Wilky423

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Hi all,
Not posted for a while as been getting the mechanical bits & outer stuff done first.
Now that sorted I'm starting on the inside which is starting to look dated & grubby.
I'm looking for some tips or help to get the following unto scratch.

Steering wheel (beige grubby/dirt embedded)
Seats, bobbly on the material, dirty on the half leather) would prefer them to be black leather.
Door cards - Material is grubby where my arms rest on them.

See pictures for detail.

Cheers in advance.

Steve.
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I have the same colour interior as you but full leather. I don't know the best course of action for your seats, but I will be using a leather dye on the steering wheel. As for the door card, mine is a similarly dirty and I've tried one or two things, fabric/carpet cleaner, soap and water and a good vacuum. I've not really had satisfactory results so if you do come up with a successful method I'd be interested to know.
 
We've one of those Bissell carpet cleaner machines with the upholstery attachment. It's very good at cleaning my fabric seats and does a pretty good job on the door cards too. Maybe you could borrow one and give it a try or failing that go to a professional car groomer.
 
Have a look at auto gylm products if yer want to do the work yerself. Household cleaners can sometimes be too harsh for car plastic. Or as above see what a valeter would charge.
 
You will need to use a wet extraction cleaning method to get the best results. This would involve applying a cleaning solution, giving it a while to start to work then using water with a neutralizing chemical to extract the dirt and cleaning chemicals. Its ok using rented cleaning machines but you really need the right professional cleaning chemicals and experience. Look for a professional carpet and upholstery cleaner they shouldn't charge too much. They would also come to your house to do it. I'm going to be doing mine probably this weekend.
 

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