interior emergency

[joey d]

Hey guy, what's my best shot at removing hot chocolate from suede type seats. It's a dodge charger with the leather and suede combo. It been there for a week my kids didn't tell me about it. Any help would be appreciated.

[allenk4]

You could do it like the Pros do:

Chocolate Stain Removal (http://www.proschoice.com/html/chocolate.html)

You might also get good results with Folex, cotton towels and a wet vacuum.

- Agitate with stiff dry brush to break up the mess

- Vacuum

- Spray lightly with Folex

- Dwell 1 minute

- Blot with white cotton towels

- Vacuum

- Repeat as necessary

[Evan.J]

I would use Sonax alcantara cleaner. When cleaning suede materials you want to use the least amount of liquid as possible. The Sonax cleaner is a foam style product and works great.

SONAX Upholstery and Alcantara Cleaner, best alcantara cleaner (http://www.autogeek.net/sonax-alcantara-cleaner1.html)
http://ep.yimg.com/ay/autogeek/sonax-upholstery-alcantara-cleaner-250-ml-1.gif

[vwpowa]

I doubt its real suede in the car (suede is brushed leather) which would probably be damaged beyond repair. Luckily for you its more than likely microfiber material (polyester). When I cleaned my alcantara (fancy brand name of microfiber) in my BMW I always used warm water woolite or a low concentration of resolve carpet cleaner(liquid) and a microfiber towel and had great luck in getting off stains (makeup, lotion, oils from hands etc)

[SANTA3013]

Wet the area with Folex and let it dwell for a few minutes. Wet again. Using a clean microfiber, push the cloth into the stain and twist back and forth. If that doesn't get all of it out, you might try steam.

[allenk4]

I would use Sonax alcantara cleaner. When cleaning suede materials you want to use the least amount of liquid as possible. The Sonax cleaner is a foam style product and works great.

SONAX Upholstery and Alcantara Cleaner, best alcantara cleaner (http://www.autogeek.net/sonax-alcantara-cleaner1.html)
http://ep.yimg.com/ay/autogeek/sonax-upholstery-alcantara-cleaner-250-ml-1.gif

It's a Dodge....I doubt it is real suede

[KMdef9]

It's a Dodge....I doubt it is real suede

It's not, it's a synthetic blend to appear/feel like Alcantara. I have the same stuff in my Jeep.



I do what allenk4 said. Go light on the chemical and use a soft brush to take it up. Try not to push into the fibers anymore.

GC Innerclean works on it as well.

[allenk4]

Get as much removed as you can before you get anything wet

[joey d]

Thanks for the fast responses, I'll let you know how it turns out.

[KMdef9]

Thanks for the fast responses, I'll let you know how it turns out.

Snap some before/after pics.