Your car is one of the major investments you make in your
life. Your desire is to keep it in its showroom look for the longest period of
time. One of the most exotic things about a new car is its smell. As long as
this smell stays, you feel happy driving. Families with toddlers have an idea
how hard it is to keep your car clean while driving with children. Most of the
times you find your car seats covered in snacks and spills after a road trip.
These spills not only deprive your car of its characteristic fresh smell but
also leave it in the bad need of a Car seat steam cleaning.
Steam cleaning of dirty and stained car seat is a technical
task. However, you can undertake this task own your own as well. There is a
protocol of 5 easy steps that you need to follow. But before jumping to those
steps you need to know the list essentials required for the job.
List of Essentials
for Car seat steam cleaning:
Mentioned below are some of the essentials that you will
require to clean your car seat to perfection:
- A Steam Cleaner
- An Upholstery Shampoo/Cleaner
- A pre-conditioner or soil emulsifier (optional – for extra dirty upholstery)
- A Fan
You will find most of these items in your home maintenance
tools. You can buy or rent the items you don’t have from car wash consignment
shops
5 easy steps to a clean car seat:
Wear safety gloves
before going for the protocol:
It’s important for you to wear heat-resistant safety gloves
before starting the protocol. This will allow you to protect your hands from
scalding. A pair of snugly fitting hand
gloves will be ideal for the job as it won’t hamper your movements.
Open all the doors of
your Car:
In order to allow the free flow of air into your car, you
need to keep the doors of your car open during the process. Steam will trap
inside the car otherwise which in turn will make your car unhealthy and
uncomfortable.
Pre-conditioning and Shampoo
If your car seat is excessively stained or dirty, then you
will have to pre-condition it. In order to acquire best results, you need to choose
a pre-conditioner that is specifically manufactured for the sole purpose of
cleaning the material of your car seats. You need to follow the directions
given on the label. Stubborn stains like
those of ink or coffee can be removed at this time. Shampooing is the next step
that follows pre-conditioning. In this step you need to give your car seat a
good washing.
Steam Cleaning
In this step, you require to use the upholstery attachment
of your steam cleaner. This will allow you to remove water and dirt from your
car seats. Use Steam Cleaner to dry your car seats and try to remove as much of
the water as possible. In order to get effective results, you need to move the
steam cleaner along the entire surface of your car seat. You need to pay special
attention to all the crevices and the areas that are harder to reach.
Brushing and Drying
Dry brush for the car seats mainly depends on the type of
upholstery that your car has. This technique is exceptionally ideal for cloth
based car upholstery as compared to leather. In order to give your car a smooth
and brand new look, you need to gently brush the upholstery in different
directions. this step will not take a
lot of time Don’t spend a lot of time on this, just give your seat a quick
gentle brush.
