Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:37:04 -0400
Reply-To: John Meeks <jmeeks@GASLIGHTMEDIA.COM>
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From: John Meeks <jmeeks@GASLIGHTMEDIA.COM>
Subject: Re: Cleaning Interior Question...
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Hi all,
I've had great success with Blue Coral Upholstery Cleaner. Says dri-Clean
on the can.
It has removed every upholstery stain I have had, even old ones. Spray it
on, brush it in, wait 15 minutes and blot it with a towel. No brown spots. I
have even used it on the fuzzy stuff on the inside of the pop top. Removed
some grease smudges.
I found this stuff in the automotive section of my frendly neighborhood
Wal-Mart. Made in Houston not China....
John Meeks
Top of Lower Michigan
91 Westfalia MultiVan
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Andrew Fox
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Cleaning Interior Question...
Does anyone else have suggestions for cleaning the grey bench
seats in a
westy? I guess brown coming thru from the foam with the brown
seats is'nt
such a problem. I'm sure somebody has successfully cleaned their grey
seats without removing the fabric? I once read on this list that we
should take the seats out of the van spray them with oven
cleaner, scrub
real good, rinse, and leave them out in the hot sun to dry.
Anyone ever
try this or anything else with grey seats or is this just
another example
of how VW made another careless mistake with their choice of
foam that we
all now have to live with?
Thanks,
Andrew Fox
Dirty 87 Westy grey interior parts van.
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Eric and Marica wrote:
> Unless you can remove the fabric (does it unzip from the
pad?) you are
> likely stuck.
>
> I did try an aerosol can of spray paint for fabric once (to
replace your
> grey colour, paint over it!) but expect that it will take a
lot of paint
> and there will be over spray - take the seat outside and
tape it up. I
> bought it at Canadian tire in Canada, I expect you could
find the same
> elsewhere. Seat covers are likely much easier.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Eric
> '80 Westie "Rusty"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of jesse and monica
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:28 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Cleaning Interior Question...
>
>
> Hello All,
> I started to clean my 89 Vanagon seats tonight with upholstery cleaner
> and something weird happened. My gray seat began to turn brown...the
> harder that i scrubbed the more a gross brown color started to come
> though. So i stopped. Seems that maybe the foam under the material has
> dye in it and it's coming through when it's getting wet. Anyone run into
> this before? I never have. Not sure what to do. Now i have a half brown
> seat!! Do you think maybe just good old soap and water would do the
> trick? Im at a loss and don't want to make it any worse... Suggestions
> anyone? Thanks as usual, Jesse
>
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