As a car mechanic with over 20 years of experience, one question I often receive from customers is: How do I clean my cloth car seats? I give them simple steps like vacuuming and scrubbing off dirt.
This post outlines the entire cleaning process, and gives other ways you can employ in cleaning your car seats.
What You Need:
- Carpet/upholstery cleaner
- Vacuum cleaner
- Fabric protector (optional)
- Oxygen-based bleach
- Sponge
- Microfiber cloth
- Scrub brush
How to Clean Cloth Car Seats?
Here are the complete steps and materials needed.
Do these steps:
Note: Here is a video that I thought can give you a clear visual presentation of the process.
Other Ways to Clean Cloth Car Seats
Alternatively, clean car seats with these other methods using different solutions:
Tips:
- The usual mantra of cleaning vehicles – start high and work lower – also applies in cleaning a car’s interior and upholstery.
- Stubborn stains such as chocolate and blood require a specific stain-removal product. In such cases, there may be a need to call a professional service to do the cleaning of your car seats or upholstery.
Warnings:
- When using cleaners, make sure that you are aware of their possible effects on other materials in your car. Avoid chemical contamination as much as possible.
- When drying washed parts, make sure to dry completely. If left wet for a long time, these parts could get damaged, and because that also causes humidity to increase within the car, the passenger’s health can also be put to risk.
Conclusion
Cleaning the cloth seats of your vehicle is an easy process involving only simple steps of vacuuming, application of solution, brushing and drying, but if this is your first time cleaning your car seats and you feel nervous about doing a DIY, go to the nearest maintenance shop. They can give you a free demo.
