Shampooing Cloth Seats (according to me)

I use some stuff from Superior Products called Zap It, but there are many out there that do the same thing. Superior is easily accessible for me, so thats what I use.
 
mrclean81 said:
No but I have considered getting a backing plate to accommodate one of the 4 inch brushes made for a Cyclo. Im not sure of the stiffness of either. Normal brushes are hard on cloth seats but Im sure these brushes are soft and made for this use. I'll have to give it a shot some time.
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The first link I sent you is for the stiff brush for carpets mostly that are heavily soiled. This link is for the softer brush.
 
I really like that idea to clean seats. Thanks for posting!

When I bought my new truck I decided to stop off at Sonic for a drink. When the car hop brought it out the lid wasn't fully secured on the cup and the way they handed it to me left only the top to grab. Spilled the drink all down the side of my truck, the door panel and some got on the seat. I had a hard time keeping the seat from staining when it dried.
 
Excellent write up. I'll definatly try this method out, I always have a problem with the rings showing up after I clean the seats. Sounds like you've made history!
 
Thanks everyone. The brushes would work really well for carpet and scrubbing the seats, but the advantage of the pad is it absorbs the cleaner and makes the seats dry very quickly. With a brush only, you'll either have to go back with a pad or shop vac, and the shop vac would put you back at square one with water marks and stripes. Thanks for the links. Im gonna try these out sometime.
 
This sounds like a great idea except how do you rinse the foam out of the seats?

I use a Mytee HP60 Extractor all the time on cloth seats and I don't soak them so badly that I cant extract almost all the water out. For my cleaner I will use Meguiars APC+ either at a 10:1 or a stronger mixture - 7oz APC+ and fill the rest with water in a 32oz bottle..

Dan F
 
Stokdgs said:
This sounds like a great idea except how do you rinse the foam out of the seats?

I use a Mytee HP60 Extractor all the time on cloth seats and I don't soak them so badly that I cant extract almost all the water out. For my cleaner I will use Meguiars APC+ either at a 10:1 or a stronger mixture - 7oz APC+ and fill the rest with water in a 32oz bottle..

Dan F
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I dont let the foam sit long enough to really soak into the seat. The wool pad absorbs most of the cleaner and foam so there is no need in extraction. When using wool, I spur the pad out once or twice per seat because the pad gets so loaded up and wet.
 
In theory this looks like it will work and as per the pictures it looks like it works excellent. I am going to give it a try. Thanks for the tip. :cheers:
 
So mrclean have you tried this with a DA? I was thinking I might get a little bit of 'scubbing' action with a PC. And what kind of foam do you think would work best? Maybe a harder foam like white?
 
Addicted2Bling said:
So mrclean have you tried this with a DA? I was thinking I might get a little bit of 'scubbing' action with a PC. And what kind of foam do you think would work best? Maybe a harder foam like white?
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Yes I've used my GG6 to to this several times with success. Really all you need is the circular motion and power of the machine. It don't matter what kind of machine it is as long as its not a GG3..those are useless for this lol. The foam I use is Car Brite Xtra Duty.
Its the most potent of any foam I've ever used, but really any foam would work. Maybe we need to get on ACC about carrying some good foam cleaners ;)
 
mrclean81 said:
Yes the pad I used on these was twisted wool. I like them because they are thicker than the foamed wool and absorb a lot of the cleaners. The only down side is they will at times shed some of the wool and throw it all over the car. Ive had this happen twice. Not really a huge deal if you have an air compressor to just blow it back out, but if someone didnt have air it could cost them a few minutes of time wiping everything back down.
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For some reason I'm thinking this may be a little bit like the dentist telling you that, "you're going to feel just a little bit of pressure".

Regardless, I'm probably gonna try it, because it looks like it really works well.
 
dtuna42 said:
For some reason I'm thinking this may be a little bit like the dentist telling you that, "you're going to feel just a little bit of pressure".

Regardless, I'm probably gonna try it, because it looks like it really works well.
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Like I stated in the first post, Im not claiming anything other than it works. Im a pro detailer, not a scientist who breaks down everything that's happening until it doesn't make sense. Im sure there are some who will say "this sounds too aggressive and it might disturb a cloth fiber, so this is a bad idea". Those are the ones who have never cleaned a filthy seat in their life. Real world problems require real world solutions imo.
 
mrclean81 said:
Like I stated in the first post, Im not claiming anything other than it works. Im a pro detailer, not a scientist who breaks down everything that's happening until it doesn't make sense. Im sure there are some who will say "this sounds too aggressive and it might disturb a cloth fiber, so this is a bad idea". Those are the ones who have never cleaned a filthy seat in their life. Real world problems require real world solutions imo.
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I actually only meant to quote this part: "The only down side is they will at times shed some of the wool and throw it all over the car."

I found it a little funny because I've had wool pads "shed some of the wool" , and it went EVERYWHERE.. I was not questioning anything else about your process - I think it looks like a pretty good idea.
 
dtuna42 said:
I actually only meant to quote this part: "The only down side is they will at times shed some of the wool and throw it all over the car."

I found it a little funny because I've had wool pads "shed some of the wool" , and it went EVERYWHERE.. I was not questioning anything else about your process - I think it looks like a pretty good idea.
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My apologies. For some reason the quote didnt show up on Tapatalk. Funny how things get misunderstood so easily on these forums sometimes :) Yes, wool will sometimes make a mess. The foamed wool is definitely a cleaner way to go.
 
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