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vinyl restorer
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:12 pm
by nikki1979uk
Just wondered if anyone has use a good one and can recommend it.
I have cleaned the sears and tried mer and auto glym vinyl restorer/cleaner but they are rubbish.
Some one told me about vinyl dye, I think I saw it on wheeler dealers. Is it any good. My car is smoke grey and the interior is the original I think, whick is a light blue/grey
Thank you
Nikki
Re: vinyl restorer
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:00 pm
by tysonn
Well do you want to clean it or paint it?Are you saying they havent come clean or you cant get 'em to shine after cleaning them?You can get no end of colours in vinyl sprays designed to recolour your seats.Halfords sell it in limited colours and there are companies on Ebay doing a whole range of colours.If they're not coming clean use something stronger to clean them.The dirt cheap bathroom cleaner sprays are great at shifting ground in filth.
Re: vinyl restorer
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:33 pm
by nikki1979uk
A bit of both really, I used my trusty steam cleaner and some washing up liquid. They are clean but still a little grubby, but they are 50 years old

. I might take the plunge and get a paint then see what it looks like.
Just wanted a near match,
Thank you
Re: vinyl restorer
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:53 pm
by LouiseM
If you look through this thread a member dyed his seats with very good results:
http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... 2&start=15
Re: vinyl restorer
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:22 pm
by bmcecosse
I would be wary of using the 'steam' cleaner on vinyl! Also don't apply anything 'waxy' if you hope to get paint to stick in future....
Re: vinyl restorer
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:21 am
by dp
To clean into the grain, I've used washing powder and a nail brush. Also flash floor cleaner. For re-painting the seats, the kit I used had a pre-painting stuff that was a very effective cleaner, made the vinyl look like new.
Re: vinyl restorer
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:24 am
by lambrettalad
Vanish and a good nail brush is hard to beat

plus a large can of elbow grease

Re: vinyl restorer
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:14 pm
by nikki1979uk
Didn't think of vanish. Used 2 tubs just to clean the carpets. Will have to give the suggestions a go. They are pretty clean, they just have 50 years of ingrained dirt

Re: vinyl restorer
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:22 pm
by ASL642
Vanish works very well -use a nail brush to work it into the dirtier places. Wash off afterwards and leave to dry naturally.