Re: On to upholstery issues....

Posted by Ross On 2013/4/5 6:12:25

I have a customer with his dad's 56 Patty who rubbed GoJo all over the seats (handcleaner) and then steamed it out with a rented steamer. Looks terrific. Seriously.

Alternately, get a bunch of cans of brake cleaner, which I believe is the same stuff as dry cleaning fluid. Spray it on a clean towel, rub a portion of the seat and repeat. Works great and I use this on spots all the time.

The brocade portion of your seats is amazingly robust and colorfast. If yours has turned color it is probably because of smokers and the "drycleaning" technique may remove enough of the yellow-brown to leave the fabric blue again.

The larger issue is that the foam sewn into the pleats is dying and there is no help for that. New underlaying foam between the springs and upholstery will be a big help in comfort though.