Cleaning upholstery

[sidepod]

Ever wondered just how clean your seats are?

Now I like a clean car/van etc so I'm happy to vacumn and buff away with interior shampoo.

So, pre season I thought I'd give the bus a deep clean. A pal who used to valet for a living gave me a bit of advice.

I took the seats out of the bus. A bit of work involved here. Remove the seat belt runner along the side of the seat and slide them fwd and off the rails.

Next job, get the jet washer out of the garage. Attach the soap bottle to the pointy end, topped up with a good solution of Rug Doctor detergent. Let rip. Give the seats a good drenching and leave to soak.
Retire for a pint. Tribute or Doombar works best.

15 minutes later. Remove the soap bottle and fit the water nozzle. Blast away. You WILL be horrified at how much filth pours off the seats.

Once done, leave in the sun/conservatory for a few days until dry. New seats.

Carpets next.

Pod.

 

[teeboy]

I used to work as a part time car valeter as a holiday job. The garage specialised in 7 seaters, which are used by Child / Dog owners, so were often filthy.

We used to use the pressure washer method.

I would suggest giving them a vac, with water compatible hoover, after the rinse cycle if possible otherwise they will take ages to dry and might start to smell damp.

Also to speed up the drying put the seats back in the car with the engine running and heaters on full for a few hours. Obviously if your Cali has a heater then you can avoid leaving the engine running!

I always find that Doombar is best for the waiting part of the recipe

 

[motacyclist]

I used to work as a part time car valeter as a holiday job. The garage specialised in 7 seaters, which are used by Child / Dog owners, so were often filthy.
Also to speed up the drying put the seats back in the car with the engine running and heaters on full for a few hours.

If you've got a dehumidifier use that. I had a BMW once which had a strange habit of occasionally winding the windows down on it's own. Of course one night it poured down and the interior was soaked next morning. I stuck the dehumidifier in and it was bone dry by evening