Cleaning Car Seats

When we had all the snow and rain, the seal around my car boot door leaked a small amount of water onto my back seat and has left a water mark.  I can't get rid of it and it looks unsightly to me.  I have tried using carpet and fabric cleaner but it only faded it rather than got rid of it completely.  Does anyone have any tips I can try?

Depending on how badly you want it clean, your best bet is to rent a carpet cleaner (I've seen it called a VAX over here in the UK) and clean it with a hot water vacuuming.

Depending on the fabric and the colour of the stain, you could try foam shaving cream and a toothbrush before renting a cleaner.  It works well with certain stains on a lot of fabrics/carpets/some clothing.

Thanx guys - I will try the foam and toothbrush first, if that fails I will try a bribe a VAX from work.

I hope I clear it off...it looks like someones had a piddle on my back seat  I know its water but its dirty water from outside the car.

Hiya

I think 'VAX' do a carpet cleaner type version - a 'normal' hoover (or Vacuum for you USA lot!) type VAX won't do the job.

Camoscato is right on the carpet cleaner type machine, however, there are automotive versions of those too! and most likely a decent valet / car cleaner type place will have the right version, from memory they're usually more powerful than the home versions and have different attachments etc with the cleaning / solution mechanisms. Those things will get the stain out, plus clean the rest of your interior so that it'll look spanking brand new! - not a quick job really either, takes a good couple of hours, plus some time afterwards to totally dry out.

Get the seal fixed to prevent it happening again and possibly look into getting the interior valeted. If it's just a little bit then maybe the home type carpet cleaner might suffice !

Cheers! DtM! West London UK!