Ronkh
Wax Waster
As the title says.....
How?
How?
How do I get caked mud/clay out of ventilated seats?
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Ronkh
Wax Waster
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Compressed air and a dampened toothbrush.
Ronkh
Wax Waster
Thank you
Accumulator
Well-known member
You lost me...how to you avoid blowing the [stuff] deeper into the seats with the compressd air? I would've thought suction was required to draw it out (that's the approach I always used with perforated seating surfaces).
MooreImpressive
New member
Far as the vents....a Tornador would be quick work. If not, and you can't remove the vents easily, a tiny hair color brush would be tedious but sort of affective.
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
The key is to loosen/dislodge them. Air does it well, especially after they're softened with a light cleaner. I avoid vacuuming leather for fear of scratching the surface.
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Tornador is another great tool too.
Stokdgs
dansautodetailing.com
Sorry this had to happen to you.. 
I would rather initially vacuum and not rub it across the seats to avoid getting any dirt into more of the little tiny perforations, or scratching the leather..
Would never use water to further spread the dirt mixture into the perforations and then onto the seat bottom..
Perhaps a just moist cloth that will hold the dirt, can be carefully, carefully, wiped lightly across the top to get the majority of it out of the way so you can concentrate on what got into the perforations..
Have had to clear up gunk before in seat perforations and the only safe approach I have ever used is a really good metrovac with the thin plastic crevice tool to get the most suction in the smallest area, and then a very thin, smooth, smoothed on the end semi-stiff wire to go through each perforation that had something in it that had to come out..
It is not easy, some gunk responds better to this approach, but all approaches (and you may need all of them), will take time...
Good Luck, Mi Hermano !
Dan F
I would rather initially vacuum and not rub it across the seats to avoid getting any dirt into more of the little tiny perforations, or scratching the leather..
Would never use water to further spread the dirt mixture into the perforations and then onto the seat bottom..
Perhaps a just moist cloth that will hold the dirt, can be carefully, carefully, wiped lightly across the top to get the majority of it out of the way so you can concentrate on what got into the perforations..
Have had to clear up gunk before in seat perforations and the only safe approach I have ever used is a really good metrovac with the thin plastic crevice tool to get the most suction in the smallest area, and then a very thin, smooth, smoothed on the end semi-stiff wire to go through each perforation that had something in it that had to come out..
It is not easy, some gunk responds better to this approach, but all approaches (and you may need all of them), will take time...
Good Luck, Mi Hermano !
Dan F
Ronkh
Wax Waster
Thanks for the help/ideas/tips.
Pics and what I did in a while.....
Pics and what I did in a while.....
Ronkh
Wax Waster
Sorta did a little of all of that (except tornador since I don't have one or a compressor strong enough to run it)
Got the seats a little to wet in spots, so need it to dry some and will finish next week after all the rains stop. (I hope)
Got the seats a little to wet in spots, so need it to dry some and will finish next week after all the rains stop. (I hope)
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
Need to invest in one of those doggie seat covers. Supposed to be easy on easy off so that you don't need to leave them on all the time.
Ronkh
Wax Waster
Besides the hair, kids are 10000000000000000000000000000000 % worse than dog.
Actually, they were at a party at baseball field yesterday. It started POURING, and they all ran out to field/baseline and started running, sliding etc.
So for the most part it's the kids.
But brushing the hair out of carpets was a bear too.
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
Ahhh... then need to invest in utility trailer for kids to ride home in. They'll dry out.
Migue
New member
Ronkh
Wax Waster
Would one of these help? along with lots of patience of course.
Patience is a virtue......... This is me we're talking about....
Accumulator
Well-known member
I'm somehow missing something here....(think: "failure to communicate"
).... You blow on the perforations, and the dirt goes where? I'd think it'd go down into the cushion below the perforations where it'd be even harder to get out.(This is reminding me of how I don't get the vent-cleanig approach of blowing dirt down deeper into the HVAC ductwork; gets it away from the vent outlets where it shows but puts it down where I can't get to it.)
Plus, none of my extractor nozzles would scratch leather (I use them on very fragile textiles). Add it some cleaning liquid and there wouldn't be any problems with that.
I mean..I had perforated leather in a few cars, but no I never cleaned out really nasty mud...
Stokdgs
dansautodetailing.com
Mi Hermano,
There is an all rubber soft bristle brush specifically made for removing hair out of carpeting..
It will use static electricity to gather the hair, fur, etc., in one place in front of the brush so you can move it away from the area to a spot where you can vacuum it all up, for example...
I believe I have even seen a brush like that at Petsmart...
Dan F