on it then leave it in the sun for a few hours to dry out :)

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: theruler on 26 April 2007, 22:38

what i have done in my corrado is strip the seats completely and put all the fabric through the wash on the normal daily wash cycle. then just leave it somewhere indoors to dry slowly

comes up like new.

not too hard to strip either. cut off the metal things that hold them together, and rebuild with cable ties.

simple.

done that a couple of times now in the 5 years i have owned the car

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: patch900 on 27 April 2007, 10:42

Got a carpet cleaner, going to give that a whirl this weekend.

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: theruler on 27 April 2007, 10:46

if you have black carpets, take em out and jetwash them. that gets 'em real clean.

would work on other colours too, just never tried yet

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: patch900 on 30 April 2007, 13:24

Carpet cleaner was OK, cleaned up the seats and carpets pretty well. Not great mind.

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: theruler on 01 May 2007, 08:55

seriously, put the covers in the washing machine

strip a seat and try it. my light grey interior comes up like new!

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: patch900 on 01 May 2007, 09:01

I probably will take the set covers off matey, only trouble is the material on the roof is a bit dirty as well  :angry: thats proving to be a right pain in the rear

Title: Re: Cleaning interior
Post by: theruler on 01 May 2007, 09:03

Quote from: patch900 on 01 May 2007, 09:01

I probably will take the set covers off matey, only trouble is the material on the roof is a bit dirty as well  :angry: thats proving to be a right pain in the rear

hmm
and in a mk3 they are always a light colour too iirc

get it out to clean it. it'll fly out ;)