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I left the sunroof open on my W203 and it rained

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Old 06-06-2011, 01:52 PM
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I left the sunroof open on my W203 and it rained

This happened last year. I tried pressing down with towels to absorb as much moisture as possible, ran the car with the heater on, etc, but still got a ring in the cloth upholstery. I tried Meguiar's upholstery cleaner without any luck, and later took it in for cleaning with a steam extractor - no progress. Coffee and a bit of dirt have since been added to the stain palette. The passenger side is in a similar state. This is in a 2002 C230 SportCoupe. How do I get my seats back to normal? Am I going to have to get them dyed or reupholstered, or is there something else I can try?

Here's the damage:
http://i.min.us/icJ6QA.JPG
Old 06-06-2011, 03:17 PM
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lol, last year I woke up one night at 3 in the morning to a strong rain storm, and not recalling that I closed the roof I ran 2 blocks under the rain to go check it... nice and closed, but I guess I can relate.

Anyway, I would look into buying replacement seats from a salvage yard. Probably same expense and less work than reupholstering.
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how about contacting the best detailer in your area and see if he can salvage the seats.
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Once its complaetly dry spot clean with P21S Total Auto Wash.

Use a 10:1 (or stronger) solution of P21S® Total Auto Wash and distilled hot water, let solution react for 5-10 minutes to enable cleaners to react, you may have to repeat this process

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