Cleaning seat question..

[dangerjbl]

I have just purchased some EK9 SR3 Recaros and tho they are quite mint i would like to take them somewhere to get professionally cleaned to bring them up the best i can before i install them.. Im in Adelaide, i did a bit of a google search but didnt really come up with anyone who seems to specialise in seats just overall cleaning.
Any suggestions where i might start looking or any do's and dont's?

Cheers.

[senna]

This might get you started

http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&scli...w=1024&bih=683

[sensei_]

got somewhere to hire a rug doctor?

get yourself one of those for 24hrs, line up a bunch of cars/rugs/carpets and prepare a weekend to clean away.

should be cheap as chips these days (i get my hire for free, just pay for the soap, so i dont know the cost of hiring one). you will be surprised what sorts of crap it brings out even after you have supposedly cleaned/vacuumed your seats.

[TbM]

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?p=43371240

[Bludger]

personally I would not recommend taking it to a pro, they won't care if they **** up yor seats.

buy some woolwash.



follow the instructions for diluting.

soak the seats with the solution using a cloth and get a very soft bristle brush or pressure cleaner to work it through.

then dry it.

[charliebrown]

use woolite matee

[dangerjbl]

Yes that was my concern about taking the seats somewhere that they might not treat them with care.
I would prefer to do it myself to make sure the seats arnt damaged but a bit worried about getting a washing solution back out of the seats and also getting them dry properly again.. i was thinking a steam/carpet cleaner might be the way to go as suggested

[charliebrown]

I've read some say alcantara is not meant to be steam cleaned.

Basically what i'm going to do with mine is:
- Vacuum to remove loose dirt so you don't push it into the seat in following steps
- Use bucket/cloth with warm water and just dampen the whole seat, making sure to empty the bucket after every section
- Use a diluted woolite/softly/woolwash solution (1:10ish) in a spray bottle and spray it into the seat
- Let soak for 10-20 minutes or so
- Use pressure washer (wide spray setting) and force all the dirt+dust+soap+dirty water out of the seat
- Let air dry for a day or two

If there's some hard stains or something, agitate it with a soft brush after the woolite soaks in

Also remove any metal parts prior as you don't want it to rust

[Bludger]

I've read some say alcantara is not meant to be steam cleaned.

Basically what i'm going to do with mine is:
- Vacuum to remove loose dirt so you don't push it into the seat in following steps
- Use bucket/cloth with warm water and just dampen the whole seat, making sure to empty the bucket after every section
- Use a diluted woolite/softly/woolwash solution (1:10ish) in a spray bottle and spray it into the seat
- Let soak for 10-20 minutes or so
- Use pressure washer (wide spray setting) and force all the dirt+dust+soap+dirty water out of the seat
- Let air dry for a day or two

If there's some hard stains or something, agitate it with a soft brush after the woolite soaks in

Also remove any metal parts prior as you don't want it to rust

pretty much what i would do, no need for spray bottle shit, just dampen/soak with a wet cloth.

not 1:10, follow instructions on bottle.

will take longer than 2 days to dry imo.

2 days in the sun maybe.

[sensei_]

will using a hair dryer/heat gun to go over the seats hurt it?

[charliebrown]

yeah true would take ages in this weather. dont want no sun fade on them though, most likely ill just use a light fan pointing at it

[TbM]

will using a hair dryer/heat gun to go over the seats hurt it?

Wouldnt be using a heat gun on recaros imo, if you have a dehumidifier or A/C then you could use that to suck the moisture out of it