Cleaning suede car seats

Life is unavoidably messy! Dirt, dust, pet hair, human hair, sand, you name it finds its way into the car and onto those beautiful suede seats which seem impossible to keep clean - about as impossible as keeping sand out of your  car on the Gold Coast.

Well, I’m here to tell you that you can have your fun, messy life AND clean, suede seats too.

Through regular TLC for my own suede seats, I have devised a 5-step-process that will make cleaning your suede seats that little bit easier and keep them looking fresh. With just a few items and some elbow grease, they’ll be as good as new.

Materials:

• Microfibre cloth
• Carpet cleaning spray
• Vacuum (wet-vac)
• Detailers brush (a paint brush will also work just fine.​

5-step process:

1. Spray a light mist of carpet cleaner over a small area of the suede (around a quarter of the seat).
2. Saturate the tip of your brush with carpet cleaner.
3. Place the brush on seat and use a circle motion - you want to lift and agitate the dirt. Spend a little more time on problems areas but be sure not to be too heavy handed.
4. Once you have completed the small area, pat with a microfibre towel followed by a few small light wipes. The microfibre will pick up any dirt. Repeat until your seats are clean and be sure to go back to any areas that you can still see dirt.
5. Finally, using your vacuum, suck up any leftover cleaner.

PROTIP DETAILER:

• To make your job look outstanding, use a narrow vacuum head to stripe your seat like a proud 80 year old man does his front lawn.

Scott
GC Car Detailing
​Gold Coast