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• so i decided to do a little bit of cleaning. by Vangruver on 30 Apr, 2011 15:51
• long story short.
  
  i have a 90 turbo diesel, 485XXXkm on the car, rebuilt head, 2.5" downpipe and exhaust [no cat] to a muffler i can't remember blah blah blah
  
  no other mods yet.
  
  but I decided that I wanted to start cleaning the car from the inside out.
  
  starting to remove the seats [gopro HD here photo]
  
  
  
  
  rear seat base out [gopro HD hero photo]
  
  
  
  
  
  there's a plastic stir stick that looks like a frie, and an old cigarette that i was tempted to smoke, and washers, and a few other odds and ends
  
  
  
  rear seat base out different angle [gopro HD hero photo]
  
  
  
  
  black is old diesel soot on the seat base for comparison to the original color [gopro photo]
  
  
  
  Arm rest [gopro photo]
  
  
  
  arm rest [gopro photo]
  
  
  
  drivers seat out [gopro photo]
  
  
  
  close up of the crap [blackberry photo]
  
  
  
  shot through sunroof [gopro photo]
  
  
  
  
  aerial shot through sunroof [gopro photo]
  
  
  
  accumulation of dirt from passenger side rear door [blackberry photo]
  
  
  
  floor board, no rust [gopro photo]
  
  
  
  carpet out [gopro photo]
  
  
  
  closer shot of carpet [blackberry photo]
  
  
  
  carpet cleaned with diluted castrol super clean and pressure washer [blackberry photo]
  
  
  
  carpet cleaned with diluted castrol super clean and pressure washer angle 2 [blackberry photo]
  
  
  
  carpet cleaned with diluted castrol super clean and pressure washer angle 3 [blackberry photo]
  
  
  
  Door card before cleaning degreaser and pressure washer [blackberry photo]
  
  
  
  Door Card after cleaning [black berry photo]
  
  
• #1 by burn_your_money on 30 Apr, 2011 16:04
• You pressure washed the doorcards? what PSI were you using? How did they dry?
• #2 by Vangruver on 30 Apr, 2011 16:06
• Quote from: burn_your_money on 30 Apr, 2011 16:04

  You pressure washed the doorcards? what PSI were you using? How did they dry?
  

  
  yep, i think it's a 1500-1800 PSI? wide stream, not close, they are air drying now.....i'm using them temporarily till i get some different fabric and then i'll reupholster them with alcantara, but for now they needed to be cleaned...people that were sitting in the back seat would get their hands dirty  just touching the cards.
  
  
• #3 by ORCoaster on 07 May, 2011 09:16
• A pressure washer?  Wow, I wouldn't have thought to bring that into the equation.  I best rethink my Rabbit rug.  It has that black cover as well.  Just think we breathe that as we drive.  Time for masks like the fighter pilots wear. 
• #4 by Vangruver on 07 May, 2011 11:38
• Quote from: ORCoaster on 07 May, 2011 09:16

  A pressure washer?  Wow, I wouldn't have thought to bring that into the equation.  I best rethink my Rabbit rug.  It has that black cover as well.  Just think we breathe that as we drive.  Time for masks like the fighter pilots wear. 
  

  
  When I worked at a dealership, the shop guys would also use the pressure washer to clean their interior. Mind you the shop pressure washer was a gas powered 4-5 hp.tear.your.skin.off powered rig.
  
  i've been battling between using simple green and castrol superclean for the cleaning, and i opted for the castrol simply because.
  
  diluted it with a 10-1 ratio and misted the fabric, scrubbed it in a bit and pressure washed the grime away.
  
  I've yet to do the front area of the car only because i haven't been granted nicer weather and or the time to do so. it's been rainy here and my free time is usually pretty packed with gatherings and social events. Dare I become antisocial just for my car?
• #5 by Patrick on 08 May, 2011 14:11
• Been using a pressure washer on rugs/upholstery for a long time. I'll even do door cars without removing them, just be careful!