moldy seats

[cabbydub]

hi all just got a new golf gti, it been stood for a bit!!  and the cloth seats have a little bit of mold and dirt what the best way of restoring them

[Frothey]

brush a mild APC solution into the seats with a stiff brush, then use a wet and dry vac to suck it out, use plenty of clean water to rinse. then leave the blowers on full tilt hot and the air con on to dry the car out. make sure they are properly dry before closing the windows!

[mk4luke]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i am going to try that as well, they not moldy but a clean wont hurt

[GOLF_STU]

im gonna wait till summer to do mine 

[Rhyso]

get some BioBrisk from AutoSmart

[bondbill2k2]

my mini and beetle were like this when i brought them (also found a molded sandwich in foil under the back seat  )

Let it air out leave windows undone for a nice day and get plernty air freshners + some cheap seat cleaner, scrub away 

[Schuey]

Another way to clean interiors if you do not have a wet vac, is to get 2 clean buckets of water, interior cleaner (such as autoglym) an interior sponge & finally a chamois.

'Dry' hoover the car as normal.

Spray the interior cleaner over the seat & allow to soak for a few mins, then using a damp interior sponge, start to rub the seat ensuring you frequently rinse out the sponge in 1 bucket.

Then use the chamois & wipe over the seat applying pressure to 'soak up' any moisture, finally wring out the chamois & rinse in the 2nd bucket of water.

This is also a very good way to clean head-linings, if you do the head-lining then do it first before the seats.

You can do this in pretty much any weather.