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Old 06-17-2009, 10:18 PM
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What's a good product to clean the TEX seats?
My Tex seats are starting to get dirty. What is way to clean it?
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just use regular leather cleaner.
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I'd need that too.. is your interior black? my speaker grills/ lower area of my door.. some parts are white..
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no dont use leather cleaner stuff it leaves a film...the best way is to use an ammonia-free foaming window cleaner..

trust, i used to detail cars
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My Tex seats are starting to get dirty. What is way to clean it?
I use sunlight soap ( a pure yellow kitchen soap) with a soft rag & warm water. I rinse with clean water, dry ,then apply 303 vinyl ultra violet protector. Clean as a whistle!!
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Most any quality brand vinyl/rubber cleaner product will work well. Most are usually a combination cleaner/protectant.
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im using mcguires leather spray cleaner... and although it does give the leather a nice look... it does tend to leave residue and marks... and i really rub it in!...

i need to try some a these member's concoctions lol... maybe ill get a better result.
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im using mcguires leather spray cleaner... and although it does give the leather a nice look... it does tend to leave residue and marks... and i really rub it in!...

i need to try some a these member's concoctions lol... maybe ill get a better result.
Are you using in on MB Tex?
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oh ***** i just checked on the benz site i think i have ARTICO leather...

smh @ me.

still tho i need to find something better than mcguires.
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haha if your door pannels.. above the hand rest is really rough leather thn it is ARTICO..if it's smooth thn it's real leather... ahah
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wtf artico leather is not real leather?

smh

so i guess the leather cleaner is doing nothing for it lol...
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Zaino Z-9 and Z-10. Works with leather or vinyl.
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how'd you NOT know you didn't opt for leather? its extra 2.3k or something haha
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how'd you NOT know you didn't opt for leather? its extra 2.3k or something haha
yea its about 2.5 ... i thought that artico leather was at least real leather...

assumed that for 2500 i would be gettin super quality leather or something...
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LOL! ARTICO isn't that bad.. most people can't tell the difference since they would think all MBs came with quality leather.. hahaha but yea.. getting ARTICO leather.. you'd sacrifice the smooth door panels..
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yea artico is aiiiite...

it looks dirty tho all the time cause little white hairs keep poppin through the holes in the "leather".
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Believe it or not, baby wipes. You can use them on leather or MB Tex and they clean most everything and don't damage the surface.
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if you have black interior... the speaker grill always dirty.. and if people ever sit at the back the back of your front seats should be white.. ahhah a
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Griott's Garage makes an interior cleaner that works really well, and doesn't leave any shine, residue or slickness.
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I'd need that too.. is your interior black? my speaker grills/ lower area of my door.. some parts are white..

+1 ammonia foam spray, also simply a damp (water only) works too.
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simply a damp (water only) works too.
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as i said before, in my opinion, nothing that ive ever used restored the original finish of the tex better than foaming ammonia-free glass cleaner...

try it and let me/us know what you think!
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oh, and although water works well, unfortunately it does not fully remove greasy residue...will work on dust, but not the former..
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Originally Posted by ACdude
My Tex seats are starting to get dirty. What is way to clean it?
Since Tex is vinyl, any name brand cleaner from an auto supply store.
I like Tuff Stuff, a foam cleaner. Supermarkets carry it, too.
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