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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:38 am

hi I have a very stained beige cloth interior winkeye and was wondering the best product or method for removing this?

would you use a wet and dry hoover with very hot water and a brush?
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:40 am

A Rug Doctor (hire) works wonders.
Put a mixture of the shampoo and a little hot water in a bowl and scrub in with a soft brush, then vacuum using the attachment (repeatedly, over the same sport 3 or 4 times to get as dry as possible). Do the whole interior 2-3 times if it's really bad and it'll come up amazing with a whole host of smells gone that you didn't know were there. Don't forget the carpet while you're at it, though make sure you use Kontrol Krystals (ebay) placed underneath and wrapped in a towel to dry it out once you're done as moisture stays in the foam and will smell in time.
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:43 am

Carpet needs to come out and be pressure washed, then hung up and drip dried, but the seats can be done as above, with a 'rug doctor', a wet/dry vacuum cleaner, or a valeting machine (which is essentially a wet/dry vacuum cleaner.
Numatic 'George' does all my valeting.
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:57 am

Yip, use a wet and dry vac on the seats and carpet if you are not going to remove it.... Spray the seats with an upholstery cleaner solution, don't soak them...scrub gently with with a soft bristle brush or microfibre cloth, then wet vac.
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:59 am

thanks everyone.

I have to remove carpets and seats for a rust inspection anyway winkeye

So I will do as suggested.

thanks again
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:26 pm

Or get pacerpete around to lick it clean - he's quite partial to stained beige stuff, so I hear... :wink:
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 4:44 pm

Brianmoooore wrote: but the seats can be done as above, with a 'rug doctor', a wet/dry vacuum cleaner, or a valeting machine (which is essentially a wet/dry vacuum cleaner.
Numatic 'George' does all my valeting.
As Brian say`s.
My son works for HSS and when the house carpets are done , then I set to work on the BMW`s. ASDA etc sell all the Rug Doctor gear but you will not need too much(unless you promise to do the stuff inside for her indoors .lol)

I believe you never use very hot water :clin:

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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:07 pm

Pay a valeter like me to sort it out!

A 'George' or similar is your tool. You need a good interior shampoo (I use a trade product called Fabriclean), an interior brush and microfibre cloths. Use a small hand pump bottle to lay a heavy mist on the seat, scrub hard with the brush (it should foam), vacuum up with slow long strokes keeping the nozzle tight on the cloth then wipe any excess off with the cloth. Repeat until clean.

Make sure it's an interior brush or you'll damage your material and lay the shampoo down as a mist so it sits on the surface, you don't want to go too deep into the cushion or you'll overwet the seat and pull all sorts up from deep in the foam.

Finally I add a touch of Antibac (designed to remove tobacco odours) to the pump bottle as it leaves the car smelling clean without smelling too floral / fruity.
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:11 pm

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Are they as bad as these? This is a 2011 Golf, looked factory fresh once finished.
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:14 pm

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The 'after' shot. The drivers quarter after cleaning.
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Post Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:25 pm

RetroAde wrote:Image

Are they as bad as these? This is a 2011 Golf, looked factory fresh once finished.
Yes they are as bad or worse and they are beige which males them look really horrible. I may have to get a local valeter to do them for me I think.
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:27 am

matt86 wrote:
RetroAde wrote:Image

Are they as bad as these? This is a 2011 Golf, looked factory fresh once finished.
Yes they are as bad or worse and they are beige which males them look really horrible. I may have to get a local valeter to do them for me I think.
Sensible move, it's not difficult but it's a case of having the right kit, without a commercial vacuum you'll get nowhere and the right chemicals are what will get all the toot moving so the vacuum can pull it out. Basically as long as it's not physically broken, ripped, scratched, torn etc a good valeter should be able to sort it out.
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:04 pm

good pressure wash plus rug doctor and seats back to new life :)
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:39 pm

vytas85 wrote:good pressure wash plus rug doctor and seats back to new life :)
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thanks :D same seats as mine but my bolsters are beige too.
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:08 pm

can you let me know where i can buy rug doctor from online please. :)
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:19 pm

a good karcher wet and dry is about £50...
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:24 pm

Gavla wrote:a good karcher wet and dry is about £50...
thanks :D