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Date:         Mon, 31 May 2010 18:17:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: cleaning seat upholstery
Comments: To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTilg76Fis_Df48lLIXHEa7J1Y6ZRfVo2OPcEXL5A@mail.gmail.com>
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I use Simple Green on all my old cars. Works great! Got the "old man smell" out of my 1988 K car.

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski < pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> Always found a diluted solution of Simple Green in a steam cleaner to > be very effective. The material they used is amazingly durable. Some > of the buses I have brought home have been digusting - big dark > stains, crushed crayons, motor oil - the fabric bounces right back! > > On 5/31/10, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > a while back I asked about the best products for cleaning seat > upholstery, > > as I had a new to me jump seat that was in need of a good scrubbing. I > have > > now cleaned it and it looks new, though it really was filthy, with just > the > > grime of use, plus some spots of greasy looking material. I used washing > > soda and borax for pretreatment, followed by dishwashing soap and water, > > then vinegar rinse. Beautiful results. > > -- > > David McNeely > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "JoesVan" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com >


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