Jeep Liberty Seats

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Dan O

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I have been questioned recently about stains on seats in 2 Jeep Liberty's. The seats in question are a material called Addison cloth/ Albi cloth. The dealer told these customers "that it was like wet suit material and resisted stains". Quite the opposite is true they seem to stain very easy with any moisture contact. One customer's stain was by placing his hand on the seat while getting in. His hand was slightly sweating and this left his hand print on the seat with kind of a faint whitish ring around it. The other Jeep stained when the person got in during a rain storm, the drops left the same type of stains as the hand print. I've searched this and other sites about this seat material and have come up blank. Does anyone here have any experience with cleaning these type of seats? I have a vapor steamer, an extractor and various spot cleaning chemicals, but I would rather not go blindly into this for fear of making it worse. Sorry for the long post.



Thanks, Dan
 
I have done a Jeep Commander with these types of seats. I just cleaned as normal with my extractor, however, be sure to suck up all the moisture to avoid "staining" with the water.
 
Yes. I hate these seats. They stain just by looking at them really. But the good news is with a extractor they do tend to clean up fairly easily. My process is a foaming cleaning agitate with a soft bristol brush and then extract. But warn the client that they will stain again. That material should be banned from ever being used in cars. And I really want to sock the saleman in the nose that keeps spewing all the lies about it's stain resistence.
 
I did my sister in laws commander and they had the same material. I just used some folex and the bissel LGCM and they clean up pretty easy.
 
Thanks for the tips. I wonder if Scotchgard would help? Jake both of these customers said the same thing about hating the material and the lies by the salesmen. Thanks again.
 
Dan O said:
Thanks for the tips. I wonder if Scotchgard would help? Jake both of these customers said the same thing about hating the material and the lies by the salesmen. Thanks again.
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I wonder the samething about Scotchguard. Would it help ?
 
I have also cleaned this type of seat. The secret to me on all material,is to not get it too wet. Any water or moisture goes deep into the cushion. You can not extract it all out. Best not to get it that wet. I have found that Folex on a terry cloth towel works much better. When it gets soiled get another. You can also use a diluted apc. But check it first. I also use scotchguard after doing cloth seating. I still need some advice on seatbelt straps. What is the best way to clean them? I have a heated extractor!
 
Seatbelts can be a pain to deal with as well. Pending on how bad they have been neglected. Usually some APC scrubbed in with a nylon brush and the hottest water you can get to extract with does the trick. But when it comes to the belts there's just no subsitiute for elbow grease.
 
I remember reading a post where another member mentioned that for seat belts he would pull them all the way out, hit the spots with whatever cleaner he was using, then close the door on the belt and power wash them. I'm thinking you would have to hold the belt to keep it from hitting the car. Also make sure the belt is completely dry before letting it retract.
 
David Fermani said:
Power wash them:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/click-...bad-they-need-powerwashed.html?highlight=seat
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I was actually thinking of doing the same thing just yesterday. A friend mentioned that one of their kids spilled some chocolate milk in the back seat and they would like it cleaned. They tried their bissell LGCM and said it wouldn't stop pulling up the milk, and not having an extractor (not that I think it would be able to get it all) I figured why not try the power wash. Will have to wait till it gets warmer of course, I cant remember the last time we had a winter this bad in Michigan
 
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