» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | 01-11-2008, 06:17 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Waco/Austin, TX Posts: 233 | Cloth Cleaner What cleaner do you guys use on your cloth interiors? I saw on another thread someone uses household upholstery cleaners, sounds good to me. But just for more info what products do you use? __________________ 1997 318ti Schwarz II FB | | | 01-11-2008, 06:21 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regensburg, Germany Posts: 584 | Yeah mine are pretty nasty, I'm just going to replace them with leather, I cant take it, and havent had any success cleaning them. Try this link, you may find something in one of these threads http://www.318ti.org/forum/search.php?searchid=243099 | | | 01-11-2008, 07:37 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | I used a rental steam cleaner. Pretty happy with the results. http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18772 __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 01-11-2008, 08:28 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 890 | Tough Stuff and a brush. Its in a yellow can. Works great. __________________ SOLD!!! 1999 332ti //M Sport Titanium Silver M3 S52 3.2 I-6 Engine, M3 Clutch w/ ti Getrag Trans, Z3 3.15 LSD medium case diff and half shafts, OEM Hatch Spoiler, Eurosport HP Underdrive Pulleys, FDM, 17" DS1 rims, M3 Front Struts & Springs, M3 Instrument Cluster, 3-spoke //M steering wheel with tri-color stitching, SSK, CCFL Angels in Depo projectors with 5k HIDs | | | 01-11-2008, 08:39 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern California - Orange county Posts: 978 | steam cleaner? __________________ 1995 318ti Cosmos Black Bilsteins w/ H&R Sport, Depos w/ angeleyes and HID 5K, 50% short throw kit, Custom fogged intake, AC schnitzer pedels w/ deadpedels, leather stickshift knob, vitesse tuning Ebreak boot w/ shift boot, X-Brace, 325/328 brake upgrade, Gray millpoint leather and cloth interior, custom computer multimedia system, and Style 5 BBS 17" rims, M3 Mirrors, CF Hood | | | 01-11-2008, 09:04 PM | #6 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | if memory serves, aceyx used a Rug Doctor. you can rent them in various places, i believe i even saw them for rent at a grocery store. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 01-12-2008, 12:31 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | lots of grocery stores offer some sort of carpet cleaners and they work great. __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 01-12-2008, 07:28 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Waco/Austin, TX Posts: 233 | Thanks guys. I know a handful of places to rent the rug doctor so ill check that out. __________________ 1997 318ti Schwarz II FB | | | 02-02-2008, 10:27 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 125 | would a steam cleaner work on say....my sunroof. cuz its got like dirt marks in it. and its buggin'. also anyone know anything good to clean f&&ked up leather? | | | 02-02-2008, 11:02 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | Lexol for leather, a microfiber cloth and a spray bottle of water for the sunroof. The latter may prompt you to do your entire headliner though. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 02-02-2008, 11:06 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 125 | cool thanx | | | 02-02-2008, 03:48 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | we use wurth cleaners on all our bmws, its German and its expensive and im not sure where you can locate it, but it works great, and they do have an upholstery cleaner, thats what i used, but a steam cleaner may work better, i never compared them. __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |