which is better to use for cloth seats?

[brick]

2005 Impala with grey cloth seats/carpet.
What is a GOOD cleaner for them,i don't want to soak the fabric but damp enough to get it all clean w/o color fading.
Who has the better cloth cleaners out there that will dry fast.
I have a shop vac to suck up the dirt etc and will hand brush what i need tH..what about a GOOD car polish to shine my baby up from the winter?
THANKS everyone!

 

[charbaby]

HOT WATER!
Hot water and a damp cloth/sponge! STEAM if you have a steamer of some kind.

And only if needed, a mild soap and not alot of soap. It will never be completely rinced and soap collects more dirt in the future and over time. If the carpets need cleaning or spot cleaning, do the same. Just my experienced opinion.

Wait for a warm day and start early with the interior first. Oh, IDK, maybe 8:00-9:00 am. Then vacuum thoroughly when you're done even though the interior will still be damp. Then clean the rest of the vehicle but clean the interior so it has time to dry throughout the day.

As-far-as a good polish, although I have my favorites, I'll leave this one for others to recomend to you as this could be a very long post with recomendations that will turn into 3 pages.

 

[Dan55]

Blue Coral Dri Clean Rub it in with a terry towel When it dries, vacuum the residue and remove the rest of the dirt trapped in the powder.

 

[bepperb]

Good polish is a lot of things to a lot of people.

I would assume with a short question you want a all in one cleaner/polish/wax? You want easy to use, long lasting, or best possible shine?

Personally, I like FX SynWax liquid because it's very easy to use and that's the most important thing to me. But I have gold class and think that does a better job, just more stubborn to remove and more dealing with white crud in gaps. I'm looking forward to trying rejex on our Highlander which only gets waxed once a year and isn't garaged. Different "good" waxes.

As for your fabric, I use a glass of water and a shop vac. I don't worry about getting it too wet, I leave it in the sun with the windows cracked.

 

[Malo83]

Originally Posted By: bepperb
Good polish is a lot of things to a lot of people.

I would assume with a short question you want a all in one cleaner/polish/wax? You want easy to use, long lasting, or best possible shine?

Personally, I like FX SynWax liquid because it's very easy to use and that's the most important thing to me. But I have gold class and think that does a better job, just more stubborn to remove and more dealing with white crud in gaps. I'm looking forward to trying rejex on our Highlander which only gets waxed once a year and isn't garaged. Different "good" waxes.

As for your fabric, I use a glass of water and a shop vac. I don't worry about getting it too wet, I leave it in the sun with the windows cracked.


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[brick]

I've tried some of those "quick" shine products with fair results.Spray it on and wipe it off.Yes..NOT the best but for a quick shine i tried it.
I don't need a super duper glass look to it.
Got away from turtle wax stuff long ago.
Yah,i know polishing opinions will vary with what one wants.
Just a nice clean shine that can last oh,say a month or two.I don't mind doing it a few times a year.

 

[volvos_rock]

+1 for the blue coral products...I use Mothers Cleaner wax,, in the tin always with good results and only have to do it on my garaged vehicles twice a year. My truck that sits out could use it more but does pretty good at twice a year

 

[rg200amp]

For cloth seats, a steam machine would work wonders.

If you do not have one, try hot water mixed 1:1 with drug store hydrogen peroxide. That will clean and remove most odors. Then rub the seats down with your hand and baking powder. Let that sit overnight. Then the next day vacuum up the seats.

That is what an old timer does next door to me. I have never had to do it, but he swears by it. Perhaps try a small area first to make sure the peroxide, while very dilute, wont alter the coloring. . .

 

[EchoThat]

I keep it simple on the upholstery. I use Greased Lightning, a stiff brush to loosen things up little, and a shop towel wrapped around two or three fingers to remove the brown goop.

Works wonders. Is easy to do. Doesn't leave anything wet. When it needs it, I do a little bit every day for about a week and the seats in my wife's 03 Sentra look flipping new.