DB Home Forum Home Register FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read

Detailing Bliss Forum > Detailing Materials > Interior Detailing » Anyone know of an OTC or DIY cloth seat cleaner?

Interior Detailing Interior detailing is as important as exterior detailing. Post questions/tips on how to properly detail an interior here.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 10:46 AM
m4gician's Avatar
Birth of a Detailer
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Toronto (Woodbridge), Ontario, Canada
Posts: 121
Default Anyone know of an OTC or DIY cloth seat cleaner?

Hey everyone,

Just looking to see if there is a cloth seat cleaner or combo I can get OTC or DIY? The only thing I found at the store was Turtlewax foaming upholstery cleaner, is that worth anything at all?

From what I was going to do was spray it on, aggitate a little with a soft/medium brush and maybe work in with an MF block and then vacuum away.

Anything you guys can recommend? The car btw is a 2006 Mazda 6.
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 10:53 AM
Mindflux's Avatar
Birth of a Detailer
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 421
Default

Tuff Stuff is a great OTC Cleaner.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 11:25 AM
J BELL's Avatar
Birth of a Detailer
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 283
Default

Tuff Stuff is good, and so is Blue Coral Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner...the only thing bad about these cleaners is that they always leave a residue behind on my 06 F150 tan cloth seats, but these seats have a lot of issues to begin with...
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 11:46 AM
D&D Auto Detailing's Avatar
Welcome to Detailing
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 1,019
Send a message via AIM to D&D Auto Detailing
Default

The Blue corral stuff is terrible, I dont recommend you use it unless you're going to use an extractor too. Itll leave the residue in the seat which makes it more prone to soiling.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 12:32 PM
Al-53's Avatar
Obsessive Detailer
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 905
Default

Zep makes a cleaner for Upholstery that comes in either a foam spray or a spray bottle....stuff is great...the foam will turn brown from the lifting dirt and grime...I know I push ZEP..but the stuff works...most of my cleaning agents are ZEP now....they work and saves me money....I talk to Shabybreal once a week and he told me he bought the 5 gallons of APC and best he used....5 gallons makes 35 gallons of APC....

I use all the rug stuff...APC...citrus cleaners..glass cleaner....odor control....odor eliminator...deck wash...

they work...thats what I like....and saves me shipping and money

AL
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 01:55 PM
Mindflux's Avatar
Birth of a Detailer
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 421
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Al-53 View Post
Zep makes a cleaner for Upholstery that comes in either a foam spray or a spray bottle....stuff is great...the foam will turn brown from the lifting dirt and grime...I know I push ZEP..but the stuff works...most of my cleaning agents are ZEP now....they work and saves me money....I talk to Shabybreal once a week and he told me he bought the 5 gallons of APC and best he used....5 gallons makes 35 gallons of APC....

I use all the rug stuff...APC...citrus cleaners..glass cleaner....odor control....odor eliminator...deck wash...

they work...thats what I like....and saves me shipping and money

AL


I take it most of this is available at home depot?
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 02:23 PM
Al-53's Avatar
Obsessive Detailer
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 905
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflux View Post
I take it most of this is available at home depot?
yes....thats the best part....you can get 99% of the stuff there....i was there the other day to get some organic fertilizer for my garden...and I seen they have ZEP car care stuff there now...well they have a ton of stuff..and a sealant..I may have the balls to try it...lol....was cheap enough..never know....no one really tried DG till I brought it up a few years back...

AL
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 03:19 PM
Mindflux's Avatar
Birth of a Detailer
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 421
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Al-53 View Post
yes....thats the best part....you can get 99% of the stuff there....i was there the other day to get some organic fertilizer for my garden...and I seen they have ZEP car care stuff there now...well they have a ton of stuff..and a sealant..I may have the balls to try it...lol....was cheap enough..never know....no one really tried DG till I brought it up a few years back...

AL

Nice. Which ones do you like for multi purpose? I suppose they have an APC. I heard something about Industrial Purple the other day that sounded like a decent degreaser.
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 03:37 PM
Al-53's Avatar
Obsessive Detailer
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 905
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflux View Post
Nice. Which ones do you like for multi purpose? I suppose they have an APC. I heard something about Industrial Purple the other day that sounded like a decent degreaser.
yes..thats the one Shadybreal uses..he loves it...I use the orange APC and Zep All Purpose Cleaner & Degreaser Concentrate.....I use it on tires..wheels...wheel wells....trim...jams....I will get the Purple stuff next....for a few boats I have coming up and some dump trucks...\\\

PM shabybreal on it..he can tell you more on it and what he uses it for....he has been using it over a month now and said its much better than the Megs or ARO....

AL
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 05-22-2008, 04:05 PM
NCZ13's Avatar
Two Bucket System Washer
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 90
Default

be careful when brushing those seats.

im a former mazda6 owner, and those sued like seats wont do to well with a harsh brushing
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:18 PM.



Design By: Miner Skinz.com
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0
Copyright©Detailing Bliss.com 2007