Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

[KAdams4458]

Well, I haven't found its limits, yet.

Here is a vinyl (MB-Tex) seat bottom from an '81 Mercedes that I needed to clean up well enough to use until the perfect one comes along.



I ended up using a fresh medium bristle toothbrush to do this because my soft nailbrush seems to have vanished. Mopping up the gunk required no less than four 11X17 microfiber towels, but these results are from a single application of #39. There's still a little film left, but a follow up with #40 should take care of it.



For the record, I'm using all Meguiar's products on my Mercedes project, and while the filth in this car is of a level that I have never seen or dealt with before, Meguiar's products seem to be more than up to the challenge. There's only one thing so far that I'm not happy about... I can't get #39 by the gallon! I know that a lot of folks here simply would have pulled out the APC for this chore, but with the old stitching in these seats, I wanted to stay with the gentlest product possible.

[Carfire]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

Looks Great!!
Good Review!!

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

Huge improvement. I agree #39 should come in larger sizes.

[phobs]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

Drastic change, looks 100 times better!

[yalerd]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

wow!

[KAdams4458]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

Huge improvement. I agree #39 should come in larger sizes.

Beyond a doubt, I would buy a couple of gallons a year for my personal use if it did. Are you listening, Meguiar's? I can't be the only customer that plays with salvaged vinyl and rubber on a regular basis.

I will say that even though it only comes in a seemingly small spray bottle, a little goes a long way. I've completely scrubbed every square inch of both front bucket seats and the rear bench seat for this recent project, and have not even used half of the bottle.

[chessplayer]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

outstanding ... the before and after pics tell it all....great product and great job...

[Tuck91]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

looks great, #39 does have some excellent cleaning power!!!

[KAdams4458]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

looks great, #39 does have some excellent cleaning power!!!

That's an understatement.

The passenger seat that I pulled out of the salvage yard for this car had suffered the abuse of having a broken CV shaft and an old oil pan thrown on it. I can't say how long they had been laying there before I brought the seat home, but they sat in my shop for two weeks before I got around to doing more than wiping the icky black grease and oil off with a rag. #39 removed every trace of the stains left behind, and the upholstery looks like brand new.

I'm telling you, this stuff is just amazing. I just wish my local supplier would wise up and stock more than one bottle of it at a time.

[Mikejl]

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Amazing before and after. Nice work! Great testimonial to #39.

Mike

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

Fantastic! Thanks for documenting what M39 Heavy Duty Vinyl Cleaner is capable of. How long did you work on that seat?

[KAdams4458]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

Fantastic! Thanks for documenting what M39 Heavy Duty Vinyl Cleaner is capable of. How long did you work on that seat?

About 25 minutes total. I was armed with only a tiny toothbrush, so things went slowly. I was being thorough, and really working the stitching and seams, but with my usual nail brush, I'm positive that this would have taken ten minutes at most.

[mb911]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

Really fantastic I must say. I like #39 as well, but mine seems to last a long while (the bottle). Of course, I haven't had anything like that to work on.

[MrCLRider]

Re: Ever wondered just what #39 can do?

I gotta get this product to clean my steering wheel, it looks about that nasty and its just an 01