Seat belts

Old93junk · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2009, 10:18 PM

Anybody out there got a way to clean up seat belts?, short of replacing them?. Damn things get grubby looking after a few years now that they are mandatory and in constant use.

rsdjcarter · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2009, 10:58 PM

get some oxyclean and soak them really good and scrub them around with that and some laundry detergent and rinse really good dry really good too. I did mine after about 25 yrs of nastyness and they came out nice.

Old93junk · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2009, 11:12 PM

My wife just walked in the house with that Billy Mayes Oxyclean stuff!!!, I m gonna give it a shot. It must be destiny, thanks!

timcommon · #4 (**permalink**) 01-11-2009, 02:48 PM

My only concern would be with how well those belts will perform in a crash after a strong cleaning.
None of us plan to have an accident, but use of the belts is for more than compliance with the law.
As a retired military pilot and aircraft accident investigator, I think I would sport myself to a set of new ones.
Just my thoughts
I could be wrong

rsdjcarter · #5 (**permalink**) 01-11-2009, 05:40 PM

I agree I ended up buying some aftermarket ones for the driver & pass and left the cleaned up one in the middle for looks and it holds my console. Just until I can afford the stock replacements I kinda like the old chrome flip type better anyways. Anyone ever put shoulder belts in & where do you mount them if so?

RonC80 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-15-2009, 02:07 PM

I know child car seatbelt staps are not recommended for cleaning because of breaking down the material making them less effective. They recommend getting new ones