1975 Vinyl Seats - Extreme Makeover

[Mike Phillips]

1975 Vinyl Seats - Extreme Makeover


Bought these original 1975 Blazer Seats for an old 2-wheel Drive 1973 Blazer I owned and then later sold the Blazer and bought a 1975 4x4 Jimmy. In the process I did my best to clean up what looks like all the dirt and grime that had accumulated since 1975


Before







Just for fun I placed some painter's tape across a section of the head rest.



The seat on the right has been cleaned using Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner Plus



After cleaning a very wet and generous amount of M40 was applied and worked into the vinyl and then some extra product was applied to gorge the old vinyl with the conditioning agents in the M4016 Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner. The seat was allowed to sit like this for about an hour and occasionally we would work the excess product again over the surface using a simple terry cloth wash rag.






Before and After




Then we cleaned the other seat




Years of dirt, sweat, body oils and probably even some hair creme. Icky!




Moved the chair into the sun for a better shot







Afterwards we cleaned the striped area and treated it as well. We also wiped all the excess M40 off the seats to leave a dry, natural sheen. The seats never actually made it into the truck but at least they were clean for the next guy!






Products Used
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner Plus - Diluted at 4:1
Meguiar's OSHA Approved Matching Spray Bottle
High Volume Spray Head
Gallon Dispensing Pump
M-4016 Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner
Terry Cloth Wash Rag

Resources
AutogeekOnline.net - Discussion Forum
Autogeek.net - Online Store

[slowjeep]

great job Mike!!! question, would you use the same products on vinyl and leather

[longdx]

Great job on the seats. However as a child of the 70's / early 80's, I'd rather leave vinyl back in the Seventies.

[alexjn1]

Vinyl...

That brings back some memories of jumping into a vehicle wearing shorts on a hot summer day only to let loose a few curse words because of the seat burns.

[AZ Ferrari Man]

The only product you used after the APC was the the M40? I love the dry satin look that the product gave. For say, a dash in a new car, would you recommend spraying onto an applicator, rubbing into the surface, let dry and then buff? I ask for I want to make my vinyl look just like that!! Great work!

PS I assume that the modern leathers has a vinlyic coating over them nowadays, that this would be perfect for them as well. Have you used it on leather yet?