CR Seats
03-20-2012, 06:49 PM
#53
I ordered the Sonax cleaner myself today. It helps Phil has a spring sale going on as well, which saved some money on my order.
Sale particulars.
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/938...ailers-domain/
Sale particulars.
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/938...ailers-domain/
03-20-2012, 08:09 PM
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Alright, here goes:
My passenger seat was much dirtier than the driver seat so I decided to use the Sonax on that and the Adam's on the other. The passenger seat's bottom had some sort of soda or coffee staining on the back edge and was noticeably darker than the driver seat. The driver seat didn't look very dirty, it was just your average DD dust/grim. I'll admit right away that the pictures probably won't be much help but both seats turned visibly brighter after the cleaning. Both seats were cleaned with the Griot's Garage interior cleaner in late fall which made little difference. I sprayed each seat with the product then agitated gently with small sponge (the ones that come with P21S products). I followed that by gently scrubbing each seat with a damp micro fiber cloth then blotted dry with another micro fiber cloth.
The Products:
Driver Seat Before:
Driver Seat After Cleaning With Adam's Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner:
These were taken last after dinner so the lighting is different, hardly representative of the actual result.
EDIT: After further review the photos aren't as bad as I thought.
Passenger Seat Before:
^I have no idea what that stain was. It wasn't water soluble and the Griot's didn't do anything to it.
Passenger Seat After Cleaning with Sonax Upholstery and Carpet Cleaner:
Its probably difficult to tell but the coffee/soda stain is gone and the fabric looks almost new.
I would say the Sonax Upholstery and Carpet Cleaner was superior as it required very little scrubbing. Even though the passenger seat started out as the dirtier of the two, I think it came out looking the cleanest and brightest.
My passenger seat was much dirtier than the driver seat so I decided to use the Sonax on that and the Adam's on the other. The passenger seat's bottom had some sort of soda or coffee staining on the back edge and was noticeably darker than the driver seat. The driver seat didn't look very dirty, it was just your average DD dust/grim. I'll admit right away that the pictures probably won't be much help but both seats turned visibly brighter after the cleaning. Both seats were cleaned with the Griot's Garage interior cleaner in late fall which made little difference. I sprayed each seat with the product then agitated gently with small sponge (the ones that come with P21S products). I followed that by gently scrubbing each seat with a damp micro fiber cloth then blotted dry with another micro fiber cloth.
The Products:
Driver Seat Before:
Driver Seat After Cleaning With Adam's Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner:
These were taken last after dinner so the lighting is different, hardly representative of the actual result.
EDIT: After further review the photos aren't as bad as I thought.
Passenger Seat Before:
^I have no idea what that stain was. It wasn't water soluble and the Griot's didn't do anything to it.
Passenger Seat After Cleaning with Sonax Upholstery and Carpet Cleaner:
Its probably difficult to tell but the coffee/soda stain is gone and the fabric looks almost new.
I would say the Sonax Upholstery and Carpet Cleaner was superior as it required very little scrubbing. Even though the passenger seat started out as the dirtier of the two, I think it came out looking the cleanest and brightest.
03-20-2012, 10:20 PM
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The seats from my roll over are disgusting! They have airbag powder on them. I used the adam's cleaner on them and it took all the powder away and cleaned them up pretty good. I still want to get some sonax to try out. Also just bought a steamer and will give that a whirl as well.
03-21-2012, 05:53 AM
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I would but my order was from Detailed Image, I split my orders between the two as DI has some stuff DD doesn't carry like Dodo Juice Products and Chemical Guys Products. I must say though that Phil and Sue are great people to work with. The Metro Vac Master Blaster I bought from them had some issues and they were great during the replacement process 
plus they let me use a coupon.
plus they let me use a coupon.
03-21-2012, 06:01 AM
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Thanks for the review! I'll be getting some Sonax then 
While searching, I came across another Sonax product that says its safe for Alcantara as well. What do you guys think?
http://tinyurl.com/7palfws
Cant seem to find it anywhere though
While searching, I came across another Sonax product that says its safe for Alcantara as well. What do you guys think?
http://tinyurl.com/7palfws
Cant seem to find it anywhere though
03-21-2012, 06:34 AM
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I used the Leather Master stuff recommended early in this thread and it worked OK but I'd love to try something else. Also, the leather master instructions recommend using something call a NuBuck cloth to get the fibers to stand again, does anyone know what that is or where to buy it?