Upholstery Cleaning - Car Cleaning Guru (Full Video)

Welcome to carcleaningguru.com's video tutorial for upholstery cleaning. The tools required will be diluted all purpose cleaner, a designated upholstery cleaner, a stiff bristled detailing or nail brush, microfibre towel, vacuum cleaner, crevice tool attachment, an upholstery cleaner extractor if necessary and an upholstery brush. First we'll look at the process for cleaning only lightly soiled upholstery. Step 1, vacuuming. Before vacuuming you can use a pet hair or lint removal tool if necessary. Using a crevice tool attachment thoroughly vacuum off the area to be cleaned. Step 2, pre-spray. Pre-spray the area with a diluted all purpose cleaner or a designated upholstery cleaning product and allow to dwell. Step 3, re-vacuum. Again using the crevice tool attachment re-vacuum the area ensuring all cleaning product moisture is removed. Step 4, spot cleaning. Spot clean any small heavily soiled or stained areas by pre-spraying with a diluted all purpose cleaner and allowing to dwell. Then work in with a stiff bristled detailing or nail brush. Thoroughly vacuum the area with a crevice tool attachment. Repeat the process if necessary moving on to a designated upholstery cleaner. Use the same process to clean other lightly soiled upholstery areas such as door cards. Remove any product overspray with a microfiber towel. We'll now look at how to clean more heavily soiled upholstery using a wet vac extraction machine. Step 1, vacuuming. Thoroughly vacuum off the area to be cleaned using a crevice tool attachment to remove any loose dirt and debris. Step 2, pre-spray. Pre-spray the area with a diluted all purpose cleaner or designated upholstery cleaner. Step 3, extracting. Using a wet vac extraction machine begin to clean the area one panel at a time. For stubborn areas use the machine to pre-spray the area, work in the cleaner with a stiff bristled detailing or nail brush and then re-extract. Continue cleaning until all stains and marks are removed and until the fluid being extracted looks clean. Don't forget to clean the edges of the seat panels also. Step 4, re-vacuum. Using a crevice tool attachment re-vacuum the area if necessary to remove any excess moisture and finally wipe over the area with a clean dry microfiber towel.