- Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:18 pm
#11877
My first post in this section. It's to do with upholstery BUT not re-covering anything...Yet.
I got these seats and door panels a couple of months back from a 1971 Plymouth Valiant that had sat in a collapsed garage since 1974. Car only had 13k miles on it. The car was a basketcase as mother nature and the metal termites did their thing. However, the mice and weather elements had left the seats alone. I have some before and after pics. The shiny pics look makes them look wet after but in fact they are dry. I will be re-covering them with my own design BUT at least this way, you know after the cleaning if you want to or not as you have taken the years of dirt out of the equation.
Cleaning procedure.
Vacuum loose dirt
Get Goop hand cleaner by the handful and slather it on the seats into every nook and cranny
Let sit for 15-20 mins
Add just one spray mist of water - less the better
Work area with soft nail brush
Let sit another 15-20 mins
Wash off with garden hose thoroughly
Wipe excess water off
Let dry until next day
Apply mineral oil generously to re-hydrate the vinyl - repeat next day
I got these seats and door panels a couple of months back from a 1971 Plymouth Valiant that had sat in a collapsed garage since 1974. Car only had 13k miles on it. The car was a basketcase as mother nature and the metal termites did their thing. However, the mice and weather elements had left the seats alone. I have some before and after pics. The shiny pics look makes them look wet after but in fact they are dry. I will be re-covering them with my own design BUT at least this way, you know after the cleaning if you want to or not as you have taken the years of dirt out of the equation.
Cleaning procedure.
Vacuum loose dirt
Get Goop hand cleaner by the handful and slather it on the seats into every nook and cranny
Let sit for 15-20 mins
Add just one spray mist of water - less the better
Work area with soft nail brush
Let sit another 15-20 mins
Wash off with garden hose thoroughly
Wipe excess water off
Let dry until next day
Apply mineral oil generously to re-hydrate the vinyl - repeat next day