I know I should read the manual but what the heck
Ok I got a piece of chocolate rubbed into the drivers seat. So I rubbed it with a damp cloth, with water nothing else... Now I have a water stain and a faint chocolate stain. What shoudl I use to clean this seat properly?
I did something dumb a few weeks after we got our E, I used a spray cleaner on the seats and the side of the passenger seat was slightly discolored by the spray.
I was trying different cleaners each time I cleaned the interior of my E and a few weeks later I tried Murphy's Oil Soap.... and it did the trick, I really is nice on the plastic panels, the entire interior and it got the discoloration out of the passenger seat. The smell is very nice as well.
Yes, I had the same problem! I was just wiping down the inside with a sponge and diluted cleaner and the next day I noticed the driver's seat was discolored, like it was still wet! I rubbed it with plain water a couple of times and it looks better now.
jnes: did you dilute the Murphey's?
There is a line of cleaner products called Carbona Stain Devils. They have a special formulation for each type of stain (chocoalte, red wine, gum, etc) They are in small yellow bottles and i found mine at laundry care section at Walmart. I have used them on many types of stains and the results are always very good. Good Luck!
This has probably been addressed somewhere but I haven't found it.
What do folks recommend for removing a stain from a seat?
My daughter got something on a seat -- not an awful stain, but an area about the size of a silver dollar that is now a bit darker than the surrounding material.
So far I have only ever wiped down the seats with water -- before I start using a cleaner I want to be sure it's not going to discolor the material or do anything else weird. I've scrubbed at this stain using just a wet cloth, but that didn't do the trick.
I know these seats are supposed to be stain resistant, but I guess they're not stain proof!
I tried a Shout Wipe on the stain, as suggested, and it works great! Those little things do put out a lot of soap, though, so you have to be prepared to spend some time wiping up the suds with water. (I assume that it would not be good to have the stuff dry on there.)
Later, after removing the mystery stain, I discovered where my daughter had spilled some milk that ran all down the side of one seat. It had had several days to dry but was quite visible and unsightly. Wiping with water accomplished nothing. A Shout wipe took it right off.
Okay I have calmed down a bit.....so I have a problem, it was my friend's 30th birthday, and everyone in the E (except for the driver) was pretty ummmm well wasted....well in my altered state of mind I said that it was okay for people tosmoke in my car, something that I would not have ever said had I been sober, well no can to use for ash and buts, so everyone was ashing and throwing their buts out the back side windows, well drunken birthday girl's but came flying back into the car and went in between the back of the driver and my E's driver seat.
Well, the driver noticed that it was getting hot, but not before my seat got a little smoke damage....there is no hole....and it doesn't feel like there is any damage to the seat (to the touch), just some black tar residue/smoke damage.....so any suggestions on how to clean this???? The spot is small, and I am probably the only one that notices, but if there is a way to fix it at all I would love top do so!
I will be buying some shout wipes today when I was out and about. I have Orange Clean and Simple Green here at the house, and will use those if the shout wipes don't work....as they are a bit harsher and will try to use them as a last resort!
Oops, I got a small stain on my seat fabric and need reccomendations on how to remove or fade it. I belive it is a grease type stain. I installed my keyless entry and had a little grease on my hand from a steering wheel part down there and.... well you can guess the rest.
I want advice on good products to try before I go making it worse.
Tuff Stuff! Automotive section at Walmart, or parts stores. Comes in a tall, yellow, black and red can.
An idiot friend used a slim jim to unlock the doors of my mom's Oldsmobile, rendering both doors inoperable. Picture light grey velour type interior. I took the car to have the doors put back together, and was standing, talking to the mechanic, when I noticed his hands were filthy, and he was smearing black grease on her "luxury" interior. I probably freaked a little. The guy said, "I've got something that'll clean it." He wasn't convincing or concerned. He sprayed this foam on the door panel, and wiped it right off, with a clean, dry towel! I've been using it since the 90's.
There's a mulberry tree outside my apartment door, that grows out, over the sidewalk, and unfortunately, it's not a fruitless one. Mulberries stick to shoes, contain seeds, and when they're ripe, the juice is purple. Every year I have purple spots on the carpet. Tough Stuff, and no one's the wiser.
I ended up using some Dawn dishwashing liquid mixed with a little hot water and swirled that around on the stain followed by a couple of good clean water soaking and wipe ups.
This worked great. It got the stain out and did not leave any visable residue or color change. I am amazed at this fabric. I thought after I rinsed and wiped up that I would have to wait a while for the damp seat to dry. In fact, I wiped up with a dry towel and the seat seemed almost totally dry right away - like it wouldn't allow the water to absorb in too much.
Try the dish soap first, then maybe the heavier solvents (always test any solvent in a hidden spot first).
I had to go pick up the Thanksgiving turkey and one of the turkey's leaked allover the backseat. I got some 409 and Paper towels and it cleaned right up.
The best stuff I've found to use on seats, carpets and clothes is FOLEX Instant Spot Remover. This stuff works GREAT!!! Works on pet accidents, grease, ink, red wine, coffee, BLOOD, rust, food (turkey), cosmetics, dirt and most old stains. No rinsing, vacuuming or waiting to see results. Safe for any colorfast carpets and upholstery. Non-magnetic, non-toxic, non-flammable and oder-free. Simply apply a generous amount on the spot, agitate with finger tips and blow with absorbent cloth. SPOTS WILL DISAPPEAR INSTANTLY!
I got all of that off the bottle. I found it at Ralphs Supermarket. They also have a website, www.folex.net .
As a follow-up to any stain removal that uses detergent or solvent of any sort:
1. Get a wet/dry shop vac.
2. Get some warm water.
3. Pour warm water on the spot you just cleaned.
4. Immediately suck the water out with the vac.
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 until you're confident you've gotten out the detergent/solvent.
Why? The detergent/solvent residue will attract dirt/dust.
I use this process all the time on car/sofa/carpet/whatever (hey, with two kids, two dogs and three cats, I get a lot of practice!).
In fact, just this process alone gets out just about everything except a petroleum by-product (e.g., grease).
Coming back from ski trip this weekend, cherry blew off my bowl and by the time I realized a second later and put it out, it melted a small crater on my drive seat. :evil:
Anyone know if vinyl seat repair kit would work on the seat fabric surface?
No, you're SOL. Vinyl repair kits work by bonding with the... well... vinyl. There's no vinyl in our seats (at least not in the traditional sense). The E's seats are a specially-coated fabric.
But even if just for curiosity's sake you might try, 'cause if it doesn't work or even makes things worse, you were probably going to end-up replacing the seat cover anyway.
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Edit: Seat cover is $81 from Majestic. Replacement yourself is not impossible but is a bit of work; you will need upholsterer's pliers to install the new cover.
Stacy was kind enough to reply with pertinent info:
First, there should be two materials which make the covering for your
Element seat;
1. fabric (FXC) applied in the center (or what the industry calls the
"insert")
2. a rubber-like vinyl on the sides (industry reference word "bolster)
If the crater is on the fabric covering the seat center (insert),
unfortunately, there's no method to repair a burn mark in fabric. The only
suggestion would be to have the area re-upholstered with additional FXC
(Fabric for Extreme Conditions)tm material. You may be able to contact
your Honda dealer and have them order service parts for this application.
If the crater appears on the vinyl material covering the seats edges, you
should be able to use a vinyl repair kit. However, I cannot assure you that
it will work as this is not a product from Milliken. We only supply the
waterproof fabric.
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