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Subject:Re: cleaning seat upholstery
From:Peter T. Owsianowski
Date:Mon, 31 May 2010 18:21:35 -0400

Ha!  Funny how this works!  It was Rog-jar who originally turned me on to
the stuff years ago.

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Roger VanTill <motelvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> I use Simple Green on all my old cars. Works great! Got the "old man smell"
> out of my 1988 K car.
>
>
> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski <
> pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Always found a diluted solution of Simple Green in a steam cleaner to
>> be very effective.  The material they used is amazingly durable.  Some
>> of the buses I have brought home have been digusting - big dark
>> stains, crushed crayons, motor oil - the fabric bounces right back!
>>
>> On 5/31/10, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>> > a while back I asked about the best products for cleaning seat
>> upholstery,
>> > as I had a new to me jump seat that was in need of a good scrubbing.  I
>> have
>> > now cleaned it and it looks new, though it really was filthy, with just
>> the
>> > grime of use, plus some spots of greasy looking material.  I used
>> washing
>> > soda and borax for pretreatment, followed by dishwashing soap and water,
>> > then vinegar rinse.  Beautiful results.
>> > --
>> > David McNeely
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Sent from my mobile device
>>
>> Pete
>> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
>> '87 Westy "JoesVan"
>> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
>>
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