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Date:         Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:08:26 -0600
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: cleaning coffee out of seats....ideas??
Comments: To: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <424D5019.1050209@verizon.net>
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They hae machines made to clean residential carpet Rinse -n vac, etc. The Hoover one has a little had attachment with air powered scrubbing brush that is hand held. IOW, power brush with water jets and wet vac. Someone said:" the solution to pollution is dilution" Well, maybe in this case! Al Brase

Mike Collum wrote:

> I agree with Bob. Lots of liquid and a wet-r-dry vacuum. > > Mike > > > Bob Stevens wrote: > >> "any ideas on how to get this old coffee out of the seat foam without >> taking >> >>> the seat apart...?" >> >> >> >> Chris, if you'll keep doing what you are doing, eventually the amount of >> residue in the foam will begin to dissipate. I had a stainless >> thermos, full >> of coffee, "explode" while it was sitting on the psgr. seat, while >> the van >> was in PHX in June/July at Karl's while the tranny was being fixed. >> He did a >> hell of a job of cleaning and that's what he faced but at least it was >> caught early .... more recent probably made that a little easier but >> still a >> patience-job. I finished the project after getting the van back home. >> One >> thing that will facilitate extracting/pulling the stain out of the foam: >> once you've been working on it awhile and it's pretty damp, put a fairly >> water-loaded sponge on it and let the water drench into the fabric >> and foam. >> Go to a car wash where they have strong vacuum's and while using that to >> pull the water + stain back out, have terry towels to catch/wipe the >> stain >> and water off the fabric surface. Maybe you have a shop vac that will >> work >> for this? >> >> Eventually this will get most of the stain out, just takes time and >> patience. >> >> Good scrubbing ;) >> >> bob >> >


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