I have some stains on the seats in My 1954 Century, see attached photo. What can I use to remove them??
The simple way is to pay a really good detail guy to clean them. I've worked in dealerships with a couple of them that could work miracles on upholstery. It's not the cheap way but I'd bet it will come out the best done that way. Brand wise at the upholstery cleaner. look for a brand called "Color Back" It seems to pull the dirt and stains out better than a lot of stuff I've tried but I don't know if it is even available anymore.
Dang !! On the other hand .... if the material is strong enough to hold .... I have had amazing results with a pressure washer, and sunshine. You'll get plenty of re****als .... but having detailed hundreds of auction cars at one time in my life ... I have had zero bad results from using said pressure washer. ZERO. Fast, and easy .... with stellar results. Remove the seats if possible. I have blasted them in the car though ..... but remove them for best results. Blast them good, scrub with light non soap detergent (soap attracts future dirt) .... Simple Green is great stuff .... and then blast it until it flows water clean and clear. Let dry in sun, with seat off the ground/air flow speeds complete drying. Enjoy.
I've used rug-cleaner on stains, but not to that extent of your backseat...but with anything, watch out for 'discolorations' after the fact of using anything affecting the seats.....fabric spray and Simple-Green also worked for me pretty good, with a good scrubbing with a "soft" bristled brush...good luck!
I have used a product called Krud Kutter on worse than that stains. Spray a small area, let sit for a minute or two, microfiber cloth that is just wet and wrung out to clean area. Repeat! Enjoy results! KK
I bought a pickup truck at the Winnipeg auction and the seat was a mess and smelled heavily of those Canadian cigarettes. I figured Id have to replace it. The only salvage yard that had one wanted $400 so I took it out, mixed up a bucket of Lan O Sheen and started scrubbing. The suds kept turning brown but after the 3rd bucket and an hour or better of scrubbing the suds were clean. Then I rinsed it with a garden hose from the top and bottom and let it sit in the shop overnight. The next morning it looked clean but was still a little smelly. It was winter and I remembered how good clothes smelled when they were hung out in cold weather so I let it sit on the deck for a couple of days when it was -20 and windy.
One option would to find a professional detailer with an extractor/hot water vacuum. These work very well to clean stains like yours. Another method you can do yourself. Use some Resolve spray and the hottest water you can stand and brush these into the areas with a soft scrub brush. Then use your shop vac to pull out the stain and solution. I have a detail shop and have used this method many times.
Thats the funny part ... all the things I would never do to my cars .... I certainly did to many a disgusting traded in auction car. For sure there was nothing worse you càn do to some of those horrid pigs that people drive. I read all these responses here .... and I wouldn't waste my time on anything else but a high pressure water wand and a good scrubbing. Nothing comparable. Forty years of cigarettes, farts, boogers, and what nots .... and someone recommends a steam clean and a foot rub for an old ***** of a cushion. Yeah ..... p*** on that. Steam what you can account for. Nice cars obviously don't need drastic cleaning. If dealing with the leftovers of Bluto Blutarsky and Mary Jane Rotten Crotch's New Years date from 1973 .... it's gonna' need some true magic.
Cleaned up a few seats with Westley's Bleche Wite and the coin op car wash. Used to see one old "corner lot" used car guy down there all the time, washing his cars inside and out.
Resolve Carpet and Fabric Cleaner. Available everywhere. It's basically Hydrogen Peroxide. My wife bought a very expensive couch floor sample, which was badly stained, and every single mark came out with one application. Spray on, scrub, and wipe with clean white cloth.
50/50 water and purple power, wet seats with pressure washer, spray on PP let set for awhile. Scrub as necessary and pressure wash again, then **** all water out with a shop vac. Let dry in the sun. Works for me
the guy who used to do the suicide vehicles from the rental places ( happens more than you think ) in the place next to were I worked used to clean the interiors with hydrogen peroxide , he bought the technical stuff in bulk and diluted it down to 3% ( what we buy over the counter ) and 7% and could clean up dried caked in blood and other bodily fluids real good , if it didn't clean up decent the first time the stuff went to the biohazard incinerator and the car got a new interior , but it still ( car body ) had to be washed with peroxide and bleach , on seats he often pulled them off the carrier and washed them and replaced the foam under it as thats what traps all the smells and nastys .. the resolve works nice on interiors but it also contains detergents that dry out the material ( specially foam rubber)
I once had a 58 Impala that I used to use Westly's white wall tire cleaner to clean the seat inserts. It never seemed to bother the fabric and removed the stains. Gary
Back seat huh? After you get done cleaning it I suggest a little "target practise" otherwise those stains will "come" back!
yes and they resell these cars too . so beware of a car from a rental with low miles for sale cheap ...
as for the back seat mess , this is what happens when you ignore mom when she asked if you went before you leave as you know Dad doesn't stop...
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