172Cup factory seats - cleaning products?

[CupRacer172]

Over the years I have tried a few seat cleaners but as the seats are now 23 years old, the grey has faded a little but they have no rips tears etc.

What is the best product for the 172 cup seats? Ideally something that can buff up the colour and not effect the dye which one of the interior shampoos i used failed to do.

Thanks

 

[imprezaworks]

You need a spot cleaner to remove the stains from the seats. Have you got one?

 

[CupRacer172]

No stains on the seats just a little faded and even though auto glym interior shampoo has been recommended before i found they faded to grey too much.

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

I've seen multiple videos of people removing seats, scrubbing them and then jet washing them. They seemed to come up really well but is this an option for Cup seats? I guess drying is a problem.

 

[Matt Cup]

Cleaning them isn’t going to revive the colour especially if they have faded due to UV. You might need to re-dye them if it really bothers you.

 

[NickReilly063]

I've seen multiple videos of people removing seats, scrubbing them and then jet washing them. They seemed to come up really well but is this an option for Cup seats? I guess drying is a problem.

Removing the seats / carpets / door cards and blasting them with a hot powerful jet wash really makes a difference - they come up like new -

Also removes 20yrs of dust and grime which has built up in all the areas that you can’t get to over the years -

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

Yeah, I'm sure Salvage Rebuilds on YT have done it a lot, especially with seats that have had oil and food stuff worked in.

 

[NickReilly063]

This was a completely unloved s**t-tip when I bought it - however removing and Jet washing everything brings them back up -

I was very lucky that the plastic trim’s have no damage/ scratches as there not easy to get hold of nowadays if needed.