Cleaning seats and upholstery. APC+?

[ClearlyCoated]

The seats are from my 1993 Honda Civic which was "retired" this past Tuesday after 17 years of ownership and 300k on the odometer. Retired means my trusty Civic failed CA Smog for the first time ever and was eligible to be junked in return for a cash payout from the state.

The cool thing is that the state only requires the car to arrive under it's own power to the salvage yard to qualify for the payout. The day before, I surrendered the tags and title to the DMV and received a one day, next day pass to drive my Civic to the dismantler. I spent the rest of the afternoon stripping the car of parts I could eBay or Craigslist for sale. Glovebox, wiper arms, interior trim, seatbelts, etc. I found a pair of trashed front seats (rips and tears) on CL that I bought for $10 and installed on my car so I could harvest the whole set of original seats.

Just looking for some recommendations for cleaning front and rear seats to prep them for sale. I plan to use APC+ mixed 10:1 and administered via my Bissell LGM. All that's really required is a light cleaning, no stains or odors. I just want to freshen up the fabric and give it a nice odor. Does the APC and ratio mix sound about right? I guess I could follow up the cleaning with Febreeze...

[Murr1525]

Re: Cleaning seats and upholstery. APC+?

Sure. Dont soak them too much to get the foam and all wet.

[Andrew C.]

Re: Cleaning seats and upholstery. APC+?

Sounds Right to me. Are you having the LGM spray the APC+ 10:1 and then soak it up, or are you spraying APC+ on the seats, agitating with a brush, and then using clean water via the LGM.

I prefer the latter method with the LGM squirting clean water. I feel that it takes the APC+ out better that way. You can always do a couple passes with the LGM to try to get the APC+ all out.

Something else I like doing is going back over the seats once they have dried with a clean brush to try and separate all the little threads and make them feel nice and plush.

[ClearlyCoated]

Re: Cleaning seats and upholstery. APC+?

Sounds Right to me. Are you having the LGM spray the APC+ 10:1 and then soak it up, or are you spraying APC+ on the seats, agitating with a brush, and then using clean water via the LGM.

I prefer the latter method with the LGM squirting clean water. I feel that it takes the APC+ out better that way. You can always do a couple passes with the LGM to try to get the APC+ all out.

Something else I like doing is going back over the seats once they have dried with a clean brush to try and separate all the little threads and make them feel nice and plush.

Good suggestions. Hot water for the LGM rinse?

[Andrew C.]

Re: Cleaning seats and upholstery. APC+?

Good suggestions. Hot water for the LGM rinse?

I'd go with hot water for the rinse. It seems to break apart any remaining dirt particles and helps clean better.

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