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Old 05-02-2005, 09:49 PM
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Acid wash + new paint job... LOL ^^;
haha j/k.. just give it a good scrubbing with some soapy water.. and some bug and tar remover and bug remover or goo gone.. and you should be good.
darn.. no easy way out, huh? haha i'll go do that tomorrow...
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For dried bugs i spray with water then hit em with SimpleGreen, Wait for like one smoke (2-3 mins) hit it again with the hose and watch em slide off. Good for brake dust as well.
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I want to find something to clean my 04 wrx seat... it has stain that one time after I jogged and my shirt and pants were wet... I wonder if I can take the seat cover out (if there is one). I saw like zipper thing on my seat... but don't know if I can take that out or if that's for the side airbag (side airbag is in my seat, right)?
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Originally Posted by JamesGRrallye
For dried bugs i spray with water then hit em with SimpleGreen, Wait for like one smoke (2-3 mins) hit it again with the hose and watch em slide off. Good for brake dust as well.
thanks, i'll try that today.
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Originally Posted by JamesGRrallye
For dried bugs i spray with water then hit em with SimpleGreen, Wait for like one smoke (2-3 mins) hit it again with the hose and watch em slide off. Good for brake dust as well.
good to know thanks
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Originally Posted by kenshin01
I want to find something to clean my 04 wrx seat... it has stain that one time after I jogged and my shirt and pants were wet... I wonder if I can take the seat cover out (if there is one). I saw like zipper thing on my seat... but don't know if I can take that out or if that's for the side airbag (side airbag is in my seat, right)?
yes you can take it off

getting it back on is hard though
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Originally Posted by JamesGRrallye
For dried bugs i spray with water then hit em with SimpleGreen, Wait for like one smoke (2-3 mins) hit it again with the hose and watch em slide off. Good for brake dust as well.

it works!! thanks!
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what is good for cleaning seat fabric??
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what is good for cleaning seat fabric??
fabric cleaner.. you can get some at target
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any particular brand that is good??
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any particular brand that is good??
No... cant remember you might have to buy a few and try them out
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how the heck are we suppose to clean our seat anyway?? Thanks.
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take a damp with water clean rag and start scrubbing
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thanks to everyone that helped out today! my car sounds much better! temporarily...

now i just need to wash her. how big of a claybar chunk do i use at a time?

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thanks to everyone that helped out today! my car sounds much better! temporarily...

now i just need to wash her. how big of a claybar chunk do i use at a time?
I'd say 1/3 of the given one in the box would be good. Spray some of the wax on your hand as you're clay barring to prevent the clay from sticking to your fingers.
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