steam cleaning car seats, will they shrink?
 

got myself a Vax steam cleaner and want to do all the car seats. i'm a bit worried that they could be damaged by shrinking or worse, has anyone cleaned their seats this way and were they ok?
thanks :thumb:

i have the 'normal' sort of stains on the seats :D

When I was a valeter we used to jet wash them with hot water, scrub them with a brush and use a hoover that was water freindly to get the water back out. They were fine...

but i want to use the steam cleaner:D

i have done everything else in the house, but nothing nylon, i assume the seats are nylon....i havnt got anything to suck the water out so i cant do it your way...

Cant say Ive tried a steamer yet, although I have got one and will no doubt sooner or later. Have used the steamer on the caravan seats and again they were fine. Id of thought they would be ok TBH but hang on for someone who has actually tried it...someone must of!

i wont start it till i am sure. the instructions say to test on a bit that is hidden but i cant do that in the car. sundays are car washing days so hopefully someone will know, when ive done it i will tell you how i got on :thumb:

https://www.scoobynet.com/interior-1...=steam+cleaner
Anthony

excellent, cheers for that :thumb:

now ive actually got to go outside and do it now:wonder:

No worries SS. :thumb:
Post up pics of your efforts if you like. It may be of use to other SNetters ;)

what like.............DONT TRY THIS AT HOME!! :lol1:

You better get outside and get started, be dark soon. :D

i will have one more cup of tea first :D

right, i am going to do it now :thumb:

its flippin freezing outside :cry:

well dont do it in your skimpies then!:lol1:

andy

p.s. long cuppa. was is it a big cup?:norty:

what kind of steamer is it?

if it extracts the steam after its sprayed it, it will be fine, if its just a steamer that shoots out steam with no way of sucking it back up, i would not bother, you will make it worse and leave loads of water marks when it dries out :)

:sleep: :sleep: Saras taking her time :wonder:

One thing to keep in mind is that the fabric is bonded to the foam in the seats and as steam is hot it may cause the glue to melt and then your fabric may become detached and saggy :(
No one wants a saggy lady under them so i'd be rather cautious and not use steam........just in case :)
Dave.

Never steam cleaned interiors, only wet and dryed, so can't add anything, other than be careful, as the heat output might be detrimental. I have seen endless carpets brought up beautifully with steam cleaners, but not many people use steam on seats. :)

I have used a steamer on seats, best way of doing it, steam a small area, say half a seat cushion then using a towel wipe the area off, as its steam there really isnt that much moisture (1l of water will produce enough steam to do all the seats), especially when comparing it to a wet vac extractor which will use around 4 or 5 times the amount of water.

well ???

Well what? :wonder:

:wonder: :wonder: what do you think i mean

how did it go ?

Ah, sorry, get you, tired when I was on the other night. Good point too, come on sarasquares, how'd you get on? :)

The Vax steam cleaner will not damage your seats or shrink them, so do not worry and do what you bought the device for! If you are still unsure about that try some professional steam cleaning service first that will surely put you at ease.

Think you are 4 years to late looking at the date.
But good to know.

Going by the post count I'd say it's a troll ;)