Oil in fabric

[daveski]

Had a bike in the car yesterday so had the headrests removed and seats folded flat.

Didnt pay too much attention and now have oil marks from the chain on the headrests.

Any product I can use to remove this safely?

 

[Lal B3N]

Wouldn't mind knowing this myself, got some car oil on the carpet

 

[ElusiveHB]

Rubbing alcohol gets it out of cloth, it can also totally spanner the colour though so test it first. I've also used a small amount of WD40 on a cloth followed by a damp cloth on the leather bits, again colour test.

 

[JD]

Or you could use a product specifically designed to remove stains and not damage the fabric??

Look into BioBrisk. You'll need a soft brush and a wet and dry vac, so it might be worth looking into local detailers, unless you can rent or borrow on? You need to extract the dirty water, once the product mentioned above has done it's job. Think of it like cleaning a carpet.

 

[JD]

http://www.autosmart.co.uk/Interior Cleaners.html

 

[Gally]

Agree with JD, yopu'll definitely need a wet dry vac no matter what product you use. A lot of those fabric cleaners extract the dirt outwards, mostly the foaming ones. Oil is a killer though. Good luck.

 

[daveski]

Thanks guys.

Might be an excuse to fit leather seats rather than pay a detailer.

 

[JD]

Agree with JD, yopu'll definitely need a wet dry vac no matter what product you use. A lot of those fabric cleaners extract the dirt outwards, mostly the foaming ones. Oil is a killer though. Good luck.

I'd be worried if you didn't

Daveski, I like your thinking!

 

[JamesBryan]

As on JD's link. Bio Brisk will do it.

 

[MrDave]

Brake cleaner.

Serious.

 

[daveski]

I could take it to Mick, everything gets covered in brake cleaner then!

I'd rather not risk damaging the fabric though as its a nice clean car.

 

[Chapppers11]

I'd be worried if you didn't

So would I.

 

[daveski]

Brake cleaner.

Serious.

This works, surprisingly