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 What with shuttling around kids and pets and other treasures, your car’s upholstery will eventually become stained. It may be grape juice or crayon or special sauce or. . .uh, never mind. Here’s how to get the upholstery looking like (nearly) new again:
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Identify the stain. Is it greasy, chemical, bio-matter, ink, or what?
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Identify the upholstery fabric. Is it vinyl, leather, cloth, plastic, or what? Note that some “leather interiors” are actually only leather on the seating surfaces and mock leather everywhere else.
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Use a brush or clean rag to remove as much of the stain as possible without making it worse.
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 Visit your favorite auto parts store for recommendations and products to remove stain X from surface Y. There are numerous leather cleaners available, so look for one made specifically for leather upholstery and use a leather conditioner when you are finished cleaning. The same goes for fabric and vinyl.
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If the designated cleaner doesn’t work, carefully try one of your household cleaners. Tough stains may require one of the citrus-based cleaners as seen on TV. Test the cleaner on the least conspicuous location in case it discolors the fabric.
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Once you’ve identified a cleaner that works on your car’s interior, write the product information in your Car Journal. Next month or year you may need it again!
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