How do I clean deep stains on cloth back seats?

[mikec32]

I found a before and after of an Audi A3 I steam cleaned with my prochem steam pro carpet cleaner. As you can see not as bad as the above interior but this machine will give the same results all day long:

 

[Deleted member 37751]

How much did that set you back?

 

[mikec32]

Sorry, what my steam cleaner? If so, it was just under £5,000 but that was about 3 years ago. Another reflection on why detailing and doing a job properly is not a cheap job to complete.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Sorry, what my steam cleaner? If so, it was just under £5,000 but that was about 3 years ago. Another reflection on why detailing and doing a job properly is not a cheap job to complete.

You don't need to justify spending £5,000 on a steam cleaner to me.

 

[Alex]

Just a bit over £1K+VAT now. Sweetpea, grab a bargain!

 

[mikec32]

Sorry, was meant as no offence to you. As you were asking how much the steam cleaner was, mixed with people recently talking about the price of detailing. But we also have a truck mount prochem steam pro which we use for 65 footers and above (boats). This is in the region of £25,000-£30,000 but well worth the finances.

 

[mikec32]

Just a bit over £1K+VAT now. Sweetpea, grab a bargain!

Thios one is not quite as powerful, but very good. You can do all your house carpets with this too.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Just a bit over £1K+VAT now. Sweetpea, grab a bargain!

I couldn't justify spending a bag of sand on a seat cleaner, it would be handy to have a 'value' wet and dry vacuum for scruffy seats in the vans.

 

[stevieb15]

Just to point out that this isn't my car, it's an Audi A4 I took in part exchange yesterday.

Don't want you lot thinking I'm a scruffy bugger..

I was wondering what you'd been doing in the back seat to cause such a stain
I was quite in awe tbh!

 

[Deleted member 37751]

I was wondering what you'd been doing in the back seat to cause such a stain
I was quite in awe tbh!

Chance would be a fine thing!!!

 

[dulayj]

Thats one hell of a filthy interior-good job cleaning it

 

[jam38]

Honestly, why do people let their cars get in such a state? When I bought my latest car, I spent six hours just cleaning the interior! I can't help but think, if the person selling the car would make an effort to clean/maintain their car, they would get a higher price when coming to sell.

 

[Satch]

Honestly, why do people let their cars get in such a state? When I bought my latest car, I spent six hours just cleaning the interior! I can't help but think, if the person selling the car would make an effort to clean/maintain their car, they would get a higher price when coming to sell.

Ever seen the Mythbusters episode where they kept a pig carcass festering in a car for months and then tried to clean it up and sell it? (It did go but mainly for the engine IIRC.....)

Now that was grim.

 

[mirras]

I couldn't justify spending a bag of sand on a seat cleaner, it would be handy to have a 'value' wet and dry vacuum for scruffy seats in the vans.

Robert Dyas are doing a good deal on a VAX 6131T wet and dry vac for £85, price compares well with some of the 'value' ones kicking about. I ordered one last week for the scabby Fiesta I mentioned earlier in this thread.

 

[jaymanek]

You dont need to replace that interior... You just need a good valeter or detailer with some industrial strenght solutions and a damn good wet n dry... or steam cleaner...

 

[Deleted member 37751]

You dont need to replace that interior... You just need a good valeter or detailer with some industrial strenght solutions and a damn good wet n dry... or steam cleaner...

Thanks, I sold the car about a fortnIght ago.

 

[jaymanek]

ahh sorry, didnt read the thread properly!

 

[benzers]

I just finished doing my car, hired one from HSS for £26. I used the Autoglym interior clean solution. Well, the bucket took something like 5lt each time, and when it came out the other side after cleaning, there was just damp soil, not much of the water was left, after they dried, they looked very good though

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Robert Dyas are doing a good deal on a VAX 6131T wet and dry vac for £85, price compares well with some of the 'value' ones kicking about. I ordered one last week for the scabby Fiesta I mentioned earlier in this thread.

How did you get on with the Vax, mirras?

I think I'm going to buy a George wet & dry.

 

[Superspec]

Get a George over the Vax, any Vax, every time. George is a really good piece of kit, the build quality is so much better and performance is significantly better.