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Ditch

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2012 C220 Estate
My C220 has Artico Man Made Leather upholstery. I'm presuming this stuff originated on a chemical site and not from a cow ?

What are decent products to clean it with ?

Thans
 
Artico is vinyl, so any vinyl cleaner will do for heavy soiling. Routine cleaning with a damp cloth is all that's needed really.
 
Same as 'leather'.
 
As with any cleaning start offwith the least aggressive first for your seats etc:
Try a normal leather cleaner, which is really like PH neutral clear baby soap.
Get some old sheets off the missus, and cover surrounding trim as any runs could mark if unleft.
Spray the entire seat and rub well in with hands, wipe off.
Now spray again but this time use a soft nail brush to gently scrub the seat, wipe away with clean cloths, leave to dry and inspect.
For more stubborn stains try a good " all purpose cleaner " like G101.
G101 at full strength will degrease engines, so in dilute form will easily clean your seats.
Repeat above process. Dont let G101 run down any other dry trim, it will mark, so cover well with the sheets.
I have actually seen dealership valeters use TFR on vinyl seats but i would not recommend this!!
 
As stated, a damp cloth is sufficient unless you have some real tough dirt stuck to it.
 

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