Best Cleaning products for recaros ?


kyle93

kyle93

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its ok i did search ! ;)

seen that woolite is a popular choice for them ? where can i get some ?
also what else would i need for when i come to cleaning my seats ?
 
I used some special stuff from Turtle.. Think it was called Turtle wax ice or something - Seemed to get alot of crap out (the rag was filthy) even though the recaro's were almost new.

Very potent smelling though.. :((
 
autoglym hi foam! put it on let it foam up, and the given them a good rub (not too hard) and then let them dry. some out like new!
 
elchunk said:
autoglym hi foam! put it on let it foam up, and the given them a good rub (not too hard) and then let them dry. some out like new!
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use autoglym on the rest of my car and it impresses me ! :nice:

what would i rub it down with ? certain type of cloth or a certain brush ?
 
kyle93 said:
use autoglym on the rest of my car and it impresses me ! :nice:

what would i rub it down with ? certain type of cloth or a certain brush ?
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yea i used a micro-fibre mit. really brought them up well.
 
I think a good way to do it your self , use a vacum cleaner 1st.
Then Autoglym interior shampoo and rub with a glove microfibre from autoflym as well.
Vacum clean again and let dry !
 
I would say The BEST method is to use a VAX machine with mild concentrate autosmart interior fabric deturgent.

However my mate used autosmart foam
On his and it seemed to work fine. Just depends on how dirty they are....
 
There are pretty clean just now but I just want to have everything ready and know what I need to do for when the time comes that they need cleaned :)


Thanks for the help guys !
 
Anyone got any ideas of what to clean my Type R ep3 seats and how to ??
 
Ellis said:
I would say The BEST method is to use a VAX machine with mild concentrate autosmart interior fabric deturgent.

However my mate used autosmart foam
On his and it seemed to work fine. Just depends on how dirty they are....
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second that, i had the same done to mine by a valet and they were gleaming
 
I BORROWED THIS INFO FROM HONDA-TECH:

#1 I vacuumed the whole surface of the seats.



#2 I mixed together the soap I would need to clean the seats. I created the diluted woolite solution that is recommended by the creators of the fabric. For this, you can see I used a standard spray bottle and filled it 6 - 2/3 cups water & 1 - 2/3 cup woolite fit just about perfect.





#3 (not necessary) I did this only because I had this little steam cleaner laying around, however it didn't do anything, so disregard this step.



#4 I then wetted down the whole surface of the seats.



& be sure to change your water often otherwise it'll take longer.



#5 I then whipped out the diluted woolite solution I had created earlier and sprayed it on the seats sections at a time.



You can see the difference and you'll know that the soap is doing it's job.



#6 Be sure to lather the soap in nice and good. To do this, just gently rub the soap after you spray it on and you will see it get foamy. I found that doing this with your hand works best.



#7 I then wiped as much soap off the seat as I could with wet towels, again remembering to empty the water as it gets dirty.

#8 This step didn't need to come here, it could've came last, however since the seats needed to just sit around and dry for a few hours I figured I'd put the seat rails on (well actually, my back hurt, so I let me friend put the seat rails on while I sat back and relaxed. )



#9 To get the seats to dry quicker, you can vacuum them again, however I have a carpet cleaner, so I just used one of the attachments to help suck the water out.



#10 (if applicaple) To speed up the drying process, I placed a little space heater in front of the seats to help them along. There's nothing wrong with air drying, I just had little patience and a space heater available.



#11 In the meantime, we went out in the garage and made a few car noises.



#12 When they were finally dry, I threw them in and sat back like this:





The End.
 
I used woolite and jetwash - worked the treat, only issue is it takes a few days for the seats to dry out unless you're lucky to get a full day of sunshine... Remember there's a lot of dirt inside the seat which you can only remove by drenching it with water, it was quite disgusting to see all the brown water come out when I washed mine!
 
oifovo said:
I used woolite and jetwash - worked the treat, only issue is it takes a few days for the seats to dry out unless you're lucky to get a full day of sunshine... Remember there's a lot of dirt inside the seat which you can only remove by drenching it with water, it was quite disgusting to see all the brown water come out when I washed mine!
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if you can get your hands on a wet/dry vac it makes life a whole lot easier.it'll suck up alot of the water for faster drying time.
 
medjosh6 said:
if you can get your hands on a wet/dry vac it makes life a whole lot easier.it'll suck up alot of the water for faster drying time.
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Thanks for that, I am not as smart as I'd like to think sometimes lol. I even HAVE a wet/dry vac it just never occured to me I could use it for that!!! This should make my life a lot easier next time around! :nice:
 
One of the most efficient ways to clean carpet is to invest in truck mount carpet cleaning equipment. The truck-mount units consist of powerful internal systems that allow jobs to be completed quicker and more efficiently. Vacuum also good.

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RunningFlynn said:
One of the most efficient ways to clean carpet is to invest in truck mount carpet cleaning equipment. The truck-mount units consist of powerful internal systems that allow jobs to be completed quicker and more efficiently. Vacuum also good.

ninja warrior extractor
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We are only cleaning car seats buddy so i think a machine that costs $2000 upwards is a bit of overkill :secret:

Autoglym foam at approx £4.99 and elbow grease = :win:
 
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