Washing seat covers!

[stpete]

Some time ago I spilt soup on my passenger seat (don't ask) and tried cleaning with those dry foam cleaners and car upholstery sprays to no avail. I'd also noticed that my drivers seat was looking a bit grey with red stitching no longer as bright as it once was. So today i bit the bullet took passenger seat out of the car and removed the base foam and cover then chucked the cover in the washing machine, with it set to hand wash 25 degrees! What a result, it looks like new, nice bright red stitching and lovely black again! next drivers side ! So if your brave and have an hour to kill give it a go! At your own risk of course!!

 

[af1]

can you take the whole cover off easily?

 

[UncleFester]

in a word ... NO - it's sa right faff. Unless you're in the trade or have done it before

 

[stpete]

Not that bad really takes about an hour to get seat out of car and cover off, I'd never done it before, yeah its tricky and you need to work in the right order but no hard!! Might take photos next time?

 

[lc_allan]

A wrtie up is always welcome on the forum

 

[LEE69]

I mean, they went together, so it must come apart

 

[strugers1]

i would like to know how to do this actually

 

[stpete]

Ok i must come clean only did the base cover to start, since it was filthy!

 

[LEE69]

Ok i must come clean

boom-tish

 

[stpete]

Sorry couldn't resist!! Doin small write up now!

 

[da_rude2k2]

Hi Pete,

Mine are in the wash as we speak
Did you tumble dry yours or just let them dry naturally?
Also, did you take all the little mettle rods out of yours? I've taken most of them out but I decided not to bother with the curved ones as they looked like a nightmare!! Hopefuly my washing machine wont explode, that would not please the missus

Tim

 

[stpete]

I took all rods out, i just spun them then dried over radiator, if they dry too slowly you get water marks! hope its as good for you as it was for me! lol

 

[da_rude2k2]

They're out now.
Dried them on the radiator like you as they werent all that wet when I took them out. They look good. I think I will need to run the vacuum over them again tho as there is some washing powder in the cracks where it couldnt be rinsed out properly. brushes right off tho.
Gonna fit the sub this afternoon so wil leave the seats out for now

 

[stpete]

Boom Boom Boom!!