best vinyl cleaner? Options

[r_towle]

I have acquired a beetle with light blue vinyl seats.

Overall, it appears that they have never ever been cleaned.
there are no tears, and I restiched the loose parts.

Now,
I have tried what I call orangina, its a citrus based commercial concentrate that I used straight, I used a toothbrush to get into the "grain" of the vinyl, and I have had some luck, but its still not clean.

I would say that its alot of grease, and or just ground in dirt...

What is the reccomended stuff to use???

Rich

[bob]

Pat-
From my experience, the laquer thinner won't 'melt' the vinyl. Obviously if you leave it on there or leave a piece of vinyl in it it'll wreck it, but I've used it to clean heavily soiled vinyl for 25 years! I do agree, however the foam underneath is subject to potential damage, but using thinner, on a rag and wiping dirt off won't be there long enough to cause any damage. ( if you use it on visors for instance, the foam in visors is so thin and feeble by now that if you let the thinner penetrate... like dunking the piece in it...it would turn it to powder)

I've never tried a steam cleaner, but I suppose as long you you can dry the seats completely, that should work too...


-bob