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Cruzscarwash
03-23-2016, 11:23 PM
Ok so I can never seem to get water stains out of black cloth seats. The stains look like a sweat stain would look on a black t shirt. I have the following items

Folex
Megs APC
Steam cleaner
DA brush head
Drill brush
Hand brush
Little green machine
Dry foam


The stain always comes back once I run the vacuum over it, its driving nuts
Eldorado2k
03-23-2016, 11:25 PM
All the time? Or on 1 perticular vehicle? Seems odd, I'd think you'd be able to handle it with the products you listed.
Craig_K
03-23-2016, 11:26 PM
This is something that I am also struggling with. Looking forward to some tips.
jamesboyy
03-23-2016, 11:33 PM
More than likely the stain returns cause either the seat is too saturated or the stain is not fully removed therefore my suggestion would be to try and keep the material dry as possible meaning use folex and your drill brush to agitate the spot making sure to blot the section dry after a few passes before inspection, though if return you may have to dry the material out with your extractor/vaccum..... Just my idea
AGOatemywallet
03-23-2016, 11:37 PM
May be wicking

Need to dry the material as fast as possible, after cleaning

Box fan, heater on, parked in the sun
Eldorado2k
03-23-2016, 11:53 PM
Another way of spot drying is to use Master Blaster Sidekick, or connect to the blower port on your shop vac. My vac blows a killer amount of air at high speed.
Cruzscarwash
03-24-2016, 06:47 AM
Another way of spot drying is to use Master Blaster Sidekick, or connect to the blower port on your shop vac. My vac blows a killer amount of air at high speed.

I have the shop vac where the top pops off and turns into a leaf blower.
Cruzscarwash
03-24-2016, 06:50 AM
This is something that I am also struggling with. Looking forward to some tips.

Thought I was the only one
Mike Phillips
03-24-2016, 08:23 AM
Ok so I can never seem to get water stains out of black cloth seats.





What is the root cause for the water stains?


:)
Cruzscarwash
03-24-2016, 11:34 AM
What is the root cause for the water stains?


:)


Mike is talking to me.. Eeeeeee!!!!

I honestly don't know, we live in the desert. Mojave to be exact, like I had said they look like a sweat stain on a black t shirt. I've been able to get a few off but most come back.

I normally to the following

Folex
Agitate with a hand brush
Steam with a MF
Then box fan to dry