How to Clean Cloth Car Seats
Most people spend several hours in our cars. We eat and drink in our cars. We haul kids, pets. As a result, the car’s interior and our cloth car seats can get pretty bad really fast. Luckily, we have some tips and ticks for your cars interior seats, to look and smell better.
How Often should you clean your cloth car seats
cloth car seats should be vacuumed on a weekly basis, A more thorough cleaning of the seats can be done seasonally or more often depending on how much activity. A professional should have all the commercial equipment, to get all the seep stains out. But I would show you how to get your seats done from home with a few products.
What You’ll Need
Equipment / Tools
- Vacuum with a hose, crevice tool, upholstery brush
- Spray bottle
- Stiff-bristled scrub brush
- Microfiber cloth’s
Materials
Vacuum the Seats
Start by vacuuming your car seats. This will remove dust, debris, and pet hair. Use the crevice tool to reach between the back and seat. Then use the upholstery brush to help lift the fibers of the fabric.
Pre-Treat Stains
pre-treating you seats before doing an overall cleaning. simply use a bit of the upholstery cleaner on the stains and work it into the fabric with a scrub brush. Allow it to work for at least 15 minutes before you do an overall scrubbing.
Scrub Away the Dirt
Use a scrub brush to work in the cleaning solution after spraying it on the seat. Go over every inch of the seat starting at the top so that any dirty solution drips down. As your scrub brush becomes soiled, rinse it in a bucket of clear water
Wipe Away
Use microfiber cloth to wipe away any excess moisture. This will also help lift any matted fibers.
Add protection
Now that you’ve done the work and the seats look fresh and clean, use a spray-on fabric protector to help prevent dirt and stains from settling into the fabric. This will make cleaning your seats next time much easier.