

| Subject: | Re: Cleaning Interior Question... |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:24:16 +0000 |
you could be like my wife and break out the dirt devil and almost burn us down, :( the motor on it locked up and started to smoke, hehe I said hey turn that off and get it out of the van. Resolve works great with a bush and cloth BTW i asked her before she used it why did she buy it.. she said hey it worked 1x, 1 hit wonder.. Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Stevens [mailto:mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM] > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 04:07 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Cleaning Interior Question... > > I use Resolve Carpet Cleaner. Comes in a red plastic spray container and > works well. Spray it on directly, using a damp sponge scrub the area, use a > dry cloth towel to wipe it off. > Bob Stevens > '87 Syncro Westy > http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dana Morphew" <kadm@PUGETSOUND.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:29 AM > Subject: Re: Cleaning Interior Question... > > > > How much product did you use? How alkaline is it? This might be a form > > of "browning". If so, a cure would be to spray an acid rinse on the > > affected area. Something like a tblspn. of citric acid added to a quart > > of water, shake/stir well, and put into a hand sprayer (or you could > > just wipe it on with a sponge and gloved hand). Spray it on and observe > > for a minute or two. If it doesn't help, it won't hurt anything. Just > > don't over-wet the seat. > > > > Dana > > > > jesse and monica wrote: > > > > > > Hello All, > > > I started to clean my 89 Vanagon seats tonight with upholstery cleaner > > > and something weird happened. My gray seat began to turn brown...the > > > harder that i > > > scrubbed the more a gross brown color started to come though. So i > > > stopped. Seems that maybe the foam under the material has dye in it and > > > it's coming through when it's getting wet. Anyone run into this before? > > > I never have. Not sure what to do. Now i have a half brown seat!! Do > > > you think maybe just good old soap and water would do the trick? Im at > > > a loss and don't want to make it any worse... > > > Suggestions anyone? > > > Thanks as usual, > > > Jesse > > >
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