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 Post subject: Cleaning leather seats.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:08 pm 
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I got a set of EF Fairmont seats from Happy a while back, they are in excellent condition but the leather is very dirty. Like oil and grease from the skin of filthy humans.

I'm trying to get the leather clean like on the top of the head rests. I've tried Meguires Leather Cleaner/Conditioner but it doesnt seem to move any of the caked on grime.

Is there another product that works miracles on leather, or is it a case of clean it ten thousand times and use more elbow grease.

Surely by now there must be some great product that works well.

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:40 pm 
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you can use a product call( shift it) it work well
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:45 pm 
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Palmolive dishwashing liquid

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:08 pm 
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Anyone seen a product called 5 star interior cleaner?
I've just been told that works well. Hard to friggin find I bet.

noisuf are you serious about Palmolive dishwashing liquid or you just f**k around?

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:09 pm 
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:13 pm 
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Timmeh wrote:
Anyone seen a product called 5 star interior cleaner?
I've just been told that works well. Hard to friggin find I bet.

noisuf are you serious about Palmolive dishwashing liquid or you just f**k around?
all those 5 star products can be bought at the $2.00 shops...

 

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 Post subject: Re: Cleaning leather seats.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:22 pm 
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If Aurora98 doesn't reply, ask him - IIRC he does cover leather in his detailing sticky, and he did reply to another thread a while back on leather cleaning.

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:28 pm 
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just gotta watch out coz those cleaners remove all oils etc and thats wat stops the leather from cracking....so if you do use a multi purpose cleaner (ie not leather specific) make sure u treat it with that Meguirs leather conditioner cream on it afterwards
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:33 pm 
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Got the leather conditioner stuff, just need to clean it first.

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:37 pm 
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Try the palmolive

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:48 pm 
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Timmeh you might want to check with happy and find out what sort of stains are on the seat, they might be Happys special stains and no amount of cleaning will get rid of these, ask his Mum about his sheets

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:50 pm 
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Thanks noisuf.....
Fairmont Ghia leather and velour seats for sale.......

May need CSI to check for stains under blue light.

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:51 pm 
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how much?
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:03 pm 
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I was being sarcastic. I'm not selling them. I just need to clean them up. Then they go in the XR8 and the XR8 interior gets retrimmed with bigger side bolsters and new material and then gets put back in the car.

 

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Timmeh wrote:
Fairmont Ghia leather and velour seats for sale.......

from what car....pics???
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