Dirty seats

[Fabian_7s]

Hey everyone, I was just vacuuming my car the other day when I noticed the seats were getting pretty dirty and stained from spills and stuff and it's bugging me :/
I was wondering is there any way at all to wash them?
Like can I just take off all the fabric from the seats and throw them in the washer, wash them by hand or do something and just put them back on?

Any advice would be really helpful!

[sleepyalero]

Leather - leather cleaner

Clothe - tuff stuff

[negolien]

I have my leather detailed once a year and use leather cream once a month and leather wipes when washing 2 times a week during summer once a week in winter. I get the carpet shampooed once a year.


We have a 2013 Civic EX but we had a Saturn and used the same schedule on it.. Both are cloth seats. Vacuum once a week shampoo 2 times a year. Shampoo carpet once a year.

[Fabian_7s]

Thanks sleepy! I just went to the store and bought a can of tuff stuff and tried it on a stain in the back seat thats been really bugging me since i first got the alero and it got rid of it almost completely :)

[Fabian_7s]

How the heck do you shampoo carpet? Do you need a special vacuum for it or something? :/

[Nas Escobar]

How the heck do you shampoo carpet? Do you need a special vacuum for it or something? :/

You do need a special vacuum. The other way it can be done is taking the whole interior out and pressure washing the carpet out the car. You would need a gas pressure washer for this.

Also, if you were wondering, the seat fabric comes off. It's held on by plastic tabs. It's not that hard at all to get it off. You can wash it in the washing machine if you want. I did that once, doesn't damage it. Just treat them like bed sheets.

[Fabian_7s]

is it just the front seats though? or can I take off the fabric from the back seat as well because the previous owner left a pretty nasty stain back there that I really wanna get rid of more than anything! lol

[sleepyalero]

Glad I could help for the most part ;)

[03glgold]

The bottom of the back is setup to be pretty simple...not so sure about the back of the back seat

[negolien]

How the heck do you shampoo carpet? Do you need a special vacuum for it or something? :/

I take it in to be detailed that's how :p I never watched them do it I usually go to lunch then come back to pick it up later. Usually takes most of the day. Don't even ask me how much I pay for it either lol.

[Fabian_7s]

I just took off the fabric from the passenger seat! It wasn't hard at all but my car was in direct sunlight so it was hot as hell even with the doors open! Thanks for the help guys! Any recommendations for washing it in the washer? Or should I just treat it like normal clothes?

[Nas Escobar]

is it just the front seats though? or can I take off the fabric from the back seat as well because the previous owner left a pretty nasty stain back there that I really wanna get rid of more than anything! lol

They all come off. The only ones that might be hard are the rear backrest. I forgot how to do those, but I know the rear bottom pad comes off easily. I took mine off once out of boredom.