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Date:         Wed, 13 Aug 2003 07:47:37 -0600
Reply-To:     Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Cleaning Interior Question...
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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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