I haven't shampooed the upholstery or floor rugs which are not removable on my truck in ages. I have this crazy idea about scubbing the seats with rug cleaner using lots of soapy water and wet vacuuming the water out then letting the whole cab dry out on a hot sunny day. My concern is the electric motor for the air pump (the lumbar support airbag) under the seat. Would this procedure do damage: rust the springs, sheet metal under rugs, short out the electric motors, etc?

Thoughts on this?

Regards,
Larry

 

You can remove the switches from your seats and then clean them. I wouldn't worry too much about the wiring but the switches I would. I'd pull the seats out, clean them like you plan, let them dry then reinstall.

 

Ak250HD, I didn't know that the seats could be taken out. I'll have to look into it. Great info. Now I know why I come here when I need help on my truck.
This is a good idea because you can control where the water flows so it doesn't get into the electric motor plus I can cover that with a plastic bag.


Regards,
Larry

 

a good upholstery/carpet cleaning machine can usually be rented for under 50/day, and will only use about 1 quart of liquid for a bucket seat.

 

If they're anything like my seats, you remove 4 bolts, disconnect the connectors for the power lumbar/power seats and they should come right out.

TJC makes a good point, you could probably clean them a lot better with a machine. They should have a hose attachment with them to let you control where the liquid goes.

 

I have had good luck with oxy-clean

 

Yeah, that's another good idea.

Regards,
Larry

 

I was doing some searching on the internet and a product called "Blue Coral" is highly recommended. Plus you wouldn't have to take out the seats.

These are all good ideas. Thanks!


Regards,
Larry

 

I would make sure that you use a carpet/upholstery cleaner solution. Don't just throw any old soap or detergent at it. Most standard soaps and detergents are made to be rinsed away, otherwise they leave behind a residue that is slightly sticky. It will attract dirt much more quickly and make the seats look terrible in pretty short order. Carpet and upholstery cleaners are made to be no-rinse so that any residue left behind doesn't attract dirt.

Jason

Jason

 

Buy a can, try it. You'll be surprised.



I just cleaned a 14 year old nasty Dodge Dakota headliner with it. I really didn't think it would work well on the headliner but it looks like new!

 

Pull the seat covers off, spray the **** out of them with upholstery cleaner and throw them in the washer machine. It works great. For the carpet, I like removing it from the truck, again spray with carpet cleaner and use a stiff brush, then powerwash

 

I used this stuff, on the floor mat a friend of mine gave me....

Tt was BLACK....(Actual color is maroon)..After shaking the can up, spraying it on and watching...

I could see it literally lift the crud off the mat...Then I simply rinsed it well, repeated (Using the brush to loosen the harder stuff up) and rinsed again...Clean as a whistle...

Then used some Lucas Detailer on it, and it looks 9/10....

 

Years ago I came across a product for cleaning fabric upholstery that I can no longer find. I was really impressed with the results. It was a nearly dry sprinkle-on type powder. The consistency reminded me of grated parmesan cheese (the kind Kraft sells in a can)...just the consistency, not the odor or flavor. It had a pleasant fragrance like you'd expect for this type of cleaning product.

This product came with a small scrub brush shrink wrapped to the container. The brush was like a boot brush, but with stiffer bristles.

You would sprinkle the product on the upholstery, scrub with the brush, let it sit for a short time, and then vacuum it up. The results were impressive.

I've checked a few stores locally and can no longer find it. If it sounds at all familiar to anyone and you can recall that actual name of this product please let me know.

 

You do realize you brought up a 4 year old thread and added Nothing to it, right?

 

I asked a question: If it sounds at all familiar to anyone and you can recall that actual name of this product please let me know.