Octavia VRS white interior - what to clean it with?

[Col200sx]

What are folk cleaning their white VRS seats with?

Mine is pretty marked, mostly small stains like liquid spillages etc (no funny jokes now ; )

So what are people using to clean them?

Anything specific? I don't want to do them damage by using something I shouldn't.

(Oh, and the cheaper the better too).

Cheers, Col.

[demonufo]

A lot of people say Shout spray. Didn't work for me. I was about to dye mine black (I did the carpet) but ended up buying some decent S3 seats instead. I'm never happy without proper leather.

[pauldazzle]

Hire a rug doctor from B&Q, Homebase, Tesco, etc. Use the hand attachment for the seats, & you'll be amazed how well it cleans them up.

[grr666]

Once clean apply some of this and they will stay that way.

You certainly won't have to worry about water marks any more.

Check the vid..

I have white alcantara in my car and it's hard to keep looking nice too.

http://www.cleanyour.../prod_1057.html

[Frisco]

Another vote for the rug doctor. Did mine on Friday and they came out great

[Phil-W]

I use APC from Morrisons (own brand lemon stuff) diluted with water 70/30, a nail brush and a couple of Microfibre cloths.

- Spray seat with APC

- Scrub with nail brush

- Wipe with MF cloth (damp)

- Wipe again with dry MF cloth

Works a treat for me

[Liverpool-Lad]

Any vax or similar will work fine. Best hundred quid or so youll spend. Dont bother hiring one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Home-Carpet-Washer-Carpet-Cleaner-Vacuum-Vac-Car-Van-Valeting-Machine-/200688285030?pt=UK_Vacuum_Cleaners&hash=item2eb9f43566

Edited 31 December, 2012 by Liverpool-Lad

[michael1]

Colin, I'll go splits on renting one of those some day if you want.

[goonybird]

Well I tried just about everything and drivers seat still looks patchy and grubby, rest came up a treat.

The vax appears to be dragging the dirt up from the foam.

I think best way to clean is remove seat covers, but side airbags and heated seats do I really want to take the seats apart?

[pauldazzle]

When I bought my 02 VRS the seats were minging. Rug doctor worked a treat, & even the drivers seat looked new. Very satisfying to do as well as I could see the muck coming out with every pass.

[Volvomeg]

We have some stuff at work that i used but i've just googled it and it says use with caution and its not designed for interior altho i have used it for said purpose before

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/autosmart-g101-cat19.html

[Frisco]

Stuff for cleaning engine bays and wheel arches on an interior?

[Volvomeg]

Stuff for cleaning engine bays and wheel arches on an interior?

Just what i was thinking aswell, it was what valeter gave me tho or at least i think it was

[Phil-W]

That's just an APC

[FabiaTom]

Used my vax last night, with the rug doctor solution from Tesco's dried by the radiator over night come up fantastic. What a way to see the New Year in!!

Take the front seats out - makes it a lot easier and will dry quicker.

[hannakournikova]

just done this myelf over the weekend. I bought sealey PC310 of ebay for £90 and mixed a solution of glimmerman APC and warm water. Worked really well. in fact i have a picture somewhere....

[Bodge]

I rented a Rug Doctor a few months back from Homebase to do some carpets. Did the stairs with the hand attachment and after that decided not to touch the car with it. Thought it was a bit cack.

Then again I think the machine they gave me had seen better days.

Tempted to buy myself a small carpet cleaner at some point...

[hannakournikova]