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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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stain removal

stupid question but here goes

the guy who had my '92 before me had kids, and theres a ugly bright yellow marker or crayon stain on the back seat. its really noticeable and drives me nuts

its really baked in, ive had the car for a year so who knows how long the stains been there. is there anything i can do to get it out? the stains about 3-4" in radius. the stains not really "crusty" and the fabric is still fairly soft where the stain is
Old Jan 23, 2009 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by chrome91
stupid question but here goes

the guy who had my '92 before me had kids, and theres a ugly bright yellow marker or crayon stain on the back seat. its really noticeable and drives me nuts

its really baked in, ive had the car for a year so who knows how long the stains been there. is there anything i can do to get it out? the stains about 3-4" in radius. the stains not really "crusty" and the fabric is still fairly soft where the stain is
bleach?
Old Jan 23, 2009 | 02:06 AM
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bleach?
wtf is wrong with you? bleach will cause a big WHITE SPOT where the stain was.



Chrome: Have you tried any types of carpet/fabric cleaners on the stain?
Old Jan 23, 2009 | 06:17 AM
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look at a store that sells a lot of kids type stuff for a cleaning product designed to remove marker or crayon.
You may also want to CAREFULLY try nail polish remover.
Old Jan 23, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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lol i dont want a white spot, that would be worse than the yellow

i havent tried anything yet, didnt want to screw up. i'll try wal-mart for some crayon and marker removal
Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:07 PM
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shake up, scrub on, let sit for an hour, vacuum off.
Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Pearl93VE


shake up, scrub on, let sit for an hour, vacuum off.
resolve it is! its going to be warm here again starting monday so i'll pick some up on the weekend and monday i'll scrub some on. after i'll drop by the carwash and use the high pressure vac's
Old Jan 23, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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Pee stain.
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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you might want to look it gettin the whole interior shampooed.......just a thought
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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Leave your number with local wreckers. We picked up rear seats for our '98 for $40. Would have cost more to have them properly cleaned.
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Pearl93VE


shake up, scrub on, let sit for an hour, vacuum off.
i'm guessing you need a wet/dry vac???
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ImmaSquashYou
i'm guessing you need a wet/dry vac???
nope, its a powder. any vac with a hose (unless you don't mind picking up your house vac and running on there)
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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wait..its a powder???? so does that mean i can literally rub this all over my carpets and have this act as "shampooing" the carpets??
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ImmaSquashYou
wait..its a powder???? so does that mean i can literally rub this all over my carpets and have this act as "shampooing" the carpets??
yeah
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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finally got the stupid stain out! take that markers/crayons/kids
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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finally got the stupid stain out! take that markers/crayons/kids
what did you use/do?
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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i found some stuff close to resolve laying around and i tried it, got it right out
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