whats the best product to clean/detail the gtr seats

[Bossman]

Those carpet and upholstery cleaning machine are not good for car seats. Carpets usually have about 1/2 to 1 inch of foam underlay, your car seat has 2 to 4 inch thick of foam. When you saturate the seat with the cleaning solution the now dirty liquid is absorbed deep into the foam. The vacuum from the machine will pull most of the dirty liquid out from a carpet since the foam underlay is relatively thin, but for a car seat the suction will not go deep enough and so some of that dirt and mold will get embedded deep in the seat. When i took my auto upholstery course the instructor show the class an old car seat with the cover removed. We can clearly see a dark gray/black band in the foam about 2 1/2 deep from the top, this area is where the dirt and mold accumulated due to the method the seat was cleaned . Another problem the instructor point out is the rusted steel wire and metal seat frame, again because of too much water used in cleaning the seat. If someone wants to get their seats redone a good upholster will replace all the old foam with new one, some will cut out the old bad foam and replace them with a layer of new foam. The one who cuts corner will steam the old foam back to shape (steaming will expand and rejuvenate foam but the foam is still old and dirty) and switch them around so it will "feel" new again. This is just something I learned from my auto upholstery course.

[4jo3]

The seats aren't that old. I honestly don't know what type of material it is. They are R34 seats. I just don't want to wreck them. I will vacuum them as they are in very very good shape. They were just in a warehouse for a bit so they are dusty but I thought I would clean them up before I put them in.

[Bossman]

Bad advice.. very stiff brush and 20yr old fragile fabric doesn't go together . #2. these seat ain't suede, they are simili-suede, fake suede, whatever you want to call it.

There's nothing wrong with soaking the fabric, but the thing is that the foam could be very dry and the soap -water might damage more the foam. However, I cleaned 2 set of GTR seat with my extractor and I didn't get any problems.

The fabric is already ultra-dry, no need to wash it dry. Maybe just water and microfiber to absorb the most of the dust.

My advice is only good for "real" suede, if the oem seats are man made suede then use a soft brush to loosen the dirt instead. If the seat fabric is old and worn you might be able to use a wet towel or cloth to rub it clean. I never pay much attention to my rear seats and I have after market seats for the front.

[markc32]

worked for me not bad

[cobrAA]

that, is a question for Mr. CobraA

hahaha!!

[cobrAA]

Nice also wanted to know this. Does the skin from the seat come off? I see a zipper but never really tried to unzip it lol

It will jsut make it harder to clean. leave it zipped lol

[cobrAA]

Use a very stiff nylon brush to loosen the dirt and dry vacuum at the same time. You can use a hard ink eraser or cheap white rubber eraser to loosen some stain. If you have to you can use a very light coat of spray on "dry clean" foam type upholstery cleaner but don't soak the surface. Try to keep the suede as dry as possible so stay away from steam cleaner or shampoo vacuum, they will clean well but you will be pulling the oil out of the suede.

Bad advice.. very stiff brush and 20yr old fragile fabric doesn't go together . #2. these seat ain't suede, they are simili-suede, fake suede, whatever you want to call it.

There's nothing wrong with soaking the fabric, but the thing is that the foam could be very dry and the soap -water might damage more the foam. However, I cleaned 2 set of GTR seat with my extractor and I didn't get any problems.

The fabric is already ultra-dry, no need to wash it dry. Maybe just water and microfiber to absorb the most of the dust.

[Bossman]

Use a very stiff nylon brush to loosen the dirt and dry vacuum at the same time. You can use a hard ink eraser or cheap white rubber eraser to loosen some stain. If you have to you can use a very light coat of spray on "dry clean" foam type upholstery cleaner but don't soak the surface. Try to keep the suede as dry as possible so stay away from steam cleaner or shampoo vacuum, they will clean well but you will be pulling the oil out of the suede.

[4jo3]

The seats are just really dusty and could use a good cleaning to bring them back to life

[nelsonmxmarc]

I haven't tried this yet, but i've heard good things about using a steam cleaner (for upholstery and carpet cleaning) with a hand attachment and just givin' her. Also a suede brush will take off all those stupid bunched up pieces (maybe your seats dont have this though..)

[bellis_GTR]

Nice also wanted to know this. Does the skin from the seat come off? I see a zipper but never really tried to unzip it lol

[ColinR33]

I used our Bissell shampoo/vaccum with the upholstery attachment, went out and bought some upholstery cleaning solution and followed the instructions, worked great but judging by the amount of junk I pulled out the previous owner must have shat himself while driving.

[frankiman]

that, is a question for Mr. CobraA

[4jo3]

i was just wondering what the best product was to clean the gtr seats. i say gtr because of the suede. just a lilttle worried of wrecking them.

thanks