Hey everyone, Just looking to see if there is a cloth seat cleaner or combo I can get OTC or DIY? The only thing I found at the store was Turtlewax foaming upholstery cleaner, is that worth anything at all? From what I was going to do was spray it on, aggitate a little with a soft/medium brush and maybe work in with an MF block and then vacuum away. Anything you guys can recommend? The car btw is a 2006 Mazda 6.
Tuff Stuff is good, and so is Blue Coral Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner...the only thing bad about these cleaners is that they always leave a residue behind on my 06 F150 tan cloth seats, but these seats have a lot of issues to begin with...
The Blue corral stuff is terrible, I dont recommend you use it unless you're going to use an extractor too. Itll leave the residue in the seat which makes it more prone to soiling.
Zep makes a cleaner for Upholstery that comes in either a foam spray or a spray bottle....stuff is great...the foam will turn brown from the lifting dirt and grime...I know I push ZEP..but the stuff works...most of my cleaning agents are ZEP now....they work and saves me money....I talk to Shabybreal once a week and he told me he bought the 5 gallons of APC and best he used....5 gallons makes 35 gallons of APC.... I use all the rug stuff...APC...citrus cleaners..glass cleaner....odor control....odor eliminator...deck wash... they work...thats what I like....and saves me shipping and money AL
yes....thats the best part....you can get 99% of the stuff there....i was there the other day to get some organic fertilizer for my garden...and I seen they have ZEP car care stuff there now...well they have a ton of stuff..and a sealant..I may have the balls to try it...lol....was cheap enough..never know....no one really tried DG till I brought it up a few years back... AL
Nice. Which ones do you like for multi purpose? I suppose they have an APC. I heard something about Industrial Purple the other day that sounded like a decent degreaser.
yes..thats the one Shadybreal uses..he loves it...I use the orange APC and Zep All Purpose Cleaner & Degreaser Concentrate.....I use it on tires..wheels...wheel wells....trim...jams....I will get the Purple stuff next....for a few boats I have coming up and some dump trucks...\\\ PM shabybreal on it..he can tell you more on it and what he uses it for....he has been using it over a month now and said its much better than the Megs or ARO.... AL
be careful when brushing those seats. im a former mazda6 owner, and those sued like seats wont do to well with a harsh brushing
Every product I have used from Zep has been great. From the chemical resitant sprayer bottles to the anti-foam!
I agree with Al, ZEP product are awesome and economical plus you can get them locally. So far I've only used the citrus degreaser and there APC but next time I'm there I'm picking the window cleaner as per Al recommendation and I will also try the carpet cleaner
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