[jayjacque]

One of my suppliers recently put out a detailed process in which to remove stains from sport cloth seats (the type with little or no nap). It is a fairly common problem. But the thing that gets me is they recommend several chemicals used in a variety of ways, which is pretty involved and takes a bunch of time. I've done some myself that way sometimes successfully. The question is: Would a steam cleaner take care of this with a lot less time and hassle, maybe even do a better uniform job? I'm on a budget so the Shark Steam Blaster is the one I'm thinking of getting.

[jayjacque]

Could somebody respond to this if you see it, because I don't see this thread on the new posts. And for some reason my Search and Quick Link buttons are not working either.

[reefer_bob]

I have a shark... I'd be interested in seeing what it's capable of... I'll admit being a little scared due to lack of experience.

[LanceM]

are you talking about alcantra material?

[jayjacque]

No, not that imitation suede stuff. I'm talking about cloth seats on late model vehicles that is pretty common. It's tightly woven with hardly any nap.

[raddogz]

I believe it's the kind of seats with a woven look similar to a graphite or carbon weave.

[jayjacque]

Bringing this back up again, to see if any of you pros could help out with this question. I just did another interior clean of these kind of stains today. Cleaning by Ps21 TAW lightly sprayed, allowed to soak, then watered down and spread out over the seat (and door panels on this particular vehicle), brush and/or scrub, repeat several times until the stains do not show up and neither does the water lines. It's time consuming and I'm not always satisfied with the results. I'm really hoping somebody(s) can clearly tell me if an economical extractor will be the answer. I really can't afford an expensive one, unless of course those in the know say that's the only way to go. I'm looking at the Shark Steam Blaster as a possiblity.

[richy]

I had a jeep I did last weekend that had stains in the passenger seat. The steam alone wouldn't clean it.

[jayjacque]

Originally Posted by jayjacque

Bringing this back up again, to see if any of you pros could help out with this question. I just did another interior clean of these kind of stains today. Cleaning by Ps21 TAW lightly sprayed, allowed to soak, then watered down and spread out over the seat (and door panels on this particular vehicle), brush and/or scrub, repeat several times until the stains do not show up and neither does the water lines. It's time consuming and I'm not always satisfied with the results. I'm really hoping somebody(s) can clearly tell me if an economical extractor will be the answer. I really can't afford an expensive one, unless of course those in the know say that's the only way to go. I'm looking at the Shark Steam Blaster as a possiblity.

I meant economical steamer, not extractor. But since I brought it up, do you guys use an extractor to at least make the job go a little faster/easier?

[1f1fan]

*I use an extractor but....

I would take a look at getting a professional stain/spotting kit from either

Prochem - Professional Spotting Kit - K250 -
or
BRIDGEPOINT SYSTEMS CARPET CLEANING PRODUCTS AND TRAINING - The Education Page.

The right chemical, a tamping brush, dwell time and some steam followed up with a clean cloth should be the ticket for these stains.